this and [13857] [13858] refs #182

Initial support for registering and handling some shared stats 

* realigning of some of the configure --help options
* added --with-macosx-sdk
  - compiles VLC (not contrib) with the 10.3.9 SDK
  - uses a small hack to enforce the deployment target when you do make in the srcdir
  - requires you to use gcc 4.0 on on Mac OS X 10.4

    + Implemented support for --image-out-format.
    + Added support for JPEG output. Still defaults to PNG.

    output level when --no-skip-frames was specified.

    rapidly leak gigabytes of memory.

   users of firewalls.

Add a DirectFB module. Patch by: Iuri Diniz <iuri_at_digizap_dot_com_dot_br> applied with some coding style cleanup and autoconf fixes.

   inits.

   apparently the machine running the buildbot has old uncompatible
   kernel headers.

   server.

  - There is some redundancy in the controls now...
  - This is just a proposal. If you don't like it, say so...
  - Hope I didn't forget any file (yell if you habe troubles)
* Add an option to disable the embedded window

SetProperty in CoreAudio is not only Asynchronious, but also not atomic in it's bahaviour. Check the actual set format multiple times to make sure the SetProperty completly finished.

Use the original samplerate of the a52 or dts stream, if the device is capable of it, current samplerate if it is not, and highest other available samplerate as a last resort.

so that devices can be opened according to usual group ownership (audio, video...)

until it is fixed