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    by making the spawned threads wait a bit longer.
  * ./src/misc/variables.c: added a usage count to the variables; trying to
    create a variable with the same name only increments its refcount.

  * ./include/main.h: removed p_vlc->i_status because it was not sufficient
    to represent all the possible states of p_vlc; each part should be tested
    separately upon destruction.
  * ./src/misc/objects.c: fixed a signed/unsigned bug that prevented creation
    of VLC_OBJECT_GENERIC objects.

  * ./src/misc/variables.c: added the VLC_VAR_COMMAND type which is simply a
    variable that stores a function pointer, and calls it when var_Get is
    called for it. The function argument is taken in val.psz_string.
  * ./src/misc/objects.c: vlc_dumpstructure and vlc_liststructure are no longer
    exported to the rest of the program; instead, they're VLC_VAR_COMMAND vars
    ("tree" and "list").
  * ./modules/control/rc/rc.c: moved a few commands to VLC_VAR_COMMAND vars.

  * ./include/vlc/vlc.h: changed the naming conventions for libvlc. Now
    exported functions start with VLC_ instead of vlc_ to avoid conflicts.
  * ./include/vlc/vlc.h: removed the vlc_object_t, vlc_list_t, vlc_error_t
    and vlc_t types; they are now internal types only.
  * ./include/vlc/vlc.h: merged the reentrant and non-reentrant libvlc
    calls. In non-reentrant mode, we just use 0 as the first argument. In
    reentrant mode, we use an object's ID. (see below)

Internal changes:
  * ./src/libvlc.c, ./src/misc/objects.c: instead of manipulating vlc_object_t
    pointers, we manipulate their i_object_id. When needed, an object is
    retrieved using vlc_object_get (I hope the lookup isn't too expensive,
    that's why I designed the pp_objects layout to allow log2(n) seeks).
  * ./src/misc/objects.c: activated the per-object variable storage. Unused
    yet, unless you want to try "getfoo" and "setfoo blablah" in vlc -I rc.
  * ./include/vlc_objects.h: moved the vlc_object_t and vlc_list_t definitions
    here.

Misc:
  * ./src/vlc.c, ./mozilla/vlcshell.cpp: removed inclusion of config.h in
    code portions not part of libvlc; it was just required for the
    COPYRIGHT_MESSAGE string which is now available from VLC_Version().

    in-object variable storage. Unused yet (not even compiled).

* src/misc/modules.c: fixed a memory leak with the "plugin-path" config option.
* modules/audio_output/directx.c, modules/audio_output/waveout.c: ported the directx
   and waveout audio plugins to the new changes in the audio output layer.
* configure.ac.in: fixes for cygwin compilation, and the gtk plugin under mingw32.

lame...).

    only two levels of -v are now possible: -v for warnings, -vv for debug
    messages (-q for no output at all).

  ./src/libvlc.h: Default to en0 instead of eth0 under Darwin

  * ./src/misc/objects.c: structure_lock is now local.
  * ./src/misc/threads.c: implemented named mutexes which provide a handy
    way to protect data across plugins which might be sharing the same
    resources. Thread-unsafe libraries come to mind, but we can imagine
    using a named mutex for configuration files, or special devices.
  * ./include/main.h: removed global_lock because of vlc_mutex_need, removed
    p_global_data because it was never used, removed structure_lock because
    it did not belong here.

* src/misc/threads.c, src/misc/win32_specific.c, include/interface.h: fixed typos.
* configure.ac.in, modules/gui/gtk/gtk.c: Added a NEED_GTK_MAIN macro to the compiler
   flags for the gtk module. When this macro isn't defined, then the gtk module
   doesn't make use of the gtk_main module. I had to do this change because the
   gtk_main trick can't work on win32 and render the whole gtk interface unusable.

    locales breakage.
  * ./src/libvlc.c: libvlc understands the VLC_VERBOSE environment variable,
    to be set between 0 and 4. Default value is 0 for a program using libvlc,
    but vlc sets it to 1 by default.
  * ./src/misc/configuration.c: -v now works the old way (-v, -vv, -vvv) as
    well as the new way (-v0, -v1, -v4). -v1 is the same as -v, and -v0 is
    the same as -q (quiet). Hope it's all understandable.

