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List:       xine-devel
Subject:    Re: [xine-devel] Dropping internal libmad?
From:       Mike Melanson <mike () multimedia ! cx>
Date:       2006-08-02 22:13:16
Message-ID: 44D1237C.5020703 () multimedia ! cx
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Darren Salt wrote:
> I demand that Mike Melanson may or may not have written...
> 
>> Bill Fink wrote:
>>> Possibly dumb question.  Is libmad still even necessary?  Does it still
>>> provide unique capabilities that aren't handled by libffmpeg (I haven't
>>> kept up with all the developments in the two packages)?
> 
>> I was about to bring this up myself, especially since I am working on a
>> libavcodec sync right now. I wouldn't be opposed to dropping libmad if
>> ffmpeg can adequately fill in the duty.
> 
>> I think libmad might have been chosen as a matter of speed. I am not sure
>> if this is much of a factor now.
> 
> It has an advantage on some architectures where FP may be unavailable.

But does xine necessarily target those arch's?

-- 
	-Mike Melanson

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