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FS#18477 - [vlc] missing optional dependency

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Robert Clipsham (mrmonday) - Friday, 26 February 2010, 19:47 GMT
Last edited by Giovanni Scafora (giovanni) - Monday, 01 March 2010, 11:34 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Extra
Status Closed
Assigned To Giovanni Scafora (giovanni)
Architecture All
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 1
Private No

Details

Description:

In order to play encrypted DVDs, VLC requires the libdvdcss package, the optional dependencies should be updated to reflect that.

Additional info:
Without the libdvdcss package installed, VLC will give an error about being unable to play the DVD when an encrypted DVD is inserted. The error message shows no useful information about what to do to allow the DVD to play.


Steps to reproduce:
Attempt to play an encrypted DVD with VLC without libdvdcss installed, an error will be displayed. Install libdvdcss and the DVD should play.
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Closed by  Giovanni Scafora (giovanni)
Monday, 01 March 2010, 11:34 GMT
Reason for closing:  Fixed
Comment by Robert Clipsham (mrmonday) - Friday, 26 February 2010, 20:03 GMT
This diff adds libdvdcss as an optional dependency for VLC. Apply with patch -u -p1 < PKGBUILD.diff.
   PKGBUILD.diff (0.8 KiB)
Comment by Giovanni Scafora (giovanni) - Saturday, 27 February 2010, 00:38 GMT
That is not necessary, because VLC depends on libdvdnav, libdvdnav depends on libdvdread and libdvdread has libdvdcss as optional dependency.
In fact, if you install VLC, it requires libdvdnav and libdvdread, then if you read pacman messages, installing libdvdread you can read "libdvdcss: for decoding encrypted DVDs"
So, adding libdvdcss as an optional dependency for VLC shoud be redundant.
Comment by Robert Clipsham (mrmonday) - Saturday, 27 February 2010, 00:40 GMT
OK, fair enough I guess. Maybe I should report a VLC bug about the unhelpful error message then :)
Comment by Giovanni Scafora (giovanni) - Saturday, 27 February 2010, 00:43 GMT
Nope, you have to read the pacman messages before filling a bug report :-)
BTW, I could add libdvdcss as optional dependency for the next release, but IMHO it's redundant.

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