[vlc-devel] Extend 3.0 vlc_image readers without breaking ABI

[Francois Cartegnie]

Le 28/07/2020 à 22:33, Rémi Denis-Courmont a écrit :
> Le tiistaina 28. heinäkuuta 2020, 22.53.33 EEST Francois Cartegnie a écrit :
>> Do we have any other way except adding a second version of
>> image_handler_t and image_HandlerCreate() API ? :/
> 
> Plugins still need to use the old ABI, so adding a second version of the API 
> does not help.

Only the AVIF module would use the 2nd version of API and structs

> There are only convoluted ways to handle this without breaking the ABI in 
> either directions. Convoluted implies regression-prone, implies not in stable 
> branches.
> 


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Francois Cartegnie
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