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doc/dev: clarify public symbols prefixes.

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Clément Bœsch 2013-02-13 20:19:32 +01:00
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@ -165,8 +165,13 @@ prefix should be used, e.g. @samp{ff_w64_demuxer}.
For variables and functions used internally across multiple libraries, use
@code{avpriv_}. For example, @samp{avpriv_aac_parse_header}.
@item
For externally visible symbols, each library has its own prefix. Check
the existing code and choose names accordingly.
Each library has its own prefix for public symbols, in addition to the
commonly used @code{av_} (@code{avformat_} for libavformat,
@code{avcodec_} for libavcodec, @code{swr_} for libswresample, etc).
Check the existing code and choose names accordingly.
Note that some symbols without these prefixes are also exported for
retro-compatibility reasons. These exceptions are declared in the
@code{lib<name>/lib<name>.v} files.
@end itemize
Furthermore, name space reserved for the system should not be invaded.