build_date="This will be replaced by the build date"
+# Used for win32 and MacOS X
+detected_plugin_path=None
+
if sys.platform == 'linux2':
dll=ctypes.CDLL('libvlc.so')
elif sys.platform == 'win32':
import ctypes.util
import os
- plugin_path=None
+ detected_plugin_path=None
path=ctypes.util.find_library('libvlc.dll')
if path is None:
# Try to use registry settings
import _winreg
- plugin_path_found = None
+ detected_plugin_path_found = None
subkey, name = 'Software\\VideoLAN\\VLC','InstallDir'
for hkey in _winreg.HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, _winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER:
try:
reg = _winreg.OpenKey(hkey, subkey)
- plugin_path_found, type_id = _winreg.QueryValueEx(reg, name)
+ detected_plugin_path_found, type_id = _winreg.QueryValueEx(reg, name)
_winreg.CloseKey(reg)
break
except _winreg.error:
pass
- if plugin_path_found:
- plugin_path = plugin_path_found
+ if detected_plugin_path_found:
+ detected_plugin_path = detected_plugin_path_found
else:
# Try a standard location.
p='c:\\Program Files\\VideoLAN\\VLC\\libvlc.dll'
if os.path.exists(p):
- plugin_path=os.path.dirname(p)
- os.chdir(plugin_path)
+ detected_plugin_path=os.path.dirname(p)
+ os.chdir(detected_plugin_path)
# If chdir failed, this will not work and raise an exception
path='libvlc.dll'
else:
- plugin_path=os.path.dirname(path)
+ detected_plugin_path=os.path.dirname(path)
dll=ctypes.CDLL(path)
elif sys.platform == 'darwin':
# FIXME: should find a means to configure path
- dll=ctypes.CDLL('/Applications/VLC.app/Contents/MacOS/lib/libvlc.2.dylib')
+ d='/Applications/VLC.app'
+ import os
+ if os.path.exists(d):
+ dll=ctypes.CDLL(d+'/Contents/MacOS/lib/libvlc.2.dylib')
+ detected_plugin_path=d+'/Contents/MacOS/modules'
+ else:
+ # Hope some default path is set...
+ dll=ctypes.CDLL('libvlc.2.dylib')
#
# Generated enum types.