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Details of media-video/vlc:

Description: Media player and framework with support for most multimedia files and streaming
Homepage: https://www.videolan.org/vlc/

available versions:

releases	alpha	amd64	arm	hppa	ia64	mips	ppc	ppc64	ppc macos	s390	sh	sparc	x86	USE-Flags	dependencies	ebuild warnings
vlc-9999	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	alsa aom archive aribsub bidi bluray chromaprint chromecast dav1d dbus dc1394 debug directx +dvbpsi dvd +encode faad fdk +ffmpeg flac fluidsynth fontconfig +gcrypt gme keyring gstreamer +gui ieee1394 jack jpeg kate libass libcaca libdrm libnotify libplacebo +libsamplerate libtiger linsys lirc live loudness lua mad matroska modplug mp3 mtp ncurses nfs ogg omxil optimisememory opus png projectm pulseaudio run-as-root samba selinux sftp shout sid skins soxr speex srt ssl svg taglib theora tremor truetype twolame udev upnp vaapi v4l vdpau vnc vpx wayland +X x264 x265 xml zeroconf zvbi cpu_flags_arm_neon cpu_flags_ppc_altivec cpu_flags_x86_sse	show	We cannot run vlc-cache-gen (most likely ROOT != /) Please run ${EPREFIX}/usr/libexec/vlc/vlc-cache-gen manually If you do not do it, vlc will take a long time to load. show
vlc-4.0.0_pre20260625	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	alsa aom archive aribsub bidi bluray chromaprint chromecast dav1d dbus dc1394 debug directx +dvbpsi dvd +encode faad fdk +ffmpeg flac fluidsynth fontconfig +gcrypt gme keyring gstreamer +gui ieee1394 jack jpeg kate libass libcaca libdrm libnotify libplacebo +libsamplerate libtiger linsys lirc live loudness lua mad matroska modplug mp3 mtp ncurses nfs ogg omxil optimisememory opus png projectm pulseaudio run-as-root samba selinux sftp shout sid skins soxr speex srt ssl svg taglib theora tremor truetype twolame udev upnp vaapi v4l vdpau vnc vpx wayland +X x264 x265 xml zeroconf zvbi cpu_flags_arm_neon cpu_flags_ppc_altivec cpu_flags_x86_sse	show	We cannot run vlc-cache-gen (most likely ROOT != /) Please run ${EPREFIX}/usr/libexec/vlc/vlc-cache-gen manually If you do not do it, vlc will take a long time to load. Starting VLC GUI is only supported by using its desktop file. Manually calling vlc from command line is known to break in Wayland sessions. show
vlc-4.0.0_pre20260515	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	alsa aom archive aribsub bidi bluray chromaprint chromecast dav1d dbus dc1394 debug directx +dvbpsi dvd +encode faad fdk +ffmpeg flac fluidsynth fontconfig +gcrypt gme keyring gstreamer +gui ieee1394 jack jpeg kate libass libcaca libdrm libnotify libplacebo +libsamplerate libtiger linsys lirc live loudness lua mad matroska modplug mp3 mtp ncurses nfs ogg omxil optimisememory opus png projectm pulseaudio run-as-root samba selinux sftp shout sid skins soxr speex srt ssl svg taglib theora tremor truetype twolame udev upnp vaapi v4l vdpau vnc vpx wayland +X x264 x265 xml zeroconf zvbi cpu_flags_arm_neon cpu_flags_ppc_altivec cpu_flags_x86_sse	show	We cannot run vlc-cache-gen (most likely ROOT != /) Please run ${EPREFIX}/usr/libexec/vlc/vlc-cache-gen manually If you do not do it, vlc will take a long time to load. Starting VLC GUI is only supported by using its desktop file. Manually calling vlc from command line is known to break in Wayland sessions. show
vlc-3.0.9999	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	alsa aom archive aribsub bidi bluray chromaprint chromecast dav1d dbus dc1394 debug directx +dvbpsi dvd +encode faad fdk +ffmpeg flac fluidsynth fontconfig +gcrypt gme keyring gstreamer ieee1394 jack jpeg kate libass libcaca libnotify +libsamplerate libtiger linsys lirc live lua mad matroska modplug mp3 mtp musepack ncurses nfs ogg omxil optimisememory opus png projectm pulseaudio run-as-root samba selinux sftp shout sid soxr speex srt ssl svg taglib theora tremor truetype twolame udev upnp vaapi v4l vdpau vnc vpx wayland +X x264 x265 xml zeroconf zvbi cpu_flags_arm_neon cpu_flags_ppc_altivec cpu_flags_x86_mmx cpu_flags_x86_sse	show	Warning: User interface no longer available in VLC 3.x (Qt5 is dead). media-video/vlc-4 is available in ~arch with Qt6-based GUI instead. We cannot run vlc-cache-gen (most likely ROOT != /) Please run ${EPREFIX}/usr/$(get_libdir)/vlc/vlc-cache-gen manually If you do not do it, vlc will take a long time to load. show
vlc-3.0.23-r1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	alsa aom archive aribsub bidi bluray chromaprint chromecast dav1d dbus dc1394 debug directx +dvbpsi dvd +encode faad fdk +ffmpeg flac fluidsynth fontconfig +gcrypt gme keyring gstreamer ieee1394 jack jpeg kate libass libcaca libnotify +libsamplerate libtiger linsys lirc live lua macosx-notifications mad matroska modplug mp3 mtp musepack ncurses nfs ogg omxil optimisememory opus png projectm pulseaudio run-as-root samba selinux sftp shout sid soxr speex srt ssl svg taglib theora tremor truetype twolame udev upnp vaapi v4l vdpau vnc vpx wayland +X x264 x265 xml zeroconf zvbi cpu_flags_arm_neon cpu_flags_ppc_altivec cpu_flags_x86_mmx cpu_flags_x86_sse	show	Warning: User interface no longer available in VLC 3.x (Qt5 is dead). media-video/vlc-4 is available in ~arch with Qt6-based GUI instead. We cannot run vlc-cache-gen (most likely ROOT != /) Please run ${EPREFIX}/usr/$(get_libdir)/vlc/vlc-cache-gen manually If you do not do it, vlc will take a long time to load. show

