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author | diego <diego@b3059339-0415-0410-9bf9-f77b7e298cf2> | 2005-03-31 22:06:55 +0000 |
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committer | diego <diego@b3059339-0415-0410-9bf9-f77b7e298cf2> | 2005-03-31 22:06:55 +0000 |
commit | da785cd474eb709f4b198b2bae085c5fe59553ed (patch) | |
tree | 69afa8dbe68c1b27b3a29419ca4563633cf5ad13 /DOCS/xml/en/faq.xml | |
parent | 8406e937649759985c6fafc2a3aaa15ffe06c1e8 (diff) | |
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Rephrase codecs.conf entry to warn more clearly against using it.
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diff --git a/DOCS/xml/en/faq.xml b/DOCS/xml/en/faq.xml index 18ff5a7e55..5590eb94a0 100644 --- a/DOCS/xml/en/faq.xml +++ b/DOCS/xml/en/faq.xml @@ -593,15 +593,14 @@ I cannot pinpoint the cause of some strange playback problem. Do you have a stray <filename>codecs.conf</filename> file in <filename>~/.mplayer/</filename>, <filename>/etc/</filename>, <filename>/usr/local/etc/</filename> or a similar location? Remove it, -outdated <filename>codecs.conf</filename> files can cause obscure problems -and is intended for use only by developers. -For instance, the FourCC for Vobis has been changed recently. -If you have an old <filename>codecs.conf</filename> lying around somewhere -then it doesn't contain this new FourCC. -Therefore no playback. -Unless you intend to get involved in developing <application>MPlayer</application>, -it cannot do you any good and should be deleted. -<application>MPlayer</application> will use its built-in one instead. +an outdated <filename>codecs.conf</filename> file can cause obscure +problems and is intended for use only by developers working on codec +support. It overrides <application>MPlayer</application>'s internal +codec settings, which will wreak havoc if incompatible changes are +made in newer program versions. Unless used by experts it is a recipe +for disaster in the form of seemingly random and very hard to localize +crashes and playback problems. If you still have it somewhere on your +system, you should remove it now. </para></answer> </qandaentry> |