* ./debian/control: gnome-vlc recommends vlc-plugin-esd, and kvlc recommends
    vlc-plugin-arts.
  * ./src/misc/messages.c: message queue now prints the current object type.
  * ./modules/*: cosmetic fixes for the --long-help output.

  * Renamed ./include/config.h to ./include/vlc_config.h
  * Other misc auto* fixes.

    unnoticeable apart from the extra dependency on autoconf, automake and
    gettextize. See the new HACKING file for some information, especially if
    you don't run Linux.

    The current strategy is to have the configure script generate a nice
    automake Makefile from Makefile.am, and then clobber it with our good
    old dirty Makefile. Muahaha :-)

    sound synchronization.
  * ./src/audio_output/output.c: reverted another change I previously did :-)

    prototype change; it looks like we won't need it after all.
  * ./src/audio_output/output.c: if audio output is too slow, but we
    know there is no next packet, then we play it anyway. Rationale behind
    this is: better play a slightly wrongly dated packet than play silence,
    because it might be wrongly dated but there are chances it won't break
    audio continuity.
  * ./modules/audio_output/sdl.c: workaround for SDL's crap audio output
    system (callback gets called at random times, and no way to know the
    latency of the samples being played). Audio output is now rather good
    here, but please give feedback.
  * ./modules/audio_output/oss.c: we delay a bit before asking for a new
    buffer to avoid starvation.

demuxers need it

    but rather sleep a bit.

    insert blank samples, but changes pitch.

* modules/misc/logger/logger.c: fixed initialization bugs.
* src/misc/objects.c: in vlc_object_destroy() there's no need to lock structure_lock if
we are the root object (structure_lock has already been destroyed anyway).

    issue in the trivial resampler.

    modules.
  * ./debian/rules: added faad to the package generation.

    the "dvd", "frequency" and "symbol-rate" variables.

  * ./modules/audio_output/oss.c: we now properly set the fragment size.

    which lets the audio output module give a timeout value for buffer
    delivery. This fixes a few issues with aout modules which were calling
    aout_OutputNextBuffer way too early.

    0.5.x version, and created the vlc-plugin-svgalib package.

seems to be requesting audio some time before the output pipeline is
finnished

  * ./modules/codec/a52old/a52old.c: the a52old decoder as well.

  * ./modules/codec/mad/libmad.c: ported to the latest aout changes. Still
    doesn't work here, though.

* Audio and video should now _always_ be perfectly in sync.
* Changes in a52.c (end_date management) must be ported to other codecs,
  otherwise mixer errors will appear.
* Audio output plug-in can now tell whether they can handle a little
  clock drift (for instance, inserting zeroes after a pause).

    won't unload it. This makes us more fault-tolerant with crap libraries
    that are making use of atexit().
  * ./configure.in: svgalib can now be a plugin.
  * ./modules/misc/gtk_main.c: gtk_main doesn't need g_atexit anymore.

    because <gnome.h> already does it for us.

    Currently only supports 256 color output, and defaults to 320x200. You need     to be root to use it, it may leave your console in an unusable state, lock
    up your video card, it will segfault at exit if you compile it as a plugin
    because of SVGAlib's ludicrous use of atexit() and signal().
    Apart from these few glitches, it's rather OK, use "-I dummy -V svgalib"
    to activate. Q or Esc to quit (press for a long time if it doesn't work).

  * ./modules/audio_filter/converter/s16tofloat32.c: converter needed for
    a52old, includes the walken trick and b_in_place = true.

* modules.c : we now check the directory plugins/ to find some plugins.
(this will allow us to use the packager / installer which wasn't aware
of plugins -> modules :)

*Set output format to AOUT_FMT_SPDIF when in spdif mode.

S/PDIF does not work here in oss though (output starving).

    all instances of a module get changed when options such as gtk-tooltips
    or gnome-toolbartext are toggled.

    of Pascal Levesque.