5 * Fixed headers for FreeBSD compilation.
6 * Fixed debian/rules for non-x86 packages (Closes: Debian bug #88583).
7 * Deleted BBitmap[0] directly after overlay creation as no longer needed
8 as overlay now owns Bits()
9 * Fixed MPEG-1 mux_rate parsing.
10 * Fixed MPEG-1 stuffing.
11 * Don't create BBitmap drawing thread if using overlays
12 * Changes to BeOS interface with file selection support
13 * Fixed a boolean_t/int mix.
14 * Increased FIFO_SIZE.
15 * Fixed all alignment issues
17 * Working menus for run-time audio/spu/title/chapter selection with gtk
19 * Port of the interface menus to gnome plugin.
21 * Tried to fix the "stream jumps at will" bug.
22 * Fixed most of the bugs in gnome interface menus
23 * Added radio checks in menu items.
24 * Bug fixes and enhancements in the Gtk+/Gnome interfaces.
25 * Borrowed config.guess and config.sub from SDL [MacOS X port] ;
26 * Changed files so that the MacOS X port compiles & runs [MacOS X port] ;
27 * If SDL/GTK/DSP is not available, don't compile the associated module.
28 * Gtk+ interface: fixed a precision issue in the scale.
29 * Qt interface: somebody pop up us the menu!!
30 * Fixed Debian sparc build for real (Closes: Debian bug #89285).
31 * vlc core compiles under QNX RTOS. Now if anyone feels like tidying
32 it and writing output and interface plugins...
33 * Split audio output into several separate files to make it easier
34 to debug. Removed a few redundancies as well.
35 * Support for Darwin CoreAudio, courtesy of Colin Delacroix [MacOS X port] ;
36 * Added warnings for ac3 mantissa (we still have problems with AC3 on
38 * Renamed WriteResource to avoid a namespace clash with Darwin's
40 * Compile Darwin module by default on Darwin system. [MacOS X port]
41 * Use $QTDIR for the qt module ;
42 * SDL fixes and enhancements by Shane Harper <shanegh@optusnet.com.au>
43 * Header cleaning: filled all empty authors fields, added CVS $Id stuff.
44 * Fixes to aout_darwin.c by Colin Delacroix <colin@zoy.org>.
45 * Fixes to configure.in, Makefile.in and main.c (Altivec detection)
46 by Eugenio Jarosiewicz <ej0@cise.ufl.edu>.
47 * Added a SYNCHRO_START in DVDRead for each cell change to fix
49 * Changed seek function to prevent jump-at-will and to remove two bugs in
51 * Initialize some values in netlist (payload_discard wasn't which caused
53 * Come back of multi-sector read which should make reading faster
54 * Language & Inteface support for BeOS interface
55 * XVideo plugin courtesy of Shane Harper <shanegh@optusnet.com.au>
56 * Makefile.in and configure.in fixes by Nilmoni Deb <ndeb@ece.cmu.edu>
57 * A few syntax fixes in the plain X11 plugin
58 * Various bug fixes in dvd_netlist. Some bugs seem to remain though.
59 * New function input_ToggleES for interaction with interface.
60 * Changes in gnome interface : navigation menus are now splited, there
61 are radio item in menus and the code should be better.
62 * First step for dvd_ifo rewritting. Now allocation/disallocation is
63 being done as it has to be.
64 * Fixed a bug in title management that make dvd like Seven work.
65 * vout_beos now uses double buffering for YCbCr overlay.
66 This (for some reason) improves audio/video sync
67 * Fixes for the Qt plugin compilation under Debian
68 * Heavy butchering in the CSS and DVD ioctl code to put all architecture-
69 dependent code in dvd_ioctl.c
70 * Added almost fully-functional /dev/dvd driver for MacOS X in
72 * Fall back to one-packet-once reading in dvd input since multi-block
73 seems to have a bug that make the vlc crash on title/audio/spu change. I
74 hope that this bug will be fixed soon for the performance is poorer now
75 * Add-ons and changes in gnome interface:
76 o menu subdivision is done only if there are over 20 items,
77 o in DVD mode next/prev apply to title,
78 o in DVD mode, added a box with button to navigate through chapters.
