[haiku-development] Re: VLC to drop BeOS port
- From: "scott mc" <scottmc2@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: haiku-development@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:01:34 -0700
> As the last existing BeOS "maintainer" for VLC - it is significantly
> beyond my capabilities to re-port (as this is what is required,
> effectively, at this stage) VLC 0.9.x to BeOS.
>
> It needs too many features GCC2 does not support. The threading model
> has changed, breaking the BeOS threading support. The network core has
> changed, breaking net_server support. The playlist backend has
> changed, breaking parts of the BeOS GUI.
>
> The primary problem here - GCC2 - means that it is also basically
> unportable to Haiku R1-to-be unless the GCC4 compat libraries are
> going to be shipped with the core system...
>
> As goes the recent security fixes for VLC, the 0.8.6* series - these
> should be easily compilable with the tools/patches I have at
> www.gaelstar.com/beos for 0.8.6c. I will eventually do this myself,
> but I don't possess a stable, fast BeOS machine anymore. I/O is
> tortuously slow on Zeta for me and my only other working BeOS system
> is a 1Ghz laptop with VESA graphics; and I haven't had the day or so
> free to get Haiku going as a build platform yet.
>
> Regards
>
> Cian
>
> --
Thanks for the info Cian. I've noted this on the HaikuPorts page:
http://ports.haiku-files.org/wiki/media-video/vlc/0.8.6i
I might give it a try soon, to at least bring it up to 0.8.6i
-scottmc
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