[MacPorts] #72252: VLC port seems to be missing documentation
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#72252: VLC port seems to be missing documentation
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Reporter: seamusdemora | Owner: (none)
Type: defect | Status: new
Priority: Normal | Milestone:
Component: ports | Version:
Keywords: | Port: VLC
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I installed VLC earlier. I couldn't find much information on this package,
but I had hoped that the package would provide the "command line" version
of VLC. I already had a GUI version of VLC installed on my Mac - I think I
got this from the VLC website (??)
The installation reported a successful install:
{{{
% sudo port install VLC
---> Fetching archive for VLC
---> Attempting to fetch VLC-3.0.11.1_0.darwin_22.x86_64.tbz2 from
https://packages.macports.org/VLC
---> Attempting to fetch VLC-3.0.11.1_0.darwin_22.x86_64.tbz2.rmd160 from
https://packages.macports.org/VLC
---> Installing VLC @3.0.11.1_0
---> Activating VLC @3.0.11.1_0
---> Cleaning VLC
---> Updating database of binaries
---> Scanning binaries for linking errors
---> No broken files found.
---> No broken ports found.
---> Some of the ports you installed have notes:
VLC has the following notes:
MIDI support requires installing one or more SoundFont files, in
/opt/local/share/sounds/sf2, for instance from port:generaluser-soundfont.
}}}
I checked for "info", but didn't learn anything about using the port.
{{{
% port info VLC
VLC @3.0.11.1 (multimedia, devel)
Sub-ports: libVLC
Description: VLC media player is a highly portable multimedia
player for various audio and video formats (MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX,
mp3, ogg, ...) as well
as DVDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols. It
can also be used as a server to stream in unicast or multicast in IPv4 or
IPv6 on a
high-bandwidth network.
Homepage: https://www.videolan.org
Conflicts with: libVLC
Platforms: darwin
License: GPL-2
Maintainers: Email: rjvbertin at gmail.com, GitHub: RJVB
Policy: openmaintainer
}}}
I finally found the port under '/opt/local/bin/vlc3' using 'find'. I'm
submitting this ticket to suggest that the filename be added to the 'info'
output.
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/72252>
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