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@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 /*****************************************************************************
- * libvlc.c: main libvlc source
+ * libvlc.c: libvlc instances creation and deletion, interfaces handling
  *****************************************************************************
- * Copyright (C) 1998-2002 VideoLAN
- * $Id: libvlc.c,v 1.32 2002/09/26 22:40:24 massiot Exp $
+ * Copyright (C) 1998-2008 the VideoLAN team
+ * $Id$
  *
  * Authors: Vincent Seguin <seguin@via.ecp.fr>
  *          Samuel Hocevar <sam@zoy.org>
- *          Gildas Bazin <gbazin@netcourrier.com>
+ *          Gildas Bazin <gbazin@videolan.org>
+ *          Derk-Jan Hartman <hartman at videolan dot org>
+ *          RĂ©mi Denis-Courmont <rem # videolan : org>
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
  *
  * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
  * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
- * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111, USA.
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston MA 02110-1301, USA.
  *****************************************************************************/
 
-/*****************************************************************************
- * Pretend we are a builtin module
- *****************************************************************************/
-#define MODULE_NAME main
-#define MODULE_PATH main
-#define __BUILTIN__
+/** \file
+ * This file contains functions to create and destroy libvlc instances
+ */
 
 /*****************************************************************************
  * Preamble
  *****************************************************************************/
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+# include "config.h"
+#endif
+
+#include <vlc_common.h>
+#include "control/libvlc_internal.h"
+#include <vlc_input.h>
+
+#include "modules/modules.h"
+#include "config/configuration.h"
+#include "interface/interface.h"
+
 #include <errno.h>                                                 /* ENOMEM */
 #include <stdio.h>                                              /* sprintf() */
-#include <string.h>                                            /* strerror() */
+#include <string.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>                                                /* free() */
 
-#include <vlc/vlc.h>
-
 #ifndef WIN32
 #   include <netinet/in.h>                            /* BSD: struct in_addr */
 #endif
 
 #ifdef HAVE_UNISTD_H
 #   include <unistd.h>
-#elif defined( _MSC_VER ) && defined( _WIN32 )
+#elif defined( WIN32 ) && !defined( UNDER_CE )
 #   include <io.h>
 #endif
 
 #ifdef WIN32                       /* optind, getopt(), included in unistd.h */
-#   include "GNUgetopt/getopt.h"
+#   include "extras/getopt.h"
 #endif
 
 #ifdef HAVE_LOCALE_H
 #   include <locale.h>
 #endif
 
-#include "vlc_cpu.h"                                        /* CPU detection */
-#include "os_specific.h"
+#ifdef HAVE_DBUS
+/* used for one-instance mode */
+#   include <dbus/dbus.h>
+#endif
+
+#ifdef HAVE_HAL
+#   include <hal/libhal.h>
+#endif
 
-#include "netutils.h"                                 /* network_ChannelJoin */
+#include <vlc_playlist.h>
+#include <vlc_interface.h>
 
-#include "stream_control.h"
-#include "input_ext-intf.h"
+#include <vlc_aout.h>
+#include "audio_output/aout_internal.h"
 
-#include "vlc_playlist.h"
-#include "interface.h"
+#include <vlc_vout.h>
 
-#include "audio_output.h"
+#include <vlc_sout.h>
+#include "stream_output/stream_output.h"
 
-#include "video.h"
-#include "video_output.h"
+#include <vlc_charset.h>
 
 #include "libvlc.h"
 
-/*****************************************************************************
- * The evil global variables. We handle them with care, don't worry.
- *****************************************************************************/
+#include "playlist/playlist_internal.h"
 
-/* This global lock is used for critical sections - don't abuse it! */
-static vlc_mutex_t global_lock;
-void *             p_global_data;
+#include <vlc_vlm.h>
 
-/* A list of all the currently allocated vlc objects */
-static int      volatile i_vlc = 0;
-static vlc_t ** volatile pp_vlc = NULL;
+#include <assert.h>
 
 /*****************************************************************************
- * Local prototypes
+ * The evil global variables. We handle them with care, don't worry.
  *****************************************************************************/
-static int  GetFilenames  ( vlc_t *, int, char *[] );
-static void Usage         ( vlc_t *, const char *psz_module_name );
-static void ListModules   ( vlc_t * );
-static void Version       ( void );
+static libvlc_int_t *    p_static_vlc = NULL;
+static unsigned          i_instances = 0;
 
-#ifdef WIN32
-static void ShowConsole   ( void );
-#endif
+static bool b_daemon = false;
 