79 * Additional enhancements to the OS X DVD ioctl module
80 * Big cleaning of the BeOS DVD ioctl code, got rid of all Linuxisms
81 * Compilation fixes for the BeOS DVD ioctls
82 * XVideo plugin enhancements by Shane Harper <shanegh@optusnet.com.au>
83 * Added the GNU getopt library, which gets compiled in when getopt_long
84 isn't available on the desired platform.
85 * Replaced the `--warning' flag with the standard cumulative `-v' flag.
86 `-v' is like `--warning 3', and `-vvvv' is like `--warning 0'
87 (`--warning' is still valid for those used to it)
88 * Cleaning in configure.in and Makefile.in, the Solaris port now
89 builds and runs properly.
90 * Code cleanup: removed a few tabulations.
91 * Fixed inline asm routines to remove all read/write operands.
92 * Added <string.h> to most files to prevent warnings under FreeBSD.
93 * Added "break;" after "default:" in case switches to prevent
94 warnings when compiling with GCC 3.0pre.
95 * Sync MOSX dev/CVS tree : code support for MacOS X audio, video and
96 interface (courtesy of Eugenio Jarosiewicz & Colin Delacroix) ;
97 * Cleaning code and a small fix to make quit work on OSX
98 * Disable x11 plugin if X11 headers are not found.
102 ### THIS CHANGELOG HASN'T BEEN UPDATED FOR UNSTABLE ###
106 * Added hardware YUV overlay support (SDL). Huge performance
108 * Minor changes in the Debian files.
110 * Fixed MPEG1 video decoding. We don't read MPEG 1 PS files for the
112 * Fixed a 100% cpu usage bug, in the dummy aout.
113 * Added a 'f' shortcut to switch between Windowed and Fullscreen
115 * Added --broadcast option for network input.
116 * Screen is now emptied when framebuffer output exits.
117 * Totally new frame dropping algorithm.
118 * Fixed a bug in video_ouput.c which trashed more late pictures than
120 * Fixed the DEBUG mode in the Makefile.
121 * Fixed a bug in mwait() which made us wait too long.
122 * The video_decoder can now be split into several threads to take
123 advantage of the SMP machines.
124 * Added --enable-debug, --enable-stats, and --disable-optims in the
126 * Added alsa audio support (plugin)
127 * vlc is now compiled without the STATS mode by default.
128 * Fixed a bug which made frames go backwards with some displays (the
129 video_decoder thread is now niced).
130 * Added intf_WarnMsg(), and made use of it in the most needed places.
132 Mon, 28 Aug 2000 02:34:18 +0200
135 * fixed the support for field pictures, which involved a few dozens
136 bugs in the video parser and video decoder.
137 * put names of authors under a lot of source files, for historical
139 * fixed another input_file exit bug for the beos version.
140 * fixed the aliases install.
141 * renamed an inconsistent variable in src/input/input_file.c.
142 * added support for I+ synchro (all Is and the first P).
143 * fixed a motion compensation bug which generated some distortion
145 * fixed a motion compensation bug for skipped macroblocks.
146 * fixed a synchro bug for field images.
147 * cleaned Octplane's crappy indentation.
148 * fixed the --server option which didn't work if a ~/.vlcrc existed.
150 Tue, 22 Aug 2000 01:31:58 +0200
153 * fixed the sound issue under beos.
154 * fixed a bug that was making the crash randomly under beos.
155 * fixed a bug that was exhausting system ressources under beos.
156 * improved the cond_var for beos.
157 * added support for the SDL vout : the --display fullscreen allows
158 fullscreen when possible. Disabled by default.
