From bd0f866731ac8fed122100e5a4b86ac8f0d81dd1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Niedermayer Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 23:45:43 +0100 Subject: doc: Better documentation for the bitexact flag Reviewed-by: Benoit Fouet Signed-off-by: Michael Niedermayer --- doc/formats.texi | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'doc/formats.texi') diff --git a/doc/formats.texi b/doc/formats.texi index bdae84232e..bca8924ebe 100644 --- a/doc/formats.texi +++ b/doc/formats.texi @@ -56,7 +56,9 @@ Enable RTP MP4A-LATM payload. @item nobuffer Reduce the latency introduced by optional buffering @item bitexact -Only write binary portable, build and time independant data. +Only write platform-, build- and time-independent data. +This ensures that file and data checksums are reproducable and match between +platforms. Its primary use is for regression testing. @end table @item seek2any @var{integer} (@emph{input}) -- cgit v1.2.3