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{{Historical}}
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VLS (aka VideoLAN Server) is an outdated streaming solution. More information is available on http://www.videolan.org/vlc/streaming.html.
  
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Unless you really know what you are doing, [https://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=11405 we advise] that you use [[VLC]] instead as it is far more powerful than VLS.
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==Known problems==
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VLS isn't compatible with GCC 4. You will thus need to use GCC 2.9, 3.3 or 3.4 to compile, or submit a patch to fix compilation problems on GCC 4.
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== Solutions ==
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=== Mandrake Patch ===
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Mandrake Linux supplies a patch for vls 0.5.6 that fixes compilation on gcc 3.4. The patch also works for gcc 4+ (Tested with 4.0.2 & 4.1.2).
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The patch file (vls-0.5.6-gcc34.patch from vls-0.5.6-5mdk.src.rpm):
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<syntaxhighlight lang="diff">
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--- ./src/core/library.cpp.tv 2004-06-30 18:58:00.527941222 +0200
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+++ ./src/core/library.cpp 2004-06-30 18:58:45.777047645 +0200
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@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
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*
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*******************************************************************************/
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-
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+#include <dlfcn.h>
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//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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// Preamble
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@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
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# ifdef RTLD_NOW
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  m_hHandle = dlopen(m_strName.GetString(), RTLD_NOW);
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# else
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-  m_hHandle = dlopen(m_strName.GetString(), DL_LAZY);
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+  m_hHandle = dlopen(m_strName.GetString(), RTLD_LAZY);
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# endif
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  if(m_hHandle == NULL)
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  {
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--- ./src/core/hashtable.h.tv 2004-06-30 18:53:44.712993043 +0200
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+++ ./src/core/hashtable.h 2004-06-30 18:53:13.241614538 +0200
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@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
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};
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-class C_HashMethod<u32>
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+template <> class C_HashMethod<u32>
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{
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  public:
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  inline C_HashMethod(u32 uiMaxHash);
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@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
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};
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 +
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-class C_HashMethod<u16>
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+template <> class C_HashMethod<u16>
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{
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  public:
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  inline C_HashMethod(u32 uiMaxHash);
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@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
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};
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-class C_HashMethod<handle>
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+template <> class C_HashMethod<handle>
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{
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  public:
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  inline C_HashMethod(u32 uiMaxHash);
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--- ./src/core/stream.cpp.tv 2004-06-30 18:59:00.374759370 +0200
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+++ ./src/core/stream.cpp 2004-06-30 19:01:02.921339327 +0200
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@@ -317,6 +317,8 @@
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template <class IOStream>
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  C_Stream<IOStream>& C_Stream<IOStream>::operator >> (C_Serializable& cObject)
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{
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+  C_ClassDescription cObjectDescription = cObject.Reflect();
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+  C_Serializer cSerializer(&cObject, cObjectDescription);
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  try
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  {
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    u32 iByteCount = cSerializer.NextBytesCount();
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@@ -324,11 +326,12 @@
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    {
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      const byte aBytes[iByteCount];
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      u32 iOffset = 0;
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+   int iRc;
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      // Read the data to deserialize on the stream
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      do
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      {
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-        int iRc = m_pIOStream->Read(aBytes+iOffset, iByteCount-iOffset);
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+        iRc = m_pIOStream->Read(aBytes+iOffset, iByteCount-iOffset);
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        ASSERT(iRc >= 0 || iRc == FILE_EOF);
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        iOffset += iRc;
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      }
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</syntaxhighlight>
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=== libdvbpsi ===
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Use [https://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/libdvbpsi/0.1.4 libdvbpsi3-0.1.4].
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Later versions have incompatible API changes.
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=== Dependency Errors ===
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This error indicates that Makefile.dep and Makefile.module.dep need to have some spare newlines removed. See [https://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=30869 this forum thread] for details.
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<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
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root@jan:/usr/src/vls/vls-0.5.6# make
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dep/core/application.dpp:1: *** missing separator. Stop.
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make: *** [dep/core/application.dpp] Error 2
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</syntaxhighlight>
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[[Category:VideoLAN projects|†]]

Latest revision as of 05:36, 28 April 2019

This page is obsolete and kept only for historical interest. It may document features that are obsolete, superseded, or irrelevant. Do not rely on the information here being up-to-date.

