# HG changeset patch
# User michael
# Date 1164454118 0
# Node ID a1aaa21a66f257fec0b3c1e68400f1f631be2efa
# Parent  e85426c3beb40d266ea32eeb8be98a9d35e2d094
a few more clarifications for codec_specific_data by Ralph Giles and me

diff -r e85426c3beb4 -r a1aaa21a66f2 DOCS/tech/nut.txt
--- a/DOCS/tech/nut.txt	Sat Nov 25 11:26:53 2006 +0000
+++ b/DOCS/tech/nut.txt	Sat Nov 25 11:28:38 2006 +0000
@@ -575,6 +575,12 @@
     to generate any specific decoded samples
     the encoder name and version, shall be considered essential as it is very
     usefull to workaround possible encoder bugs
+    The global headers MUST consist of the normal
+    sequence of header packets required for codec initialization, in the
+    order defined in the codec spec. An implementation MAY strip metadata and
+    other redundant information not necessary for correct playback from the
+    global headers as long as no incorrect values are stored and as long as
+    the striped result is not less valid per codec spec as before striping
 
 frame_code (f(8))
     frame_code is an 8-bit field which exists before every frame, it can