On Thu, May 29, 2025 at 4:18 PM Carl Zwanzig <c...@tuunq.com> wrote:
> On 5/28/2025 9:33 PM, Mark Filipak wrote: > > On 29/05/2025 00.26, Carl Zwanzig wrote: > >> On 5/28/2025 2:37 PM, Mark Filipak wrote: > >>>>>> There are probably extremely few instances where a name would > >>>>>> rationally > >>>>> be reused; > >>>>> > >>>>> Name even a single such instance, Carl. Name reuse to a better filter > >>>>> could be covered by the > >>>>> documentation. > >>>> Your mission is failed. > >>> My challenge was to Carl. > >> Nope, it's your assertion (to reuse), you defend it. > > I have nothing to defend. > > Then your assertions are without merit. > > >> Experience tells us that name reuse for different functionality does > >> not end well. > > What about for the same functionality? as is the case here. > (That was not stated in the original, the opposite was implied.) > > Then it's not reusing the name, is it? (It is not.) If you reimpliment a > feature/function from scratch but with similar options and a similar > goal, it would usually make sense to use the same name and _document_ > any differences from the previous implementation. (This is standard > software practice, has been for years.) > > OTOH if you use the same name for a completely different operation, you > end up with a lot of annoyed users. > > > >> As for "it ought to be documented", then get with it; > > How? > > That was in the same paragraph as your excerpt. > > >> ffmpeg is open source- you can download the source, make patches, > > Get serious. > > I was and am quite serious, why do you think otherwise? _You_ are the > one who wants doc changes but appear unwilling to even lift a finger to > help with that. Heck, you don't even make suggestions of what text to > change or what they should say. > This! > > z! > > _______________________________________________ > ffmpeg-user mailing list > ffmpeg-user@ffmpeg.org > https://ffmpeg.org/mailman/listinfo/ffmpeg-user > > To unsubscribe, visit link above, or email > ffmpeg-user-requ...@ffmpeg.org with subject "unsubscribe". > _______________________________________________ ffmpeg-user mailing list ffmpeg-user@ffmpeg.org https://ffmpeg.org/mailman/listinfo/ffmpeg-user To unsubscribe, visit link above, or email ffmpeg-user-requ...@ffmpeg.org with subject "unsubscribe".
