ios vlc - smb://network connection

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ios vlc - smb://network connection

Postby lesmikesell » 03 Mar 2014 20:43

Could smb (windows file share) protocol be be added to the network options for the ios version? I think it is somewhat insane that the device doesn't provide network file access at the system level, but having in the app would be a useful workaround.

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Re: ios vlc - smb://network connection

Postby Jean-Baptiste Kempf » 22 Apr 2014 15:50

So far no, because we lack a library to do that.
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Re: ios vlc - smb://network connection

Postby XICO2KX » 11 May 2014 16:09

If I understood correctly, the libsmb license does not conform with the Apple App Store guidelines... :-|
What about the FreeBSD smbfs library? :P
And I have not tried them, but there's also a lightweight iOS library named tango and another one named smb4ios! :wink:

Edit: Never mind, just got some good news in this other post! :D

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Re: ios vlc - smb://network connection

Postby Jean-Baptiste Kempf » 21 May 2014 18:36

smb4ios is Objective-C, so not really interesting.
FreeBSD smbfs is an interesting base, but not enough portable.
Tango is nice, but not feature complete.
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