Can't start vlc from terminal in OS X

Fri May 17 22:20:10 CEST 2002

-vvvvv gives me:

VideoLAN Client - version 0.3.1_2002-05-15 Ourumov - (c) 1996-2002 VideoLAN

module: checking built-in modules
module: new builtin module `idct', IDCT module
module: new builtin module `idctclassic', classic IDCT module
module: new builtin module `motion', motion compensation module
module: new builtin module `imdct', AC3 IMDCT module
module: new builtin module `downmix', AC3 downmix module
module: new builtin module `chroma_i420_rgb', I420,IYUV,YV12 to
RGB,RV15,RV16,RV24,RV32 conversions
module: new builtin module `chroma_i420_yuy2', conversions from
I420,IYUV,YV12 to YUY2,YUNV,YVYU,UYVY,UYNV,Y422,IUYV,cyuv,Y211
module: new builtin module `chroma_i422_yuy2', conversions from I422 to
YUY2,YUNV,YVYU,UYVY,UYNV,Y422,IUYV,cyuv,Y211
module: new builtin module `chroma_i420_ymga', conversions from
I420,IYUV,YV12 to YMGA
module: new builtin module `mpeg_adec', MPEG I/II layer 1/2 audio decoder
module: new builtin module `ac3_adec', software AC3 decoder
module: new builtin module `mpeg_vdec', MPEG I/II video decoder module
module: new builtin module `idctaltivec', Altivec IDCT module
module: new builtin module `motionaltivec', AltiVec motion compensation
module
module: new builtin module `memcpyaltivec', AltiVec memcpy module
module: new builtin module `ffmpeg', ffmpeg video decoder
(MSMPEG4v123,MPEG4)
module: new builtin module `macosx', MacOS X interface, sound and video
module
module: new builtin module `dummy', dummy functions module
module: new builtin module `null', the Null module that does nothing
module: new builtin module `rc', remote control interface module
module: new builtin module `logger', file logging interface module
module: new builtin module `mpeg_es', ISO 13818-2 MPEG Elementary Stream
input
module: new builtin module `mpeg_ps', ISO 13818-1 MPEG Program Stream input
module: new builtin module `mpeg_ts', ISO 13818-1 MPEG Transport Stream
input
module: new builtin module `mpeg_audio', MPEG I/II Audio stream demux
module: new builtin module `file', Standard filesystem file reading
module: new builtin module `udp', Raw UDP access plug-in
module: new builtin module `http', HTTP access plug-in
module: new builtin module `ipv4', IPv4 network abstraction layer
module: new builtin module `memcpy', libc memcpy module
module: new builtin module `lpcm_adec', linear PCM audio decoder
module: new builtin module `ac3_spdif', SPDIF pass-through AC3 decoder
module: new builtin module `spudec', DVD subtitles decoder module
module: new builtin module `filter_deinterlace', deinterlacing module
module: new builtin module `filter_invert', invert video module
module: new builtin module `filter_wall', image wall video module
module: new builtin module `filter_transform', image transformation module
module: new builtin module `filter_distort', miscellaneous video effects
module
module: new builtin module `filter_clone', image clone video module
module: new builtin module `fx_scope', scope effect module
module: new builtin module `dvd', DVD input module, uses libdvdcss
module: new builtin module `vcd', VCD input module
module: new builtin module `avi', RIFF-AVI Stream input
module: new builtin module `mad', libmad MPEG 1/2/3 audio decoder library
module: module bank initialized, found 45 modules
config: opening config file /Users/stephan/.videolan/vlcrc
config: couldn't open config file /Users/stephan/.videolan/vlcrc for reading
(No such file or directory)
intf: playlist initialized
module: locking memcpy module `memcpyaltivec'
module: locking interface module `macosx'
intf: interface initialized

<-- And here is where it stops

And there happens exactly the same thing with other/earlier builds.

Looks like the config-file isn't there?

On 02-05-17 11.33, "The DJ" <hartman at mac.com> wrote:

> on 17-05-2002 10:20, Stephan Håkansson at stephan.hakansson at home.se wrote:
> 
>> I have problems starting VLC from the terminal. It has worked before, but for
>> some reason it doesn¹t launch correctly anymore. When I start it from the GUI
>> everything works as it should do, but I need to start the app with an option
>> like desync or ac3-adec pass. And when I start it in the terminal ³VideoLAN
>> Client - version 0.3.1_2002-05-15 Ourumov - (c) 1996-2002 VideoLAN" appears
>> but then nothing happens. No error, absolutely nothing. In the GUI the
>> application has been started, and I can quit it by ctrl-click the icon in the
>> dock and choose quit. But no menus or something like that has been launched.
>> It´s just an "empty" application.
>> 
>> Plz help!
>> 
>> /Stephan
> 
> The option works for me, with exactly the same release. Try adding -vvvvv
> for debug information. The more v's you add, the more info you will see.
> 
> DJ
> 
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