[vlc-devel] Re: Part of solution : Issue developping a simpler wxWindows interface module with wxwidget 2.6
Sigmund Augdal
sigmunau at stud.ntnu.no
Wed May 4 12:49:10 CEST 2005
On Wed, May 04, 2005 at 11:51:11AM +0200, Steve MOREAU wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have finally got a part of solution of my problem. I can now use vlc
> with wxGTK 2.6. Here is what I've done on Fedora Core 3 if it could help
> someone :
> - Install wxGTK2.4 rpms given with the vlc fedora package.
> - Compile vlc (after ./configure --enable-wxwindows
> --with-ffmpeg-tree=../ffmpeg-20050209)
> - Compile wxGTK2.6 sources above wxGTK2.6 (after ./configure --prefix=/usr
> --with-gtk --enable-compat22)
> - Recompiling mymodule
>
> And now it works... well it's not work entirely but the module loads.
>
> I have now another error because I try to read an HTTP stream sent with a
> vlc under windows, mp4 video, and MPEG TS. Debug trace says :
Make sure you have libdvbpsi-devel installed, to get libdvbpsi support when
configuring vlc. This is needed for mp4v in mpeg2 ts.
Sigmund
>
> [root at localhost mymodule]# vlc -I mymodule --vout=x11 http://serveur:1234
> -vvv
> ...
> [00000110] main module debug: using demux2 module "ps"
> ...
> [00000070] main module debug: using decoder module "libmpeg2"
> [00000249] main decoder debug: thread -1267709008 (decoder) created at
> priority 0 (src/input/decoder.c:157)
> [00000211] main input debug: control type=1
> [00000217] ps demuxer warning: garbage at input
> [00000249] libmpeg2 decoder warning: invalid picture encountered
> [00000217] ps demuxer warning: garbage at input
>
> I have read some posts on this problem but I hadn't find solution yet
> (maybe it is not due to the installation of wxGTK2.6, in fact I don't know
> at all what it means)
>
> See you later
>
> Steve
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > Firstly, thanks to Greg for his pieces of advices.
> >
> > I've finally reinstall properly my Linux and vlc, and I still have some
> > problems. However, as Greg said last time, I know from now on that it's
> > enough to copy libmymodule_plugin.so into the /usr/lib/vlc/gui directory
> > in in order to make 'vlc -I mymodule' to load it.
> >
> > If my module correctly load, I noticed that embedded video which was
> > working with wxwidget 2.5.5, didn't work anymore with 2.4 (maybe due to
> > differences between these two versions). So, I tryed to erase all my
> > wxGTK2.4* packages and to download and to compile wxGTK 2.6.
> >
> > After the compilation, I tried to run 'vlc -I mymodule' and it didn't work
> > anymore. Moreover, wxwindows module didn't work.
> >
> > It is the same problems than occured to me before...
> >
> > Finally, I erased 2.6 and put wxGTK-2.4 back, and now it works again.
> >
> > I don't know why my installation of wxwindows is not clean. I don't know
> > what the wxGTK-2.4 rpm add to have vlc to work, that wxGTK-2.6 sources
> > compilation does not do...
> >
> > Do you have any clue please ? Does somebody compile vlc after compiling
> > wxGTK > 2.4 and does not meet such problems ?
> >
> > Thanks in advance
> >
> > Steve
> >
> >> Copying a module into a vlc directory should be enough, provided:
> >> - all the required libraries for that module are in place
> >> - the module_suffix and module_symbol are the same (the module meets the
> >> api
> >> requirements of the version of vlc you are trying to run it with)
> >>
> >> Good luck,
> >> -Greg
> >>
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> From: vlc-devel-bounce at videolan.org
> >>> [mailto:vlc-devel-bounce at videolan.org] On Behalf Of Steve MOREAU
> >>> Sent: Friday, April 29, 2005 4:37 AM
> >>> To: vlc-devel at videolan.org
> >>> Subject: Re: Issue developping a simpler
> >>> wxWindows interface module
> >>>
> >>> Hello Greg,
> >>>
> >>> Thanks for your answer :-)
> >>>
> >>> As for my wx interface module, it's a simple wxFrame to play
> >>> the video only. I did it to understand wxwindows and vlc modules.
> >>>
> >>> I ran ldconfig and I try to write some tests files in my
> >>> /home/steve directory, that are using a "home" makefile. I
> >>> didn't meet this problem before.
> >>>
> >>> I still didn't understand why libwxwindows doesn't want to
> >>> load from elsewhere than vlc-sources dir. Maybe, I have a
> >>> clue because I encountered some difficulties to install vlc.
> >>> I did (I don't remember exactly...) :
> >>> - I got vlc-sources for fedora core 3 (0.8.1-1.1)
> >>> - I compiled them with --disable-wxwindows (because
> >>> ./configure threw wx-gtk was installed)
> >>> - Then I installed wx-gtk and re-compiled
> >>> - I remembered having done 'yum install videolan-client' and
> >>> 'yum uninstall' (I know it's a doom but sorry I'm French :-))
> >>> for dependencies...