159 * added sdlvlc (which probably should start in fullscreen, no ?)
161 * updated debian directory to build vlc-sdl.
162 * removed CCFLAGS flags which were improperly used.
163 * added hints for powerpc build.
164 * fixed the input_file exit bug.
165 * fixed a Makefile bug which removed the CVS directory.
166 * removed the frame statistics output.
167 * removed a verbose message in intf_sdl.c.
168 * added a few sanity checks in the audio mpeg and ac3 decoders.
169 * temporarily got rid of vlc.channels.
170 * added notice in debian/control about unencrypted DVDs.
171 * fixed PowerPC .deb build.
173 Wed, 16 Aug 2000 01:07:14 +0200
176 * removed all "*vlc" aliases except "gvlc" and "fbvlc". The other sucked.
177 * new --synchro flag which lets you force which images are decoded.
178 * removed an unused variable in the MMX YUVs.
179 * fixed 32bpp MMX YUV, made the comments clearer, removed an emms.
180 * now scaling is on by default, so that people won't tell that the vlc
181 cannot do scaling :-)
182 * fixed a few long lines.
184 * fixed the fscked up Bresenham algorithm in all YUV functions.
185 * fixed a dumb bug in the Makefile that prevented inclusion of the
186 -march=pentium directive. thanks Meuuh, blame sam.
187 * fixed a warning in main.c.
188 * separate Debian packages.
189 * added request for ALSA support in the TODO list.
190 * changed "pentiumpro" to "ppro" in the ./configure, it was misleading.
192 Tue, 8 Aug 2000 11:24:01 +0200
195 * plugin detection now works
196 * "gvlc", "fbvlc", "ggivlc" aliases now work
197 * fixed functions that weren't properly inlined
198 * removed bloat from the MMX YUV plugin
199 * vlc.init becomes ~/.vlcrc
200 * removed float operations in the video decoder, and all emms asm functions
201 * borrowed linuxvideo's MMX motion compensation
202 * fixed an undefined symbol in the MMX YUV plugin
204 Thu, 20 Jul 2000 15:14:06 +0200
207 * new bitstream syntax and slight performance increase
209 * removed the sample code from the reference decoder
211 Wed, 12 Jul 2000 01:24:40 +0200
215 * .deb is now more lintian-friendly
216 * fixed vlc.spec to install nicely
217 * PLUGIN_PATH and DATA_PATH now in include/*.h
218 * removed a few useless warning messages
219 * removed remaining header stuff related to the old non-free decoder
220 * fixed the MGA build (doesn't work yet, though)
222 * updated the INSTALL document
223 * plugin auto-detection
224 * fixed a few misspellings in the code
225 * removed the default --enable-ppro option because it didn't work on K6-2
226 * the framebuffer client now leaves the console in a working state
227 * the dithered 8 bpp YUV transformation works again (blame bbp !)
228 * the YUV transformations are now plugins as well
229 * alternative symlinks like gvlc, fbvlc are now created at compile time
230 * borrowed libmpeg2's GPLed MMX YUV transformations (16 and 32 bits)
231 * fixed an endianness problem which occured on iMacs
232 * fixed the build for the Mandrake distribution
234 Sun, 18 Jun 2000 18:54:48 +0200
237 * fixed Makefile.in for debug version
238 * caught Delete Window event in Gnome and X11 modes
240 * GGI output now works
241 * fixed a segfault on exit for the Gnome plugin
242 * fixed compile problems for BeOS
243 * sound support almost works under BeOS
244 * fixed a warning in ac3_exponent.c
245 * automatic support for .rpm and .deb building
247 Sat, 17 Jun 2000 03:35:02 +0200
250 * fixed a bug preventing to quit when run with no arguments
251 * new VLAN changing code
252 * created the ChangeLog file :)
254 Thu, 15 Jun 2000 20:48:54 +0200
257 * first public release