VLC cannot play MKV files?

[Ryan Schmidt]

> On Jan 24, 2016, at 1:42 AM, Vincent Habchi <vince at macports.org> wrote:
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>> Sure. And it is probably also very easy to introduce regressions that way if the #ifdefs aren't already in place.
> 
> Yeah, that’s right. Every cloud has its silver lining. Or the contrary for that matter.
> 
>> It'll do the same with your /Applications directory or the entire /opt/local tree.
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> Except that it’s no longer possible to compress the build-in Applications with OS X 10.11 since Apple introduced SIP (http://arstechnica.com/apple/2015/09/os-x-10-11-el-capitan-the-ars-technica-review/8/#h1). Even root cannot modify the protected applications (it’s still possible, but it’s a darn intricate process to do it).

I was under the impression that Apple already compressed the files and programs installed with the operating system, using HFS compression, ever since taking up less disk space was listed as a feature of Snow Leopard.