On Tue, Mar 03, 2015 at 04:26:46PM +0100, Alexander Strasser wrote: > On 2015-02-17 22:15 +0000, Derek Buitenhuis wrote: > > On 2/17/2015 10:10 PM, James Almer wrote: > > > Afaik, if the error is based on user input then EINVAL (Invalid argument) > > > is correct. > > > AVERROR_INVALIDDATA is when the error is in the bitstream/container and > > > not an argument the > > > user passed to the library. > > > > Right, I conflated the two. > > > > Patch dropped. > > Sorry to reply to this old'ish thread. Just wanted to say I find the > distinction kind of superficial; why do we do it again? >
Invalid data is related to reading an unknown source, it's not exactly under user control. Invalid argument is a user specified parameter. The user is often responsible if this is triggered. They are not really related. -- Clément B.
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