From: Olivier Aubert <olivier.aubert@liris.cnrs.fr>
Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 10:44:39 +0000 (+0100)
Subject: python bindings: workaround for the #2257 / #2266 VLC bug (linux only ATM)
X-Git-Tag: 1.0.0-pre1~1790
X-Git-Url: https://git.sesse.net/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=937e3f2f6b56c287e9acecfc77d65841300325ca;p=vlc

python bindings: workaround for the #2257 / #2266 VLC bug (linux only ATM)
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diff --git a/bindings/python/vlc_module.c b/bindings/python/vlc_module.c
index 7a90a4ba50..c82e6a0704 100644
--- a/bindings/python/vlc_module.c
+++ b/bindings/python/vlc_module.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 #include "vlcglue.h"
+#include <dlfcn.h>
 
 /**************************************************************************
  * VLC Module
@@ -47,6 +48,21 @@ initvlc( void )
 {
     PyObject* p_module;
 
+#ifdef WIN32
+    /*
+      FIXME: Win32 support is trickier than that (does not support dlopen).
+      Get code from src/modules/os.c to work on different OSes.
+    */
+    #define LIBVLCCORE "libvlccore.dll"
+#else
+    #define LIBVLCCORE "libvlccore.so"
+#endif
+    /* Workaround for the 2257/2266 VLC bug. */
+    if ( !dlopen( LIBVLCCORE, RTLD_NOW | RTLD_GLOBAL ) )
+    {
+        fprintf( stderr, "Error when loading libvlccore:\n%s\nTrying to continue anyway.\n", dlerror() );
+    }
+
     /* vlcMediaPlayer_Type.tp_new = PyType_GenericNew; */
     vlcMediaPlayer_Type.tp_alloc = PyType_GenericAlloc;
     /* vlcMedia_Type.tp_new = PyType_GenericNew; */