[vlc-devel] how to output ffmpeg message in vlc

[Sergey Radionov]

On 20.03.2012 14:35, Rémi Denis-Courmont wrote:
> On Tue, 20 Mar 2012 11:55:11 +0700, Sergey Radionov<rsatom at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>> to view libav messages under windows the only way is to add something
> like
>> OutputDebugString to
>> vlc\modules\codec\avcodec\avutil.h : LibavutilCallback
>
> That cannot work unless vlc_Log() drops the vlc_object_t parameter.
I was not talking about vlc_Log, I was talking about OutputDebugString.
And I am not offer add this to main VLC sourceы, since there are many problems with it (some of 
which you are mentioned below), but as local patch for some developer it can be a solution.

>
> Without it:
>
> - There would be no more object in messages.
>
> - The future LibVLC logging API would have to be process-scoped
>    rather than instance-scoped.
>
> Nevertheless:
>
> - The plugin name would still be available in messages.
>
> - The file name, function name and line number could be added.
>
> Even then, it is not clear that LibVLC could register with libav errors.
> Doing that might cause problems in programs using both libav-through-LibVLC
> and libav directly or through something else than LibVLC.
>

-- 
With best wishes,
Sergey Radionov (aka RSATom).