* FAQ: updated FAQ with config file issues.
* configure.ac.in: use -mms-bitfields instead of -fnative-struct for
   mingw32 gcc-3.x.
* include/interface.h, modules/misc/dummy/interface.c, modules/misc/logger/logger.c,
   modules/control/rc/rc.c: Display message on Win32 explaining how to get
   back to the GUI mode.
* src/misc/threads.c, include/vlc_threads_funcs.h: ignore the
   win9x-cv-method config option on WinNT when fast-mutex is not enabled.

    p_libvlc, and each p_vlc is a child of p_libvlc. Reasons for this are:

     o the module bank and the message bank only need to be initialized once,
       which gives faster loads when multiple instances of libvlc are used,
     o we allow the possibility of different p_vlc sharing objects, for
       instance the audio output,
     o the CPU detection is only done once.

    This patch is not polished yet, but I cannot do any intensive tests for
    the moment because of a bug somewhere that leaves audio output objects
    lying here and there which needs to be investigated first. The current
    major issue is that the module bank is no longer freed.

Playlist is yet broken (maybe others things too)

    and gnome-vlc packages.
  * ALL: updated .cvsignore files to properly ignore automake files.

  * ./mozilla/vlcplugin.cpp: javascript support for the Mozilla plugin.
  * debian/rules: the A52 module is now in a separate package.

  * ./src/libvlc.c: if items are specified in the commandline, run the playlist.
  * ./src/vlc.c: don't rely on internal vlc types (mtime_t).

* Fixed a compile issue in s16tofloat32swab.
* Fixed a typo in demux/mpeg/ts.c.

* configure.in: Fixed a typo.

    because the BeOS system_Init spawns a thread, which makes use of msg_*
    functions.
  * ./src/misc/threads.c, ./src/misc/win32_specific.c: put the detection
    of SignalObjectAndWait in the thread system initialization because
    system_Init() now happens after msg_Create().

autodetect S/PDIF hardware support and the audio output plug-in chooses
the best one. Of course it probably breaks existing output modules, see
oss.c for hints :).

Also include minor tweaks which will entitle us to decode and output 5.1
audio. It may break existing plug-ins, too. See
audio_output.c:aout_FormatNbChannels for hints.

pf_setformat disappears (it was never called independantly of Open). If
the format needs to be changed, we will have Close/Open. This is much
simpler than before. Please check that I didn't break some plug-ins.

    might break the HP/UX or Solaris ports, please check if possible.
  * ./src/misc/threads.c: fixed syntax in the st and pth implementations.

* ALL : Added a priority argument to vlc_thread_create(), so that audio
and input threads can run with a higher real-time priority, on systems
allowing you to use priorities.

* New NextPTS() function, to replace CurrentPTS() (gives the PTS which will
  be valid for NEXT byte).
* Fixed mono mode in the builtin mpeg audio decoder.
* Various fixes related to PTS calculation in audio decoders.

  * ./debian/control: gnome-vlc recommends vlc-plugin-esd, and kvlc recommends
    vlc-plugin-arts.
  * ./src/misc/messages.c: message queue now prints the current object type.
  * ./modules/*: cosmetic fixes for the --long-help output.

* modules/misc/logger/logger.c: fixed initialization bugs.
* src/misc/objects.c: in vlc_object_destroy() there's no need to lock structure_lock if
we are the root object (structure_lock has already been destroyed anyway).

* Audio and video should now _always_ be perfectly in sync.
* Changes in a52.c (end_date management) must be ported to other codecs,
  otherwise mixer errors will appear.
* Audio output plug-in can now tell whether they can handle a little
  clock drift (for instance, inserting zeroes after a pause).

    won't unload it. This makes us more fault-tolerant with crap libraries
    that are making use of atexit().
  * ./configure.in: svgalib can now be a plugin.
  * ./modules/misc/gtk_main.c: gtk_main doesn't need g_atexit anymore.

* modules.c : we now check the directory plugins/ to find some plugins.
(this will allow us to use the packager / installer which wasn't aware
of plugins -> modules :)

* Major changes in the handling of dates in the audio output ; still buggy,
but differently.
* Fixed a major bug in the aout pre-filters, preventing to run any other
decoder than liba52.
* p_aout->output.pf_play now has only one argument.

    mingw32 doesn't know about sighandler_t.

    signal handler to its previous value after use.
  * ./src/libvlc.c: moved signal handling to vlc.c.

  * ./modules/gui/win32/preferences.cpp: the Win32 interface doesn't use the
    old module linked list anymore.