* ./plugins/lirc/lirc.: various fixes, thanks to Sigmund Augdal.
  * ./plugins/text/logger.c: rewrote an ugly loop.
  * ./plugins/gtk/gtk.c: added a Gtk+ window containing all the log
    messages; updated in real time. To open it, go to "view"->"messages".

   * Got rid of TRACE and intf_DbgMsg which were seldom used anyway.
   * All intf_*Msg functions now write to stderr.
   * Implemented a message queue interface plugins can subscribe to.
   * Wrote the logger interface plugin. Usage:
      vlc -I logger:filename.log
   * Lots of fixes in the SPU renderer.

  * MacOS X intf now returns, allowing vlc to terminate properly
  * Added a new make target: package-macosx

* Win32 compilation fixes (mingw includes dirent)
* configure now checks for ddraw.h and not directx.h
* vout_directx doesn't include directx.h anymore (this file isn't part of
    the directx sdk)
* moved all the stuff from aout_waveout.c directly into waveout.c (I don't
    know what I was thinking about when I created these two files ;-)
* until we fix the audio buffer underrun problem, waveout will be the
    default audio output on win32 (instead of directx).

  * ALL: got rid of *_Probe functions because most of them were duplicates
    of the real _Init or _Create functions. That's 1000 lines of code gained.
  * ./src/misc/modules.c: we try not to keep the global lock in module_Need,
    which should speed up output spawning.
  * ./plugins/dummy/input_dummy.c: fixed vlc:quit command.
  * ./plugins/gtk/gtk_playlist.c: compilation fix.
  * ./plugins/macosx/*: preliminary fixes for the vout4 port.

   Notes on the *_Probe eradication:
  o I probably broke the DirectX video output, because of the "must init and
    run in the same thread" issue. I'll fix this ASAP.
  o Subtitles are broken (or at least, pretty ugly) in RGB mode.
  o The input plugins still have *_Probe functions. This will disappear when
    meuuh is finished with the access plugins.
  o The decoder plugins still have *_Probe functions. This is probably not
    going to change, it looks OK to me.

  * Grmbl. Forgot to commit those Win32 fixes last time, and they were
    stuck on VTHR. Sorry xav, this probably explains why I couldn't
    find the commit log :-)

  * ./plugins/beos/*: BeOS fixes from Rudolf Cornelissen.
  * ./src/interface/main.c: --desync now really accepts a value in ms.
  * ./plugins/vcd/input_vcd.c: fixed a crash when not opening a VCD.
  * ./src/video_output/vout_subpictures.c: fixed subtitles under BeOS and
    other architectures which don't support overlay.

* compilation fix (include stdint.h)
* fixed a SEGV

  * ./plugins/beos/vout_beos.cpp: ported the BeOS RGB video output to
    vout4. The overlay video output still needs to be written though.

* Just renamed the liba52_adec plugin into a52 to comply with the naming
convention used by the other plugins.

    <sigmunau@stud.ntnu.no>, activate with --enable-lirc.
  * ./configure.in: put liba52_adec in a builtin for PIC/non-PIC reasons.

* New AC3 decoder plugin using liba52 from Aaron Holtzman and
    Michel Lespinasse.
    This plugin isn't used by default, you have to specify:
    --ac3_adec liba52

  * ./src/misc/modules.c: changed module_Need to make it possible to
    have several modules with the same shortcut name.

  * Fixed stuff in the wall filter. Extended syntax:
     --filter wall         % open a wall (3x3 is the default value)
     --filter wall:2       % open a 2x2 wall
     --filter wall:3x2     % open a 3x2 wall
     --filter wall:2x1:0   % open a 2x1 wall, only display block 0
     --filter wall:2:0,3   % open a 2x2 wall, only display blocks 0 and 3
    For instance, if you have 2 computers listening to a network stream, on
    the left computer you use --filter wall:2x1:0 and on the right computer
    you use --filter wall:2x1:1

* Added mstrtime() to module_symbols_t so we can compile the mpeg_vdec
    plugin with TRACE mode enabled.

