See discussion on the mailing list: https://ffmpeg.org/pipermail/ffmpeg-devel/2024-April/326054.html --- libavutil/opt.h | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)
diff --git a/libavutil/opt.h b/libavutil/opt.h index e6013662f6..6cf2b39a63 100644 --- a/libavutil/opt.h +++ b/libavutil/opt.h @@ -53,6 +53,16 @@ * question is allowed to access the field. This allows us to extend the * semantics of those fields without breaking API compatibility. * + * @section avoptions_scope Scope of AVOptions + * + * AVOptions is designed to support any set of multimedia configuration options + * that can be defined at compile-time. Although it is mainly used to expose + * FFmpeg options, you are welcome to adapt it to your own use case. + * + * No single approach can ever fully solve the problem of configuration, + * but please submit a patch if you believe you have found a problem + * that is best solved by extending AVOptions. + * * @section avoptions_implement Implementing AVOptions * This section describes how to add AVOptions capabilities to a struct. * -- 2.43.0 _______________________________________________ ffmpeg-devel mailing list ffmpeg-devel@ffmpeg.org https://ffmpeg.org/mailman/listinfo/ffmpeg-devel To unsubscribe, visit link above, or email ffmpeg-devel-requ...@ffmpeg.org with subject "unsubscribe".