 /*****************************************************************************
- * vlc_create: allocate a vlc_t structure, and initialize libvlc if needed.
- *****************************************************************************
- * This function allocates a vlc_t structure and returns NULL in case of
- * failure. Also, the thread system is initialized.
+ * vlc_gc_*.
  *****************************************************************************/
-vlc_error_t vlc_create( void )
+void __vlc_gc_incref( gc_object_t * p_gc )
 {
-    vlc_t * p_vlc;
-    vlc_bool_t b_failed = VLC_FALSE;
-
-    /* This gives us a rather good protection against concurrent calls, but
-     * an additional check will be necessary for complete thread safety. */
-    if( i_vlc )
-    {
-        return VLC_EGENERIC;
-    }
+    assert( p_gc->i_gc_refcount > 0 );
 
-    p_vlc = vlc_create_r();
+    /* FIXME: atomic version needed! */
+    p_gc->i_gc_refcount ++;
+}
 
-    if( p_vlc == NULL )
-    {
-        return VLC_EGENERIC;
-    }
+void __vlc_gc_decref( gc_object_t *p_gc )
+{
+    assert( p_gc );
+    assert( p_gc->i_gc_refcount > 0 );
 
-    /* We have created an object, which ensures us that p_global_lock has
-     * been properly initialized. We can now atomically check that we are
-     * the only p_vlc object. */
-    vlc_mutex_lock( p_vlc->p_global_lock );
-    if( i_vlc != 1 )
-    {
-        b_failed = VLC_TRUE;
-    }
-    vlc_mutex_unlock( p_vlc->p_global_lock );
+    /* FIXME: atomic version needed! */
+    p_gc->i_gc_refcount -- ;
 
-    /* There can be only one */
-    if( b_failed )
+    if( p_gc->i_gc_refcount == 0 )
     {
-        vlc_destroy_r( p_vlc );
-        return VLC_EGENERIC;
+        p_gc->pf_destructor( p_gc );
+        /* Do not use the p_gc pointer from now on ! */
     }
+}
 
-    return VLC_SUCCESS;
+void
+__vlc_gc_init( gc_object_t * p_gc, void (*pf_destructor)( gc_object_t * ),
+               void * arg)
+{
+    p_gc->i_gc_refcount = 1;
+    p_gc->pf_destructor = pf_destructor;
+    p_gc->p_destructor_arg = arg;
 }
 
-vlc_t * vlc_create_r( void )
+/*****************************************************************************
+ * Local prototypes
+ *****************************************************************************/
+#if defined( ENABLE_NLS ) && (defined (__APPLE__) || defined (WIN32)) && \
+    ( defined( HAVE_GETTEXT ) || defined( HAVE_INCLUDED_GETTEXT ) )
+static void SetLanguage   ( char const * );
+#endif
+static inline int LoadMessages (void);
+static int  GetFilenames  ( libvlc_int_t *, int, const char *[] );
+static void Help          ( libvlc_int_t *, char const *psz_help_name );
+static void Usage         ( libvlc_int_t *, char const *psz_module_name );
+static void ListModules   ( libvlc_int_t *, bool );
+static void Version       ( void );
+
+#ifdef WIN32
+static void ShowConsole   ( bool );
+static void PauseConsole  ( void );
+#endif
+static int  ConsoleWidth  ( void );
+
+static int  VerboseCallback( vlc_object_t *, char const *,
+                             vlc_value_t, vlc_value_t, void * );
+
+static void InitDeviceValues( libvlc_int_t * );
+
+/**
+ * Allocate a libvlc instance, initialize global data if needed
+ * It also initializes the threading system
+ */
+libvlc_int_t * libvlc_InternalCreate( void )
 {
-    static int i_instance = 0;
-    vlc_t * p_vlc = NULL;
+    libvlc_int_t *p_libvlc;
+    libvlc_priv_t *priv;
+    char *psz_env = NULL;
 
-    /* Allocate the main structure */
-    p_vlc = vlc_object_create( p_vlc, VLC_OBJECT_ROOT );
-    if( p_vlc == NULL )
-    {
+    /* vlc_threads_init *must* be the first internal call! No other call is
+     * allowed before the thread system has been initialized. */
+    if (vlc_threads_init ())
         return NULL;
+
+    libvlc_global_data_t *p_libvlc_global = vlc_global();
+    /* Now that the thread system is initialized, we don't have much, but
+     * at least we have variables */
+    vlc_mutex_t *lock = var_AcquireMutex( "libvlc" );
+    if( i_instances == 0 )
+    {
+        /* Guess what CPU we have */
+        cpu_flags = CPUCapabilities();
+       /* The module bank will be initialized later */
+        p_libvlc_global->p_module_bank = NULL;
     }
 
-    p_vlc->psz_object_name = "root";
+    /* Allocate a libvlc instance object */
+    p_libvlc = vlc_custom_create( VLC_OBJECT(p_libvlc_global),
+                                  sizeof (*p_libvlc) + sizeof (libvlc_priv_t),
+                                  VLC_OBJECT_LIBVLC, "libvlc" );
+    if( p_libvlc != NULL )
+        i_instances++;
+    vlc_mutex_unlock( lock );
 
