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FS#75690 - [vlc] review verbose output in context of developer's comments
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Opened by John (graysky) - Thursday, 25 August 2022, 10:08 GMT
Last edited by Toolybird (Toolybird) - Thursday, 25 August 2022, 22:16 GMT
Opened by John (graysky) - Thursday, 25 August 2022, 10:08 GMT
Last edited by Toolybird (Toolybird) - Thursday, 25 August 2022, 22:16 GMT
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DetailsRémi Denis-Courmont, the developer of VLC characterized our package as "badly broken" due to the warnings running vlc in verbose mode generates.[1] While that thread I referenced is about building VLC on an Arch fork, I specifically tested our package as a control. Although our package plays back a test file, running cvlc in verbose mode gave the messages which Rémi found "badly broken."
I am thinking these are due to optional dependencies I do not have installed, but wanted to open a ticket for you guys to review. 1. https://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=160588&p=530641#p530588 Steps to reproduce: 1. Download this test clip: https://www.larmoire.info/jellyfish/media/jellyfish-90-mbps-hd-hevc-10bit.mkv 2. cvlc -vv --file-logging --logfile arch.log jellyfish-90-mbps-hd-hevc-10bit.mkv I attached the log file for reference. 
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Closed by Toolybird (Toolybird)
Thursday, 25 August 2022, 22:16 GMT
Reason for closing: Not a bug
Additional comments about closing: See comments
Thursday, 25 August 2022, 22:16 GMT
Reason for closing: Not a bug
Additional comments about closing: See comments
Comment by Toolybird (Toolybird) -
Thursday, 25 August 2022, 22:15 GMT
Thanks for the heads up. The comment is of course valid, but the warnings are to be expected in the context of a Linux distro which takes advantage of dynamic module loading and optional deps. I don't think there is anything actionable for us here.