[vlc-devel] [PATCH v3] input: fix `input-slave` option for subtitles

[Alaric Senat]

Since c34d719f, all files passed by the option `input-slave` were set as
audio tracks no matter what.
Theses changes force subtitle demux on files with a known spu extension.

Fixes #25549
---
 src/input/input.c | 11 ++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/input/input.c b/src/input/input.c
index ea64473a0b..286dfe3fd7 100644
--- a/src/input/input.c
+++ b/src/input/input.c
@@ -984,8 +984,17 @@ static void GetVarSlaves( input_thread_t *p_input,
         if( uri == NULL )
             continue;
 
+        enum slave_type i_type;
+        if ( !input_item_slave_GetType(uri, &i_type) )
+        {
+            msg_Warn( p_input,
+                     "Can't deduce slave type of `%s\" with file extension.",
+                     uri );
+            i_type = SLAVE_TYPE_AUDIO;
+        }
         input_item_slave_t *p_slave =
-            input_item_slave_New( uri, SLAVE_TYPE_AUDIO, SLAVE_PRIORITY_USER );
+            input_item_slave_New( uri, i_type, SLAVE_PRIORITY_USER );
+
         free( uri );
 
         if( unlikely( p_slave == NULL ) )
-- 
2.29.2