-Check frequency in ac3_adec and change fifo if needed,

-Moved initialisation of p_aout from plugins to audio_output.c
If audio output rate is psecified at launch time, we try to use it by default.

Note that audio output currently suffers from frequent underruns.
This has not been fixed here.

* Added double-buffering for the directx plugin in overlay mode.
* Several directx bug-fixes:
    - implemented the right behaviour on exit.
    - fixed bug preventing the creation of several windows.
        (the wall filter is working now :-))
    - fixed unnecessary background redraws (it made the video flicker).
    - fixed bug where we were losing the video display because of lost
        surfaces in video memory.
    - when using hardware overlay, the output window will now specify:
        "(using hardware overlay)".

  * ./plugins/x11/xcommon.c: we don't use DPMS functions if they are
    not available.

* Added a new very simple audio plugin for Win32. This plugin uses the
    waveOut API which is a lot easier to use for streaming stuff than
    directsound. (you don't have to take care of underflows anymore
    because it doesn't use circular buffers).
    If you are having a lot of underflows, this plugin is currently
    better adapted than the directx plugin.

* Moved some initialization stuff in audio_out.c so we can now the
    caracteristics of the audio stream before calling aout_Open().

It is now activated with option --with-dvdread, that takes the same options
as --with-dvdcss.
If you link with libdvdread statically dvdread is compiled builtin ; if you
link dynamically, it is compiled as a plugin.

  * ./src/misc/modules_plugin.h: fixed a missing function initialization
    which made decoder plugins segfault in GetChunk calls.
  * ./configure.in: proper soundcard.h check from Yves Duret.

 are not!

-replaced dvdcss_title(,) with dvdcss_seek( ,,DVDCSS_SEEK_KEY )

*Updated local libdvdread, so that it does not depend on libdvdcss
(ala dummy_dvdcss) and modified configure to reflect changes.

* mad PTS should finally be accurate
* Some configure changes.

+ libmad_input now takes one frame at a time (see mad_adec.h for defines)
+ audio_linear_dither() gives better sound quality then s24_to_s16_pcm(),
  but also makes audio artefacts louder so disabled it for now (see file
  mad_libmad.c)
+ cleaned up libmad_output (see file mad_libmad.c)
+ cleaned up InitThread (see file mad_adec.c)
+ Made buffer size match libmad's expectations (see file mad_adec.h)
+ updated documentation

* Fixed crashes on exit in the directx plugin
* vout_PlacePicture is now accepting picture width=height=0

* Win32 (NT/2000/XP) fix for libdvdcss: first attempt to open the DVD
  device in read/write mode so we can use ioctls. If this fails
  (insufficent privileges) we at least open in read-only mode so the
  libdvdcss title decryption method can be used.

  * ./configure.in: added extra checks for strange compilers such as
    Borland C++ which do not support all gcc options. Note that vlc does
    not compile with bcc32 yet, but is getting closer and closer to.

  * ./plugins/win32: skeleton for the win32 interface Ipkiss is developing.
  * ./config.guess ./config.sub: latest GNU versions.
  * ./configure.in: when possible, xvideo is compiled as a plugin.
  * ./vlc.spec: fixed a few minor inaccuracies.
  * ./debian/control: vlc-gui is no longer depended on, but rather recommended.
  * ./src/interface/main.c: --spumargin flag; use this to force displaying
    subtitles at the bottom of the screen instead of putting them in the
    middle, for instance: `--spumargin 5'.

* Converted the plugin initialization code of the macosx, beos and qnx
    code. (please note that they should still not compile as they need
    to be adapted to the new Vout4 architecture)

* major rewrite of the directx video plugin to adapt it to the new vout4
    architecture. This plugin has also been through a major clean-up
    and it is now much more robust and optimized.

* Fixed a few problems with the win32 build.

* Replaced the "overlay" command line option with "nooverlay". The
    former was confusing and useless because overlays were used by
    default anyway.