Re: Extension Proposal: Video Encoding using FFmpeg

Hi Leong, On Tue, April 22, 2014 02:31, Chung Leong wrote: > I would like to add my AV extension to PECL. The extension gives PHP > programmers a way to decode and encode video using the FFmpeg or Libav > (the > latter is favored by some distros like Debian). I've written about it > here: > > http://www.php-qb.net/index.php/2-uncategorised/16-a-new-bridge-between-ph > p-and-ffmpeg > I would strongely discourage you from linking with the libraries built with MinGW. Especially if those are C++, but also in case of simple C. You can read here a bit about some issues which could be caused http://www.mingw.org/wiki/Interoperability_of_Libraries_Created_by_Different_Compiler_Brands but also in case of simple C - different alignment, passing around allocated object pointers, file descriptors - the risk of an instability is very high. Instead, ffmpeg libraries and their dependencies should be built with the native vc++, namely the same the corresponding PHP version is using. I'm reading this one right now https://www.ffmpeg.org/platform.html#Microsoft-Visual-C_002b_002b-or-Intel-C_002b_002b-Compiler-for-Windows Regards Anatol