-    p_vlc->p_global_lock = &global_lock;
-    p_vlc->pp_global_data = &p_global_data;
+    if( p_libvlc == NULL )
+        return NULL;
+
+    priv = libvlc_priv (p_libvlc);
+    priv->p_playlist = NULL;
+    priv->p_interaction = NULL;
+    priv->p_vlm = NULL;
+    p_libvlc->psz_object_name = strdup( "libvlc" );
 
-    p_vlc->b_verbose = VLC_FALSE;
-    p_vlc->b_quiet = VLC_FALSE; /* FIXME: delay message queue output! */
+    /* Initialize message queue */
+    msg_Create( p_libvlc );
+
+    /* Find verbosity from VLC_VERBOSE environment variable */
+    psz_env = getenv( "VLC_VERBOSE" );
+    if( psz_env != NULL )
+        priv->i_verbose = atoi( psz_env );
+    else
+        priv->i_verbose = 3;
+#if defined( HAVE_ISATTY ) && !defined( WIN32 )
+    priv->b_color = isatty( 2 ); /* 2 is for stderr */
+#else
+    priv->b_color = false;
+#endif
 
-    /* Initialize the threads system */
-    vlc_threads_init( p_vlc );
+    /* Announce who we are - Do it only for first instance ? */
+    msg_Dbg( p_libvlc, COPYRIGHT_MESSAGE );
+    msg_Dbg( p_libvlc, "libvlc was configured with %s", CONFIGURE_LINE );
 
     /* Initialize mutexes */
-    vlc_mutex_init( p_vlc, &p_vlc->config_lock );
-    vlc_mutex_init( p_vlc, &p_vlc->structure_lock );
-
-    /* Store our newly allocated structure in the global list */
-    vlc_mutex_lock( p_vlc->p_global_lock );
-    pp_vlc = realloc( pp_vlc, (i_vlc+1) * sizeof( vlc_t * ) );
-    pp_vlc[ i_vlc ] = p_vlc;
-    i_vlc++;
-    p_vlc->i_instance = i_instance;
-    i_instance++;
-    vlc_mutex_unlock( p_vlc->p_global_lock );
-
-    /* Update the handle status */
-    p_vlc->i_status = VLC_STATUS_CREATED;
-
-    return p_vlc;
+    vlc_mutex_init( &priv->timer_lock );
+    vlc_mutex_init( &priv->config_lock );
+
+    priv->threads_count = 0;
+    vlc_mutex_init (&priv->threads_lock);
+    vlc_cond_init (NULL, &priv->threads_wait);
+
+    /* Store data for the non-reentrant API */
+    p_static_vlc = p_libvlc;
+
+    return p_libvlc;
 }
 
-/*****************************************************************************
- * vlc_init: initialize a vlc_t structure.
- *****************************************************************************
- * This function initializes a previously allocated vlc_t structure:
+/**
+ * Initialize a libvlc instance
+ * This function initializes a previously allocated libvlc instance:
  *  - CPU detection
  *  - gettext initialization
  *  - message queue, module bank and playlist initialization
  *  - configuration and commandline parsing
- *****************************************************************************/
-vlc_error_t vlc_init( int i_argc, char *ppsz_argv[] )
-{
-    return vlc_init_r( ( i_vlc == 1 ) ? pp_vlc[0] : NULL, i_argc, ppsz_argv );
-}
-
-vlc_error_t vlc_init_r( vlc_t *p_vlc, int i_argc, char *ppsz_argv[] )
+ */
+int libvlc_InternalInit( libvlc_int_t *p_libvlc, int i_argc,
+                         const char *ppsz_argv[] )
 {
+    libvlc_global_data_t *p_libvlc_global = vlc_global();
+    libvlc_priv_t *priv = libvlc_priv (p_libvlc);
     char         p_capabilities[200];
-    char *       p_tmp;
-    vlc_bool_t   b_exit;
-    module_t    *p_help_module;
-    playlist_t  *p_playlist;
+    char *       p_tmp = NULL;
+    char *       psz_modules = NULL;
+    char *       psz_parser = NULL;
+    char *       psz_control = NULL;
+    bool   b_exit = false;
+    int          i_ret = VLC_EEXIT;
+    playlist_t  *p_playlist = NULL;
+    vlc_value_t  val;
+#if defined( ENABLE_NLS ) \
+     && ( defined( HAVE_GETTEXT ) || defined( HAVE_INCLUDED_GETTEXT ) )
+# if defined (WIN32) || defined (__APPLE__)
+    char *       psz_language;
+#endif
+#endif
 
