[flac-dev] Exact FLAC subset constraints

[Erik de Castro Lopo]

Brian Willoughby wrote:

> I think you've found a bug, Bart.
> 
> flac 1.2.1 did not have any FLAC__format_blocksize_is_subset()  
> function, so the source you're seeing in format.c must be new. If the  
> format documentation you linked to is correct, then either the  
> specifications are self-contradictory, or the code is not  
> implementing the subset checks as described. My interpretation is  
> that blocksize bits of 0110 and 0111 would not be included in the  
> subset. The whole point of the subset is to have a small and finite  
> list of values so that embedded decoders do not have to deal with  
> every possible block size.
> 
> This bears further investigation.

I agree. Please keep up informed.

Cheers,
Erik
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