[vlc-devel] [PATCH] V4L2: Allow device to be specified with option.

[Rémi Denis-Courmont]

   Hello,

On Tuesday 26 April 2011, Thierry Reding wrote:
> > commit f2268e41346cb2e4fd21a9978e4a9f4d26150158
> > Author: Antoine Cellerier <dionoea at videolan.org>
> > Date:   Sat Jan 3 21:23:00 2009 +0100
> > 
> >     Remove Alsa and OSS support from v4l2 module.
> 
> That doesn't give any reason as to why the v4l2-dev option should be
> obsoleted. Is there any reason why it cannot or should not be readded?

I don't know or I don't mind. I was not the author of that change.

My only point is, you should not use a configuration variable while it is 
marked as obsolete.

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Rémi Denis-Courmont
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