Support for multiple VLC versions in Mac OS X

[msui772]

Hi,
Short Version: how are multiple versions of VLC stored on a Mac and how specifically are the modules handled.

Long version:
I have compiled a module (the vstream module to stream from a tivo from sourceforge http://sourceforge.net/projects/tivo-vlc/) and am trying to test it. I view the package info of the VLC application and navigate to the modules directory and copy my newly compiled dylib into that directory. The module is found and causes VLC to crash when playing tivo streams (No crash when removed again). I am not surprised as it is VLC 0.85 and my source was from SVN about a week ago so I try and test it with a Nightly. I copy the nightly build App of VLC to my desktop, view the contents, and navigate to the modules and copy my dylib into there. - It has no effect.
Then I go back to the v0.85 app and view the package contents and navigate to the modules directory and all the modules have the timestamp of the nightly build!

Is it possible to install 2 versions of VLC on a Mac?
How are the modules handled?
Is there a different forum to post questions on building VLC?
How do you uninstall a version of VLC? (I deleted the nightly but my modules still have the recent date - I haven't yet re-installed 0.85 because the website isn't working properly for my Safari Browser!)

I have searched for information on this but found none. so would appreciate any pointers even if it just "check out .... site or ... thread"

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[The DJ]

modules are not interchangeable between VLC versions.

[fkuehne]

additionally, you may install as much version of VLC as you want (I got about 4 to 5 here to check for backward compatibility, etc.), but you may not mix the packages. Having multiple .app packages in a folder, isn't problematic though. Perhaps, you're getting preferences issues because older versions are trying to read newer preferences files and vice versa, but that's all.

The modules got a timestamp and a version info, not more. As Derk-Jan already said, they're not compatible to different versions and even the same modules build with different compilers aren't compatible (yet ).

This is the correct forum to ask questions about building VLC. You may also mail vlc-devel@videolan if you prefer, but that's at your choice.

Uninstalling VLC is easy: just drop the package/bundle to your trash and empty it.


BTW. Which problems do you experience with Safari and our new site?

[msui772]

Thanks for the prompt reply. I really already knew that the modules weren't interchangeable which is why I was trying to compile the module in the first place. Originally, I just couldn't find the 0.85 source so I extracted the the latest source with SVN (Incidentally I found it yesterday in an archive but haven't had time to try to compile it).
Actually the compilation story was just explaining the reason for my question. I am still somewhat confused. Where are the modules actually stored when I copy VLC from a disk image? are they wrapped up in an archive package or are they placed in some public folder /Application or /Library/Application Support or some such?
If they are in a packaged archive then there should be no issue with different versions and I must have made a mistake when checking the modules and dates. If they are in a fixed folder name then how is that managed for multiple versions or uninstalls...

Michael.
P.S. Am I the only one having difficulty with the new Videolan Site with Safari?

[msui772]

I only have Safari on my Mac so I assume it is a browser issue. I can connect to the site and see text and images but the layout is messed up and text and images are superimposed. Different zones of text are layed one on top of the other making it virtually impossible to read and I couldn't find the download link. Some links are not clickable - probably linked with the incorrect layout.
If it is only me then perhaps it is linked with last night's installation of X11 and Open Office but I find that unlikely...

[The DJ]

all modules and resources of VLC will be bundled in the VLC.app package.