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+ stable
~ testing
- not available
some ebuild warning depend on specific use-flags or architectures, all ebuild-warnings are shown.

Known bugs:

bug ID	component	assigned to	status	description	last change
281522	Vulnerabilities	security	UNCONFIRMED	media-video/vlc Stack-based buffer overflows via smb:// URLs	2012-09-19 13:03:24
370587	Applications	media-video	UNCONFIRMED	media-video/vlc-1.1.9: vlc won't play files from ssh folder connected through gnome "Places" menu	2012-09-19 13:08:20
384313	Applications	media-video	UNCONFIRMED	media-video/vlc vlc-cache-gen Segmentation fault on hardened system	2012-09-19 13:08:49
385109	Applications	media-video	UNCONFIRMED	media-video/vlc-1.1.11 segfault error	2012-09-19 13:08:57
393385	Ebuilds	voyageur	UNCONFIRMED	media-libs/phonon-vlc-0.4.1 fails to compile with sys-devel/dragonegg-3.0	2012-09-28 13:05:51
405173	Applications	media-video	UNCONFIRMED	media-video/vlc-2.0.0 - /bin/sh: line 4: 2215 Segmentation fault ./vlc-cache-gen ../modules	2012-09-19 13:09:28
406735	Applications	media-video	UNCONFIRMED	media-video/vlc-2.0.0 - erratic audio volume behaviour under Gnome3	2012-09-19 13:09:42
409327	Applications	media-video	UNCONFIRMED	media-video/vlc-2.0.1 crashes when playing dvd with menu (and dvd-CSS)	2012-09-19 13:10:13
418181	Ebuilds	base-system	UNCONFIRMED	media-video/vlc 2.0.1 or newer should depend on gettext 0.18.1 or newer	2012-09-19 13:10:58
419955	Applications	media-video	UNCONFIRMED	media-video/vlc-2.0.1 - src_test(): srtp-test-aes / srtp-test-recv: Libgcrypt warning: missing initi	2012-09-19 13:11:08
426754	Applications	media-video	UNCONFIRMED	Update to VLC 2.0.1 breaks MKVs	2012-09-19 13:11:25
430960	Applications	media-video	UNCONFIRMED	media-video/vlc[vaapi] should depend on virtual/ffmpeg[vaapi]	2013-01-26 17:56:56
435102	Ebuilds	media-video	UNCONFIRMED	media-video/vlc-9999 - 300_all_pic.patch fails to apply	2012-09-18 20:17:27
437258	Applications	media-video	UNCONFIRMED	media-video/vlc-9999 - Failed Patch: 300_all_pic.patch !	2012-10-06 13:33:40
437632	Ebuilds	media-video	UNCONFIRMED	media-video/vlc: metadata.xml should be updated	2012-10-08 20:15:56
438928	Applications	media-video	UNCONFIRMED	media-video/vlc should open directories in KDE	2012-10-19 14:47:58
452048	Applications	media-video	UNCONFIRMED	media-video/vlc-2.0.5 - drop dependency on smbclient use-flag for >=net-fs/samba-4.0.0	2013-02-18 07:03:10
457742	Ebuilds	kde	UNCONFIRMED	media-libs/phonon-vlc-0.6.2 version bump request	2013-02-15 19:14:23

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