[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 barracuda156):

 Replying to [comment:32 RJVB]:
 > You mentioned a SIGSEGV in pulseaudio?

 The one I referred to is specific either to powerpc or at least to < 10.7.
 Something which is supposed to work in libpthreads is in fact pretty
 broken. I have seen that failure elsewhere, though I am not entirely sure
 whether it is just broken or fails to work in some conditions but not
 generally.


 >  I just got one when letting it launch as a daemon. In that case it
 tries to do something you're not allowed to do after a `fork()` on OS X
 (but I don't know since what version).

 Later versions perhaps use `poll`, and that will not work correctly.


 > See the 2 attachments I uploaded for more proof ;)

 From your log it follows you use rather old version of it. I did not try
 it.
 Was it built from a custom portfile or standard, just archaic one?

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