On Thu, Feb 29, 2024 at 01:47:06PM +0100, J. Dekker wrote:
> This is an experimental and research codec of which ffmpeg is the only
> encoder and decoder, development has stalled since 2013 and these files
> don't exist in the wild.
>
> Deprecate the encoders to be removed next major bump, decoders to be
> removed one bump afterwards. We also disable the the encoders by default
> in configure, the decoders should be disabled by default next bump.
>
> Signed-off-by: J. Dekker <j...@itanimul.li>
> ---
>
> Since this codec was added in 2004, there has only been one major
> non-maintenance, non-bugfix commit in 2013 (6026a5ad4f). That's 1 out of 107
> total commits touching this file.
>
> This isn't a matter of the codec being unpopular like a niche game codec or
> some other codec with media found in the wild, it's an experiment which
> didn't
> continue and we continue to pay the maintenance cost.
>
> Deprecating the codec instead of immediate removal gives a grace period for
> anyone interested to pick up the format and make it the most advanced audio
> codec in FFmpeg if they so wish. It encourages an action to be taken whether
> that be improving the codec, or leaving it to be removed later.
>
> configure | 3 +++
> libavcodec/version_major.h | 4 ++++
> 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/configure b/configure
> index bb5e630bad..f11c035796 100755
> --- a/configure
> +++ b/configure
> @@ -4234,6 +4234,9 @@ do_random(){
> $action $(rand_list "$@" | awk "BEGIN { srand($random_seed) } \$1 ==
> \"prob\" { prob = \$2; next } rand() < prob { print }")
> }
>
> +# deprecated components (disabled by default)
> +disable sonic_encoder sonic_ls_encoder
> +
> for opt do
> optval="${opt#*=}"
> case "$opt" in
> diff --git a/libavcodec/version_major.h b/libavcodec/version_major.h
> index 161442df95..97e4c47d45 100644
> --- a/libavcodec/version_major.h
> +++ b/libavcodec/version_major.h
> @@ -57,5 +57,9 @@
>
> // reminder to remove CrystalHD decoders on next major bump
> #define FF_CODEC_CRYSTAL_HD (LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MAJOR < 61)
> +// reminder to remove Sonic Lossy/Lossless encoders on next major bump
> +#define FF_CODEC_SONIC_ENC (LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MAJOR < 62)
> +// reminder to remove Sonic decoder on next-next major bump
> +#define FF_CODEC_SONIC_DEC (LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MAJOR < 63)id like to ask for a later deadline (or no deadline) because if we get accepted by STF, i will have many things to do this year and developing a new codec disimilar to existing codecs in FFmpeg will not be possible in 2024 in parallel to STF thx [...] -- Michael GnuPG fingerprint: 9FF2128B147EF6730BADF133611EC787040B0FAB If a bugfix only changes things apparently unrelated to the bug with no further explanation, that is a good sign that the bugfix is wrong.
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