[MacPorts] #69539: VLC: implement building from source again, build with X11 for older OS (?)

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#69539: VLC: implement building from source again, build with X11 for older OS (?)
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  Reporter:  barracuda156  |      Owner:  (none)
      Type:  enhancement   |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal        |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports         |    Version:  2.9.1
Resolution:                |   Keywords:
      Port:  VLC           |
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Comment (by RJVB):

 Replying to [comment:26 barracuda156]:
 > Though I guess at least in 2015 it worked for you?
 https://lists.apple.com/archives/coreaudio-api/2015/Feb/msg00001.html

 You must have understood how well it worked... Thing is I can't even
 remember why I even tried this, but it must have been before I found out
 about libVLC and the VLC backend to phonon that works just fine to get
 sound in KDE applications.

 > I am afraid some rather archaic code needs to be dug out to make it work
 on older systems: https://pulseaudio-
 discuss.freedesktop.narkive.com/0h3Q2vci/patch-modules-coreaudio-replace-
 deprecated-functions

 Ah yes, I remember running into code that required those changes to build.
 Honestly, I wouldn't bother backporting, I'd first try a PulseAudio
 version from before that patch above.

 > P. S. By the way, how do I check `pulseaudio` on its own, without VLC?

 As I said, paplay.

 Do you have a VLC2.x version that makes sound through CoreAudio on your
 legacy systems? If so I'd try to get the CoreAudio "driver" to build and
 work with VLC3.

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