[vlc-devel] Question about VLC build complexity and documentation (academic project – UNICAMP)

[Rémi Denis-Courmont]

Le lauantaina 4. lokakuuta 2025, 20.18.58 Itä-Euroopan kesäaika José Eduardo 
Santos Rabelo a écrit :
> During our attempts to build VLC on *macOS* and *Windows*, we found the
> process quite complex, with many undocumented or outdated steps, especially
> compared to Linux. This raised an academic and practical question for us:
> 
> “Is the current complexity of building VLC intentional — due to
> architectural or dependency-management reasons — or simply a result of
> historical evolution and limited documentation?”

We don't make it more complex on purpose on some platforms.


> 
> Our goal is to understand the rationale behind the current build system
> design, so that our project can assist new contributors without
> oversimplifying what’s necessary.
> 
> If possible, could you share any insight into how the VLC team approaches
> build automation, and whether there are ongoing efforts to simplify or
> modernize it?
> 
> We deeply admire the VLC project and would like to make our work useful to
> the community.
> 
> Best regards,
> José Eduardo Rabelo
> UNICAMP – University of Campinas, Brazil


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