/* Explicit HACK */
extern void LocaleFree (const char *);
extern char *FromLocale (const char *);
+extern void vlc_enable_override (void);
#include <signal.h>
#include <time.h>
*****************************************************************************/
int main( int i_argc, const char *ppsz_argv[] )
{
-#ifdef __APPLE__
- /* The so-called POSIX-compliant MacOS X is not.
- * SIGPIPE fires even when it is blocked in all threads! */
+ /* The so-called POSIX-compliant MacOS X reportedly processes SIGPIPE even
+ * if it is blocked in all thread. Also some libraries want SIGPIPE blocked
+ * as they have no clue about signal masks.
+ * Note: this is NOT an excuse for not protecting against SIGPIPE. If
+ * LibVLC runs outside of VLC, we cannot rely on this code snippet. */
signal (SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN);
+
+#ifdef HAVE_PUTENV
+# ifndef NDEBUG
+ /* Activate malloc checking routines to detect heap corruptions. */
+ putenv( (char*)"MALLOC_CHECK_=2" );
+
+ /* Disable the ugly Gnome crash dialog so that we properly segfault */
+ putenv( (char *)"GNOME_DISABLE_CRASH_DIALOG=1" );
+# endif
+
+ /* Make Xlib hide visuals with an alphachannel. Ensure that Qt4 will not
+ * use the alpha channel for the embedded video window. */
+ putenv( (char *)"XLIB_SKIP_ARGB_VISUALS=1" );
#endif
#ifndef ALLOW_RUN_AS_ROOT
libvlc_get_version(), libvlc_get_changeset() );
#endif
-#ifdef HAVE_PUTENV
-# ifndef NDEBUG
- /* Activate malloc checking routines to detect heap corruptions. */
- putenv( (char*)"MALLOC_CHECK_=2" );
-
- /* Disable the ugly Gnome crash dialog so that we properly segfault */
- putenv( (char *)"GNOME_DISABLE_CRASH_DIALOG=1" );
-# endif
-#endif
-
- /* Make Xlib hide visuals with an alphachannel. Ensure that Qt4 will not
- * use the alpha channel for the embedded video window. */
- putenv( (char *)"XLIB_SKIP_ARGB_VISUALS=1" );
-
/* Synchronously intercepted POSIX signals.
*
* In a threaded program such as VLC, the only sane way to handle signals
return 1; // BOOM!
argv[argc] = NULL;
+ vlc_enable_override ();
+
/* Initialize libvlc */
libvlc_instance_t *vlc = libvlc_new (argc, argv);