For playing videos on older systems, I think MPlayer is the way to go. Give that a try if you haven't.
Ken On 2023-08-04, at 3:57 PM, Sergey Fedorov wrote: > I need an advice. > > We got VLC2 port (which is totally broken for all systems) and VLC port, > which installs pre-built binary. Neither supports PPC, obviously, and even > i386. > > Leaving the main VLC aside, VLC2 is already a mess and in the present state > is unusable for practical purposes. Rewriting the logic is doable (I have > done it locally, kind of), however I have few concerns here: > > 1. Given the complexity of the port, it may not be obvious for anyone who > might wish to update it in the future or fix something for Intel systems, > what has to be left untouched for PPC (assuming that testing for PPC cannot > be done due to lack of hardware). It is very easy to break the build, I just > now tried to enable a feature which looked harmless, and that broke the build > immediately. And we cannot really write passages of explanations for every > change or choice. > > 2. On the other hand, even though the port is currently broken for Intel, my > fixes might introduce some undesirable effects for it, unless of course > literally everything is put inside the guarding condition. But then we have > x2 more code in the port, which is already barely readable. > > For these reasons, it seems easier and safer to have a separate VLC-ppc port: > then I can work on it without bothering to match versions or to break > anything for someone, and at the same time be reasonably sure no one > accidentally breaks PPC build. > > However, we seldom make arch-specific ports, so I assume, it may not be > considered desirable. > > Which way should I go here? Ultimately I am fine with either option, but it > will save time to decide first rather than having to rewrite later something > completely. > > > P. S. Re status of the thing itself: > > Given that FreeBSD seems to build the current VLC 3.x for 32-bit archs, > including PPC (may be untested, but still), chances are it can be fixed. > However, support for Qt4 has to be restored or otherwise Qt should be > foregone completely. > > Building of VLC2 I have fixed for PPC tonight. It works in some aspects (GUI > is acceptably okay, audio output seems perfect), but video either does not or > works partly (I cannot tests all output modes right now for technical > reasons). > So it is not a matter of tomorrow’s PR yet, but if it works, it may work > rather soon. > >
