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Symbolic link can't be opened from file browser

Posted: 18 Aug 2007 02:36
by vinc17
With VLC 0.8.6c under Mac OS X 10.4.10, I wanted to open an XSPF playlist. So I chose "File → Open File", then "Browse...". Here's the problem: the "Open" button can be clicked on for any file, except a symbolic link ("Open" is grayed out). However, if I click on "Cancel" and type the name of the symbolic link (at the left of "Browse..."), the playlist can be opened as expected.

Re: Symbolic link can't be opened from file browser

Posted: 18 Aug 2007 19:40
by fkuehne
I'll investigate this. Thanks for the hint!

Re: Symbolic link can't be opened from file browser

Posted: 18 Aug 2007 19:48
by fkuehne
Sorry, I cannot reproduce your problem, neither with the current development code nor with VLC 0.8.6c. I'll keep an eye on that though ;)

Re: Symbolic link can't be opened from file browser

Posted: 18 Aug 2007 23:09
by vinc17
Though I could always reproduce the problem on this symbolic link, I couldn't reproduce it on other symbolic links, and when I now try again on the original symbolic link, I can't reproduce the problem any longer, though I didn't change this symbolic link. The next time such a problem occurs, I should do a ktrace...