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diff --git a/doc/faq.texi b/doc/faq.texi index 9790d89956..371b4f9ed4 100644 --- a/doc/faq.texi +++ b/doc/faq.texi @@ -182,4 +182,25 @@ The build process creates ffmpeg_g, ffplay_g, etc. which contain full debug information. Those binaries are strip'd to create ffmpeg, ffplay, etc. If you need the debug information, used the *_g versions. +@section I do not like the LGPL, can I contribute code under the GPL instead + +yes, ffmpeg contains GPL and LGPL code, the GPL code is only compiled if +'--enable-gpl' is passed to configure in which case the resulting binary will +be covered by the GPL instead of the LGPL + +@section I want to compile xyz.c alone but my compier produced many errors + +common code is in its own files in libav* and is used by the individual +codecs, they will not work without the common parts, you have to compile +the whole libav* and if you wish disable some parts with configure +switches, you can also try to hack it and remove more but if you seriously +wanted to ask the question above then you are not qualified for this + +@section visual c++ produced many errors + +you need a c compiler (visual c++ is not compliant to the c standard) +if you wish for whatever weird reason use visual c++ for your project +then you can link the visual c++ code with libav* as long as you compile +the later with a working c compiler + @bye |