* ./include/vlc/vlc.h: changed the naming conventions for libvlc. Now
    exported functions start with VLC_ instead of vlc_ to avoid conflicts.
  * ./include/vlc/vlc.h: removed the vlc_object_t, vlc_list_t, vlc_error_t
    and vlc_t types; they are now internal types only.
  * ./include/vlc/vlc.h: merged the reentrant and non-reentrant libvlc
    calls. In non-reentrant mode, we just use 0 as the first argument. In
    reentrant mode, we use an object's ID. (see below)

Internal changes:
  * ./src/libvlc.c, ./src/misc/objects.c: instead of manipulating vlc_object_t
    pointers, we manipulate their i_object_id. When needed, an object is
    retrieved using vlc_object_get (I hope the lookup isn't too expensive,
    that's why I designed the pp_objects layout to allow log2(n) seeks).
  * ./src/misc/objects.c: activated the per-object variable storage. Unused
    yet, unless you want to try "getfoo" and "setfoo blablah" in vlc -I rc.
  * ./include/vlc_objects.h: moved the vlc_object_t and vlc_list_t definitions
    here.

Misc:
  * ./src/vlc.c, ./mozilla/vlcshell.cpp: removed inclusion of config.h in
    code portions not part of libvlc; it was just required for the
    COPYRIGHT_MESSAGE string which is now available from VLC_Version().

    linear deinterlace mode, thanks to Marian Durkovic <md@bts.sk>.

* INSTALL.win32: removed note about running in administrator mode to play
   a DVD. Updated doc about using cygwin for compiling.

    in-object variable storage. Unused yet (not even compiled).

* src/misc/modules.c: fixed a memory leak with the "plugin-path" config option.
* modules/audio_output/directx.c, modules/audio_output/waveout.c: ported the directx
   and waveout audio plugins to the new changes in the audio output layer.
* configure.ac.in: fixes for cygwin compilation, and the gtk plugin under mingw32.

lame...).

decrease cpu-usage considerably.
 preferences.cpp: allow config strings to be 40 characters long instead of
10. Is that enough?

    set variable values (ash doesn't have typeset).

* Finally fixed the audio problem on most platforms.

otherwise we can't quit the application any longer...

    only two levels of -v are now possible: -v for warnings, -vv for debug
    messages (-q for no output at all).

    is set to the empty string (happens when doing "Apply" in a GUI).

* http.c : fixed a problem with seeking with large files

* configure.ac.in: vlc can now be built under cygwin with or without the
   unix emulation layer (without if you use CC="gcc -mno-cygwin").
* INSTALL.win32: doc update for cygwin build.
* modules/video_output/directx/events.c, modules/video_output/directx/directx.c,
   modules/audio_output/directx.c: compilation fixes for cygwin.

  ./src/libvlc.h: Default to en0 instead of eth0 under Darwin

* ALL: Splitted the directx plugin into an audio and video module.

  ./modules/gui/macosx/open.[mh]: Open Target code

  * ./src/misc/objects.c: structure_lock is now local.
  * ./src/misc/threads.c: implemented named mutexes which provide a handy
    way to protect data across plugins which might be sharing the same
    resources. Thread-unsafe libraries come to mind, but we can imagine
    using a named mutex for configuration files, or special devices.
  * ./include/main.h: removed global_lock because of vlc_mutex_need, removed
    p_global_data because it was never used, removed structure_lock because
    it did not belong here.

    the video output is initialized, we wait for a while before giving up;
    also changed the code so that it probes all interface objects rather than
    the first one it finds.

  * ./modules/misc/testsuite/*: moved the null module into three test modules
    that are only built when --enable-testsuite is activated. This directory
    can be a good place for compilation tests or performance benchmarks.

* src/misc/threads.c, src/misc/win32_specific.c, include/interface.h: fixed typos.
* configure.ac.in, modules/gui/gtk/gtk.c: Added a NEED_GTK_MAIN macro to the compiler
   flags for the gtk module. When this macro isn't defined, then the gtk module
   doesn't make use of the gtk_main module. I had to do this change because the
   gtk_main trick can't work on win32 and render the whole gtk interface unusable.

    locales breakage.
  * ./src/libvlc.c: libvlc understands the VLC_VERBOSE environment variable,
    to be set between 0 and 4. Default value is 0 for a program using libvlc,
    but vlc sets it to 1 by default.
  * ./src/misc/configuration.c: -v now works the old way (-v, -vv, -vvv) as
    well as the new way (-v0, -v1, -v4). -v1 is the same as -v, and -v0 is
    the same as -q (quiet). Hope it's all understandable.

* FAQ: updated FAQ with config file issues.
* configure.ac.in: use -mms-bitfields instead of -fnative-struct for
   mingw32 gcc-3.x.
* include/interface.h, modules/misc/dummy/interface.c, modules/misc/logger/logger.c,
   modules/control/rc/rc.c: Display message on Win32 explaining how to get
   back to the GUI mode.
* src/misc/threads.c, include/vlc_threads_funcs.h: ignore the
   win9x-cv-method config option on WinNT when fast-mutex is not enabled.

    p_libvlc, and each p_vlc is a child of p_libvlc. Reasons for this are:

     o the module bank and the message bank only need to be initialized once,
       which gives faster loads when multiple instances of libvlc are used,
     o we allow the possibility of different p_vlc sharing objects, for
       instance the audio output,
     o the CPU detection is only done once.

    This patch is not polished yet, but I cannot do any intensive tests for
    the moment because of a bug somewhere that leaves audio output objects
    lying here and there which needs to be investigated first. The current
    major issue is that the module bank is no longer freed.

 interface.cpp, interface.h: create a messages window, and add menu iten to
show it
 Modules.as: build messages window
 ui.rc: menuitem to show messages
 preferences.cpp: fixed typo in comment

    version detection not to work properly.

Heiko Panther <heiko.panther@web.de>.

    really possible other than patching/upgrading automake. This happens for
    automake 1.6.0 and automake 1.6.1.