Arch Linux

Same problem here. Wasn't aware running vlc-cache-gen could fix the problem, I've been compiling from ABS. This has occurred for me on 1.1.10, too.

See also https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=961702 -- several others have the same issue.

fyi, /usr/lib/vlc/vlc-cache-gen -f usr/lib/vlc/plugins segfaults for me even when invoked directly from the shell until I rebuild the VLC package.

vlc works fine on my local machine, so I cannot reproduce that issue.

I'm running x86_64, not sure if that has anything to do with it or not.

me too...I'm running arch linux on i686 and x86_64 and vlc works fine for both architectures here.
I cannot reproduce this issue on my local machine...

I am running arch i686 with kernel26-lts.

Giovanni, have you tried removing vlc and all config files and reinstalling it. We have a segfault on the install script.

Is this the same issue as https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=121932? If so installing libxpm fixes it.

I'm adding libxpm as depends in vlc-1.1.11-2
Please, try out and let me know.

Sadly, this does not fix the issue for me. I already had libxpm installed.

>(2/2) upgrading vlc [##############################################] 100%
>/tmp/alpm_ebtvjR/.INSTALL: line 1: 3261 Segmentation fault usr/lib/vlc/vlc-cache-gen -f usr/lib/vlc/plugins

Still get this segmentation fault on the install script after the upgrade to 1.1.11-2.

When I try to start VLC:
$ vlc
VLC media player 1.1.11 The Luggage (revision exported)
Blocked: call to unsetenv("DBUS_ACTIVATION_ADDRESS")
Blocked: call to unsetenv("DBUS_ACTIVATION_BUS_TYPE")
[0x1bbc200] main libvlc error: option http-user-agent does not exist
[0x1bbc200] main libvlc: Running vlc with the default interface. Use 'cvlc' to use vlc without interface.
Blocked: call to setlocale(6, "")
vlc: symbol lookup error: /usr/lib/libXrandr.so.2: undefined symbol: XextFindDisplay

I cannot reproduce that issue on my local machine and I haven't got any segmentation fault on the install script after the upgrade.

This does *NOT* occur on my laptop, which is a very recent installation of Arch. I suppose that installs that have been around for a while have a conflict somewhere. Perhaps someone should attempt to debug the segfault in the installation script. Please note that VLC *does* work for me after I compile the PKGBUILD from ABS. My suspicion is that some X.org files are getting fuddled, perhaps it also involves usage of some X.org/video related *-git packages. I can try on my older laptop soon and see if I get the segfault there.

If I run vlc-cache-gen with sudo there is no segmentation fault and VLC presents a "remote control" interface instead killing itself with a fatal error. strace appeared like there was a permissions error somewhere. This is still not solved but a step in the right direction -- any ideas on which directories specifically I should chmod?

I now see this:

$ vlc
VLC media player 1.1.11 The Luggage (revision exported)
[0x1c73f50] main stream error: possibly corrupt module cache
[0x1ca5fb0] main demux meta error: possibly corrupt module cache
[0x1cb0680] main xml error: possibly corrupt module cache
Blocked: call to unsetenv("DBUS_ACTIVATION_ADDRESS")
Blocked: call to unsetenv("DBUS_ACTIVATION_BUS_TYPE")
[0x1b91200] main libvlc: Running vlc with the default interface. Use 'cvlc' to use vlc without interface.
[0x1c6fff0] main interface error: possibly corrupt module cache
[0x1c6fff0] main interface error: possibly corrupt module cache
[0x1c6fff0] [rc] lua interface: Listening on host "*console".
VLC media player 1.1.11 The Luggage
Remote control interface initialized. Type `help' for help.

I've tried removing vlc and all config files and reinstalling it, and I have not a segfault on the install script.
I've never reproduced this problem on my local machines.