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authorLuca Barbato <lu_zero@gentoo.org>2011-09-10 10:23:50 -0400
committerLuca Barbato <lu_zero@gentoo.org>2011-09-10 15:21:22 -0400
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doc: explain __STDC_CONSTANT_MACROS in C++
In order to build C++ programs using libav you need -D__STDC_CONSTANT_MACROS appened to the CXXFLAGS.
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See @url{http://www.parashift.com/c++-faq-lite/mixing-c-and-cpp.html#faq-32.3}
+@section I'm using libavutil from within my C++ application but the compiler complains about 'UINT64_C' was not declared in this scope
+
+Libav is a pure C project using C99 math features, in order to enable C++
+to use them you have to append -D__STDC_CONSTANT_MACROS to your CXXFLAGS
+
@section I have a file in memory / a API different from *open/*read/ libc how do I use it with libavformat?
You have to implement a URLProtocol, see @file{libavformat/file.c} in