[vlc-commits] dvdnav: Inform user when disc access is not granted

[David Fuhrmann]

vlc | branch: master | David Fuhrmann <dfuhrmann at videolan.org> | Thu Feb  6 22:31:12 2020 +0100| [ae4dfa3fbbde3349a061e4ca47ecd6b5e9c22935] | committer: David Fuhrmann

dvdnav: Inform user when disc access is not granted

macOS only asks once when requesting ressource access. If the user
declines for some reason, VLC will error out silently in subsequent
tries. Lets inform the user and explain better what he needs to
change in order to gain access again.

> http://git.videolan.org/gitweb.cgi/vlc.git/?a=commit;h=ae4dfa3fbbde3349a061e4ca47ecd6b5e9c22935
---

 modules/access/dvdnav.c | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/modules/access/dvdnav.c b/modules/access/dvdnav.c
index 3e5cdb2a7c..fb1b1aef63 100644
--- a/modules/access/dvdnav.c
+++ b/modules/access/dvdnav.c
@@ -362,6 +362,13 @@ static int AccessDemuxOpen ( vlc_object_t *p_this )
     if( dvdnav_open( &p_dvdnav, psz_path ) != DVDNAV_STATUS_OK )
     {
         msg_Warn( p_demux, "cannot open DVD (%s)", psz_file);
+
+#ifdef __APPLE__
+        vlc_dialog_display_error( p_demux, _("Problem accessing a system resource"),
+            _("Potentially, macOS blocks access to your disc. "
+              "Please open \"System Preferences\" -> \"Security & Privacy\" "
+              "and allow VLC to access your external media in \"Files and Folders\" section."));
+#endif
         goto bailout;
     }