VLS (aka VideoLAN Server) is an outdated streaming solution. More information is available on http://www.videolan.org/vlc/streaming.html.

Unless you really know what you are doing, we advise that you use VLC instead as it is far more powerful than VLS.

Known problems

VLS isn't compatible with GCC 4. You will thus need to use GCC 2.9, 3.3 or 3.4 to compile, or submit a patch to fix compilation problems on GCC 4.

Solutions

Mandrake Patch

Mandrake Linux supplies a patch for vls 0.5.6 that fixes compilation on gcc 3.4. The patch also works for gcc 4+ (Tested with 4.0.2 & 4.1.2). The patch file (vls-0.5.6-gcc34.patch from vls-0.5.6-5mdk.src.rpm): 

--- ./src/core/library.cpp.tv	2004-06-30 18:58:00.527941222 +0200
+++ ./src/core/library.cpp	2004-06-30 18:58:45.777047645 +0200
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 *
 *******************************************************************************/
 
-
+#include <dlfcn.h>
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Preamble
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
 # ifdef RTLD_NOW
   m_hHandle = dlopen(m_strName.GetString(), RTLD_NOW);
 # else
-  m_hHandle = dlopen(m_strName.GetString(), DL_LAZY);
+  m_hHandle = dlopen(m_strName.GetString(), RTLD_LAZY);
 # endif
   if(m_hHandle == NULL)
   {
--- ./src/core/hashtable.h.tv	2004-06-30 18:53:44.712993043 +0200
+++ ./src/core/hashtable.h	2004-06-30 18:53:13.241614538 +0200
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 };
 
 
-class C_HashMethod<u32>
+template <> class C_HashMethod<u32>
 {
  public:
   inline C_HashMethod(u32 uiMaxHash);
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
 };
 
 
-class C_HashMethod<u16>
+template <> class C_HashMethod<u16>
 {
  public:
   inline C_HashMethod(u32 uiMaxHash);
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
 };
 
 
-class C_HashMethod<handle>
+template <> class C_HashMethod<handle>
 {
  public:
   inline C_HashMethod(u32 uiMaxHash);
--- ./src/core/stream.cpp.tv	2004-06-30 18:59:00.374759370 +0200
+++ ./src/core/stream.cpp	2004-06-30 19:01:02.921339327 +0200
@@ -317,6 +317,8 @@
 template <class IOStream>
  C_Stream<IOStream>& C_Stream<IOStream>::operator >> (C_Serializable& cObject)
 {
+  C_ClassDescription cObjectDescription = cObject.Reflect();
+  C_Serializer cSerializer(&cObject, cObjectDescription);
   try
   {
     u32 iByteCount = cSerializer.NextBytesCount();
@@ -324,11 +326,12 @@
     {
       const byte aBytes[iByteCount];
       u32 iOffset = 0;
+	  int iRc;
 
       // Read the data to deserialize on the stream
       do
       {
-        int iRc = m_pIOStream->Read(aBytes+iOffset, iByteCount-iOffset);
+        iRc = m_pIOStream->Read(aBytes+iOffset, iByteCount-iOffset);
         ASSERT(iRc >= 0 || iRc == FILE_EOF);
         iOffset += iRc;
       }

libdvbpsi

Use libdvbpsi3-0.1.4. Later versions have incompatible API changes.

Dependency Errors

This error indicates that Makefile.dep and Makefile.module.dep need to have some spare newlines removed. See this forum thread for details. 

root@jan:/usr/src/vls/vls-0.5.6# make
dep/core/application.dpp:1: *** missing separator. Stop.
make: *** [dep/core/application.dpp] Error 2
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