[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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