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[FFmpeg-devel] doc/general.texi: add note about 32-bit GCC builds of AviSynth+

Message ID 20190401001255.6719-1-qyot27@gmail.com
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Stephen Hutchinson April 1, 2019, 12:12 a.m. UTC
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The text has been updated to reflect that 32-bit builds of FFmpeg
in general don't default to AviSynth+GCC compatibility.
 doc/general.texi | 15 +++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+)

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Stephen Hutchinson May 2, 2019, 4:30 p.m. UTC | #1
On 3/31/2019 8:12 PM, Stephen Hutchinson wrote:
> ---
> The text has been updated to reflect that 32-bit builds of FFmpeg
> in general don't default to AviSynth+GCC compatibility.
>   doc/general.texi | 15 +++++++++++++++
>   1 file changed, 15 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/doc/general.texi b/doc/general.texi
> index bafa1e2ea2..6c1acb517c 100644
> --- a/doc/general.texi
> +++ b/doc/general.texi
> @@ -51,6 +51,21 @@ For Windows, supported AviSynth variants are
>   For Linux and OS X, the supported AviSynth variant is
>   @url{https://github.com/avxsynth/avxsynth, AvxSynth}.
>   
> +@float NOTE
> +In 2016, AviSynth+ added support for building with GCC. However, due to
> +the eccentricities of Windows' calling conventions, 32-bit GCC builds
> +of AviSynth+ are not compatible with typical 32-bit builds of FFmpeg.
> +
> +By default, FFmpeg assumes compatibility with 32-bit MSVC builds of
> +AviSynth+ since that is the most widely-used and entrenched build
> +configuration.  Users can override this and enable support for 32-bit
> +GCC builds of AviSynth+ by passing @code{-DAVSC_WIN32_GCC32} to
> +@code{--extra-cflags} when configuring FFmpeg.
> +
> +64-bit builds of FFmpeg are not affected, and can use either MSVC or
> +GCC builds of AviSynth+ without any special flags.
> +@end float
> +
>   @float NOTE
>   AviSynth and AvxSynth are loaded dynamically.  Distributors can build FFmpeg
>   with @code{--enable-avisynth}, and the binaries will work regardless of the

Ping #2 for the sixth of the six patches.
Gyan Doshi May 3, 2019, 4:36 p.m. UTC | #2
On 02-05-2019 10:00 PM, Stephen Hutchinson wrote:
> On 3/31/2019 8:12 PM, Stephen Hutchinson wrote:
>> ---
>> The text has been updated to reflect that 32-bit builds of FFmpeg
>> in general don't default to AviSynth+GCC compatibility.
>>   doc/general.texi | 15 +++++++++++++++
>>   1 file changed, 15 insertions(+)
>>
>> diff --git a/doc/general.texi b/doc/general.texi
>> index bafa1e2ea2..6c1acb517c 100644
>> --- a/doc/general.texi
>> +++ b/doc/general.texi
>> @@ -51,6 +51,21 @@ For Windows, supported AviSynth variants are
>>   For Linux and OS X, the supported AviSynth variant is
>>   @url{https://github.com/avxsynth/avxsynth, AvxSynth}.
>>   +@float NOTE
>> +In 2016, AviSynth+ added support for building with GCC. However, due to
>> +the eccentricities of Windows' calling conventions, 32-bit GCC builds
>> +of AviSynth+ are not compatible with typical 32-bit builds of FFmpeg.
>> +
>> +By default, FFmpeg assumes compatibility with 32-bit MSVC builds of
>> +AviSynth+ since that is the most widely-used and entrenched build
>> +configuration.  Users can override this and enable support for 32-bit
>> +GCC builds of AviSynth+ by passing @code{-DAVSC_WIN32_GCC32} to
>> +@code{--extra-cflags} when configuring FFmpeg.
>> +
>> +64-bit builds of FFmpeg are not affected, and can use either MSVC or
>> +GCC builds of AviSynth+ without any special flags.
>> +@end float
>> +
>>   @float NOTE
>>   AviSynth and AvxSynth are loaded dynamically.  Distributors can 
>> build FFmpeg
>>   with @code{--enable-avisynth}, and the binaries will work 
>> regardless of the
>
> Ping #2 for the sixth of the six patches.

Will apply this one tomorrow morning.

Gyan
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diff --git a/doc/general.texi b/doc/general.texi
index bafa1e2ea2..6c1acb517c 100644
--- a/doc/general.texi
+++ b/doc/general.texi
@@ -51,6 +51,21 @@  For Windows, supported AviSynth variants are
 For Linux and OS X, the supported AviSynth variant is
 @url{https://github.com/avxsynth/avxsynth, AvxSynth}.
 
+@float NOTE
+In 2016, AviSynth+ added support for building with GCC. However, due to
+the eccentricities of Windows' calling conventions, 32-bit GCC builds
+of AviSynth+ are not compatible with typical 32-bit builds of FFmpeg.
+
+By default, FFmpeg assumes compatibility with 32-bit MSVC builds of
+AviSynth+ since that is the most widely-used and entrenched build
+configuration.  Users can override this and enable support for 32-bit
+GCC builds of AviSynth+ by passing @code{-DAVSC_WIN32_GCC32} to
+@code{--extra-cflags} when configuring FFmpeg.
+
+64-bit builds of FFmpeg are not affected, and can use either MSVC or
+GCC builds of AviSynth+ without any special flags.
+@end float
+
 @float NOTE
 AviSynth and AvxSynth are loaded dynamically.  Distributors can build FFmpeg
 with @code{--enable-avisynth}, and the binaries will work regardless of the