# HG changeset patch # User diego # Date 1112306815 0 # Node ID 2165a2306f02d8ebdc9f342df6c3cddb9d175afd # Parent d3e7f8966cefba30f31d20a555be10bf92a82aeb Rephrase codecs.conf entry to warn more clearly against using it. diff -r d3e7f8966cef -r 2165a2306f02 DOCS/xml/en/faq.xml --- a/DOCS/xml/en/faq.xml Thu Mar 31 22:06:34 2005 +0000 +++ b/DOCS/xml/en/faq.xml Thu Mar 31 22:06:55 2005 +0000 @@ -593,15 +593,14 @@ Do you have a stray codecs.conf file in ~/.mplayer/, /etc/, /usr/local/etc/ or a similar location? Remove it, -outdated codecs.conf files can cause obscure problems -and is intended for use only by developers. -For instance, the FourCC for Vobis has been changed recently. -If you have an old codecs.conf lying around somewhere -then it doesn't contain this new FourCC. -Therefore no playback. -Unless you intend to get involved in developing MPlayer, -it cannot do you any good and should be deleted. -MPlayer will use its built-in one instead. +an outdated codecs.conf file can cause obscure +problems and is intended for use only by developers working on codec +support. It overrides MPlayer's internal +codec settings, which will wreak havoc if incompatible changes are +made in newer program versions. Unless used by experts it is a recipe +for disaster in the form of seemingly random and very hard to localize +crashes and playback problems. If you still have it somewhere on your +system, you should remove it now.