VLC on OS X 10.1

[Dave Thorup]

I'm having trouble getting VLC to run on OS X 10.1.  I downloaded the
binary from the website and the "vlc.app" application doesn't seem to do
anything when it is launched.  I tried using vlc from the command line:
Went to the "vlc.app/Contents/MacOS" directory and ran "./vlc
dvd:/dev/rdisk1" where /dev/disk1 is the mount point for the DVD.  This
launched the vlc.app application but didn't do anything.  I had no processor
activity and vlc was using 0% of the CPU (as shown by top), so I doubt vlc
was doing any decryption or anything.  I also didn't get any output in the
Terminal (I would expect to see error messages).  I even tried making
/dev/disk1 read/writable (by changing the permissions via chmod like it
mentions in the FAQ) but this had the same results.

Next I tried to compile the source from the 10/16/01 CVS snapshot, but I get
errors when I compile it.  Here's the error that I get when it is trying to
compile the libdvdcss part:

css.c:53: linux/cdrom.h: No such file or directory
make[3]: *** [css.o] Error 1
make[2]: *** [libdvdcss] Error 2
make[1]: *** [libdvdcss] Error 2
make: *** [plugins/dvd.a] Error 2

So it looks like I'm missing a header file or something.

If there's anyone that can help me get this up and running on OS X
I'd appreciate it.  Just let me know the steps I need to go through to
get it running.  I should mention I'm using OS X 10.1 on a PowerBook G3
333 Mhz (Lombard) with the Apple-supplied DVD ROM, 384 MB RAM, Sixth
Sense DVD.  (I don't have any other DVDs with me at the moment, but I'll
try it on others)

I should mention that I'm also a Software Engineer and I'd love to help
out on the VLC project wherever I can, especially since the Apple DVD
Player for 10.1 doesn't support my computer.

Thanks for any help!
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Dave Thorup
dthorup at corda.com
CORDA Technologies, Inc.

www.corda.com
Interactive data-driven graphics.