[MacPorts] #61045: VLC: install: /opt/local/bin/vlc-osx: Operation not permitted

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Wed Oct 28 05:21:02 UTC 2020


#61045: VLC: install: /opt/local/bin/vlc-osx: Operation not permitted
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  Reporter:  ryandesign  |      Owner:  RJVB
      Type:  defect      |     Status:  assigned
  Priority:  Normal      |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports       |    Version:  2.6.3
Resolution:              |   Keywords:
      Port:  VLC         |
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Comment (by Tatsh):

 Well, I would still accept this over not having MacPorts manage my VLC
 installation at all.

 As for what VLC stock has vs a custom build, there are a few things but I
 can't remember if I've been affected by them, especially on macOS. There
 are a lot of build options for VLC.

 >NB: it might be possible to replace a sufficient number of the embedded
 libraries with symlinks to the ones provided by MacPorts, but that would
 require re-signing the application.

 Definitely wouldn't want this.

 The only upsides to building a custom VLC is that the libraries are shared
 and can be updated independently (whether this will work at runtime is
 always an issue) and that features can be enabled or disabled based on the
 user's needs.

 The issue may be more to do with having to maintain ffmpeg, VLC, mpv, and
 a lot of other libs to make sure everything stays in sync. On Gentoo this
 can be a struggle and there's a team for this. I understand MacPorts may
 not have the same kind of resources available at this time.

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