FS#31242 - [vlc] The projectM visualization plugin crashes VLC (fix included)

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Kevin (prurigro) - Wednesday, 22 August 2012, 13:03 GMT
Last edited by Giovanni Scafora (giovanni) - Wednesday, 22 August 2012, 19:42 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 0
Private No

Details

Description:
VLC crashes when the projectM visualization plugin is selected during audio playback.

Additional info:
* package version: vlc 2.0.3-2
* crash output:
No Textures Loaded from "/usr"/share/projectM/textures
Could not open font file: /usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf-dejavu/DejaVuSans.ttf

Steps to reproduce:
1. Start VLC
2. Select audio file or stream
3. Select the 'Audio' menu item, then 'Visualizations', and then click 'projectM'
4. VLC will crash with the above output

Fix:
Place 'sed -i -e 's:truetype/ttf-dejavu:TTF:g' modules/visualization/projectm.cpp' on the line following the one containing 'sed -i -e 's:truetype/freefont:TTF:g' modules/text_renderer/freetype.c'
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Closed by  Giovanni Scafora (giovanni)
Wednesday, 22 August 2012, 19:42 GMT
Reason for closing:  Fixed
Additional comments about closing:  Fixed in vlc-2.0.3-3
Comment by Giovanni Scafora (giovanni) - Wednesday, 22 August 2012, 19:31 GMT
Thanks for the fix!

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