On Sat, Nov 03, 2012 at 04:25:19PM +0100, Diego Biurrun wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 05, 2012 at 06:47:52PM +0200, Diego Biurrun wrote:
> > On Fri, Oct 05, 2012 at 08:45:48AM -0700, Ronald S. Bultje wrote:
> > > On Fri, Oct 5, 2012 at 3:50 AM, Diego Biurrun <di...@biurrun.de> wrote:
> > > > ---
> > > > The test program is of doubtful utility, fails to compile on x86_32 and
> > > > was never part of our test suite.
> > > >  libavcodec/Makefile |    3 +-
> > > >  libavcodec/cabac.c  |  147 
> > > > ---------------------------------------------------
> > > >  2 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 149 deletions(-)
> > > 
> > > This is probably the 20th time you're submitting this patch. Can you
> > > please not do that? Are you just hoping someone isn't paying attention
> > > and accidently says yes?
> > 
> > It's been 10 months and nobody fixed it, converted it into a FATE test
> > or even touched it.  Now it does not even compile anymore.   I sent a
> > mail mentioning that and I asked around on IRC what to do with
> > cabac-test, reactions ranged from "don't care" to "remove".
> > 
> > > Why don't you fix the bug that prevents it from working.
> > 
> > Because I don't believe it's worth the trouble.  The fact that these
> > test programs are in a continuous state of disrepair and only I notice
> > when they break after months or years suggests that nobody uses them
> > or cares.
> > 
> > But if you disagree with that asessment, why don't you fix it?  You know
> > our H.264 code, I don't.  I'm already working on all the surrounding glue
> > that will keep the test programs working into the future.
> 
> .. ping ..
> 
> It would be nice to have one less failing test program for the release.

Ronald dropped his opposition on IRC.

Diego
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