> >>>
> >>> As a result, I have vlc libs in /usr/lib/vlc and
> >>> /usr/local/lib/vlc with 2 vlc binaries. I decided to
> >>> reinstall my Linux in order to have my ideas cleaner... But
> >>> maybe I did never know why I had these errors.
> >>>
> >>> I will tell you later
> >>>
> >>> Bye, and thanks
> >>>
> >>> Steve
> >>>
> >>> PS : Greg, can I ask you a question ? Would you know if to
> >>> copy a module into a remote /usr/lib/vlc/gui directory (I
> >>> mean not the one of the computer where the library has been
> >>> compiled) is enough to run 'vlc -I mymodule' or you must do
> >>> something else ? Because I tried on another computer with
> >>> just videolan-client installed and it doesn't want to load it
> >>> (there is no error however : it seems to probe it but it's
> >>> all). Thanks again
> >>>
> >>> > Did you run ldconfig (as root) after installing wx? It
> >>> looks like your
> >>> > interface module can't find the shared wx libraries (but I
> >>> can't read
> >>> > french, so maybe it has a more informative error).
> >>> >
> >>> > I'd like to hear more about this simple wx interface module.
> >>> >
> >>> > -Greg
> >>> >
> >>> >> -----Original Message-----
> >>> >> From: vlc-devel-bounce at videolan.org
> >>> >> [mailto:vlc-devel-bounce at videolan.org] On Behalf Of Steve MOREAU
> >>> >> Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2005 4:27 AM
> >>> >> To: vlc-devel at videolan.org
> >>> >> Subject: Issue developping a simpler wxWindows
> >>> interface
> >>> >> module
> >>> >>
> >>> >> Hello,
> >>> >>
> >>> >> First of all, I would like to thank you for your player ;-)
> >>> >>
> >>> >> I'm currently developping a wxWindows interface module.
> >>> >> Following your documentation, I have got it to compile,
> >>> and to work
> >>> >> but only in certain conditions. I explain :
> >>> >> 1. If I run vlc inside the vlc sources directory where I
> >>> compiled it,
> >>> >> everything's fine an my module is loaded.
> >>> >>
> >>> >> 2. But, if I run it from elsewhere, vlc loads a "dummy"
> >>> skins module
> >>> >> instead of my module
> >>> >>
> >>> >> In my opinion, it could be a variable problem but how to
> >>> know which ?
> >>> >>
> >>> >> Have you already encountered this kind of you problem
> >>> developping a
> >>> >> module interface ?
> >>> >> Thanks in advance
> >>> >>
> >>> >> Steve
> >>> >>
> >>> >> PS : Here are the debug trace from vlc :
> >>> >>
> >>> >> 1. Correct interface module loaded :
> >>> >>
> >>> >> [root at localhost vlc_sources/modules/gui/mymodule]# vlc -I mymodule
> >>> >> -vvv ...
> >>> >> [00000001] main vlc debug: recursively browsing `modules'
> >>> >> [00000001] main vlc debug: recursively browsing
> >>> `/usr/local/lib/vlc'
> >>> >> ...
> >>> >> [00000207] main interface debug: looking for interface module
> >>> >> [00000207] main interface debug: probing 4 candidates
> >>> [00000200] main
> >>> >> module debug: using interface module "mymodule"
> >>> >> [00000207] main interface debug: interface initialized
> >>> >>
> >>> >>
> >>> >> 2. "Dummy" skins2 module loaded instead of mymodule :
> >>> >>
> >>> >> [root at localhost elsewhere]# vlc -I mymodule -vvv ...
> >>> >> [00000209] main interface debug: probing 4 candidates
> >>> [00000209] main
> >>> >> interface warning: cannot load module
> >>> >> `/usr/local/lib/vlc/gui/libmymodule_plugin.so'
> >>> >> (libwx_gtk2_xrc-2.5.so.5:
> >>> >> Ne peut ouvrir le fichier d'objet partagé: Aucun fichier ou
> >>> >> répertoire de ce type) [00000209] main interface warning:
> >>> >> cannot load module
> >>> >> `/usr/local/lib/vlc/gui/libwxwindows_plugin.so'
> >>> >> (libwx_gtk2_xrc-2.5.so.5:
> >>> >> Ne peut ouvrir le fichier d'objet partagé: Aucun fichier ou
> >>> >> répertoire de ce type) ...
> >>> >> [00000209] skins2 interface error: No suitable dialogs
> >>> provider found
> >>> >> [00000209] skins2 interface debug: Cannot open directory
> >>> >> /root/.vlc/skins2 [00000209] skins2 interface
> >>> >> debug: Cannot open directory share/skins2 [00000209]
> >>> skins2 interface
> >>> >> debug: found skin /usr/local/share/vlc/skins2/default.vlt
> >>> >> [00000201] main module debug: using interface module "skins2"
> >>> >> [00000209] main interface debug: interface initialized
> >>> >>
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