[vlc-devel] [vlc-commits] macosx: change media type constants from char* to NSString*

[Felix Paul Kühne]

Hello David,

On 25.08.2012, at 00:45, David Fuhrmann <git at videolan.org> wrote:

> vlc | branch: master | David Fuhrmann <david.fuhrmann at googlemail.com> | Thu Aug 23 12:51:47 2012 +0200| [0308762a6cf2e211f4ea6ed8c64952156accf4d4] | committer: David Fuhrmann
> 
> macosx: change media type constants from char* to NSString*

May I ask for the rationale behind this patch?

NSString is bigger in memory and slower in comparison than plain chars, so I don't really see the benefit (prove me wrong!).


Best regards,

Felix