From 5ac603df83e9f25d5ad5153b101e065783dfdb96 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Niedermayer Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2012 17:19:43 +0200 Subject: doc/developer: add "Adding files to the fate-suite dataset" Signed-off-by: Michael Niedermayer --- doc/developer.texi | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/developer.texi b/doc/developer.texi index 96e77aeaf2..5f374e41f4 100644 --- a/doc/developer.texi +++ b/doc/developer.texi @@ -533,4 +533,16 @@ Running 'make fate' accomplishes this, please see @url{fate.html} for details. this case, the reference results of the regression tests shall be modified accordingly]. +@subsection Adding files to the fate-suite dataset + +When there is no muxer or encoder available to generate test media for a +specific test then the media has to be inlcuded in the fate-suite. +First please make sure that the sample file is as small as possible to test the +respective decoder or demuxer sufficiently. Large files increase network +bandwidth and disk space requirements. +Once you have a working fate test and fate sample, provide in the commit +message or introductionary message for the patch series that you post to +the ffmpeg-devel mailing list, a direct link to download the sample media. + + @bye -- cgit v1.2.3