On 9/18/07, Manu Abraham <abraham.manu@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Markus Rechberger wrote: > > On 9/18/07, Manu Abraham <abraham.manu@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> Markus Rechberger wrote: > >>> Hi, > >>> > >>> > >>> Why don't abstract the dvb layer from enduser applications and put a > >>> general library infront which does that version check and tries to > >>> keep things consistend to the end applications? > >> It is a nice idea, yes. > >> > >> Two things, looking at > >> http://linuxtv.org/hg/dvb-apps/file/4bca5d49c9bd/lib/libdvbapi/dvbfe.c > >> > >> * This idea of using multiple API 's was thought (It is effective , yes) > >> You can use multiple API's in there > >> > >> * The down side is that user applications need to use this library > >> > >> Someone could ask, why the hell should we use your library. Well, that > >> causes the headaches. > >> > > > > people who use alsa also use the provided alsa API, it makes alot sense > > to stop applications to directly access those nodes. libdvbapi seems to be > > the right way to start over with. > > If one can get applications to get going with it, it would be a start. > Someone jokingly said a name for it "ALDA". But many times, you can't > force things to users. I just looked at it again, is there any official documentation available? Markus > >>> The enduser applications would have to implement that API one time but > >>> it would help to keep unnecessary changes away from those applications > >>> and even allow to clean up things lateron without breaking all the > >>> applications... it's just a thought though.. > >> Yes, that's how it would work in the ideal case, i doubt whether we can > >> force applications to use the library. > >> > > > > I would spend some time to implement such a library in enduser > applications. > > Although first I need to get my devices work and into the kernel and fix > some > > nasty bugs in my driver... > > > > Markus > > > > -- Markus Rechberger _______________________________________________ linux-dvb mailing list linux-dvb@xxxxxxxxxxx http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linux-dvb