-    /* Check that the handle is valid */
-    if( !p_vlc || p_vlc->i_status != VLC_STATUS_CREATED )
+    /* System specific initialization code */
+    system_Init( p_libvlc, &i_argc, ppsz_argv );
+
+    /* Get the executable name (similar to the basename command) */
+    if( i_argc > 0 && ppsz_argv[0][0] )
     {
-        fprintf( stderr, "error: invalid status (!CREATED)\n" );
-        return VLC_ESTATUS;
-    }
+        free( p_libvlc->psz_object_name );
 
-    /* Guess what CPU we have */
-    p_vlc->i_cpu = CPUCapabilities( p_vlc );
+        const char *psz_exe = strrchr( ppsz_argv[0], '/' );
+        if( psz_exe && *(psz_exe + 1) )
+            p_libvlc->psz_object_name = strdup( psz_exe + 1 );
+        else
+            p_libvlc->psz_object_name = strdup( ppsz_argv[0] );
+    }
 
     /*
      * Support for gettext
      */
-#if defined( ENABLE_NLS ) && defined ( HAVE_GETTEXT )
-#   if defined( HAVE_LOCALE_H ) && defined( HAVE_LC_MESSAGES )
-    if( !setlocale( LC_MESSAGES, "" ) )
+    LoadMessages ();
+
+    /* Translate "C" to the language code: "fr", "en_GB", "nl", "ru"... */
+    msg_Dbg( p_libvlc, "translation test: code is \"%s\"", _("C") );
+
+    /* Initialize the module bank and load the configuration of the
+     * main module. We need to do this at this stage to be able to display
+     * a short help if required by the user. (short help == main module
+     * options) */
+    module_InitBank( p_libvlc );
+
+    if( config_LoadCmdLine( p_libvlc, &i_argc, ppsz_argv, true ) )
     {
-        fprintf( stderr, "warning: unsupported locale settings\n" );
+        module_EndBank( p_libvlc );
+        return VLC_EGENERIC;
     }
 
-    setlocale( LC_CTYPE, "" );
-#   endif
-
-    if( !bindtextdomain( PACKAGE, LOCALEDIR ) )
+    /* Check for short help option */
+    if( config_GetInt( p_libvlc, "help" ) > 0 )
     {
-        fprintf( stderr, "warning: no domain %s in directory %s\n",
-                 PACKAGE, LOCALEDIR );
+        Help( p_libvlc, "help" );
+        b_exit = true;
+        i_ret = VLC_EEXITSUCCESS;
+    }
+    /* Check for version option */
+    else if( config_GetInt( p_libvlc, "version" ) > 0 )
+    {
+        Version();
+        b_exit = true;
+        i_ret = VLC_EEXITSUCCESS;
     }
 
-    textdomain( PACKAGE );
-#endif
+    /* Set the config file stuff */
+    priv->psz_configfile = config_GetCustomConfigFile( p_libvlc );
 
-    /*
-     * Initialize message queue
-     */
-    msg_Create( p_vlc );
+    /* Check for plugins cache options */
+    if( config_GetInt( p_libvlc, "reset-plugins-cache" ) > 0 )
+    {
+        p_libvlc_global->p_module_bank->b_cache_delete = true;
+    }
 
-    /*
-     * System specific initialization code
-     */
-    system_Init( p_vlc, &i_argc, ppsz_argv );
+    /* Will be re-done properly later on */
+    priv->i_verbose = config_GetInt( p_libvlc, "verbose" );
 
-    /* Get the executable name (similar to the basename command) */
-    if( i_argc > 0 )
+    /* Check for daemon mode */
+#ifndef WIN32
+    if( config_GetInt( p_libvlc, "daemon" ) > 0 )
     {
-        p_vlc->psz_object_name = p_tmp = ppsz_argv[ 0 ];
-        while( *p_tmp )
+#ifdef HAVE_DAEMON
+        char *psz_pidfile = NULL;
+
+        if( daemon( 1, 0) != 0 )
         {
-            if( *p_tmp == '/' ) p_vlc->psz_object_name = ++p_tmp;
-            else ++p_tmp;
+            msg_Err( p_libvlc, "Unable to fork vlc to daemon mode" );
+            b_exit = true;
         }
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        p_vlc->psz_object_name = "vlc";
-    }
+        b_daemon = true;
+
+        /* lets check if we need to write the pidfile */
+        psz_pidfile = config_GetPsz( p_libvlc, "pidfile" );
+        if( psz_pidfile != NULL )
+        {
+            FILE *pidfile;
+            pid_t i_pid = getpid ();
+            msg_Dbg( p_libvlc, "PID is %d, writing it to %s",
+                               i_pid, psz_pidfile );
+            pidfile = utf8_fopen( psz_pidfile,"w" );
+            if( pidfile != NULL )
+            {
+                utf8_fprintf( pidfile, "%d", (int)i_pid );
+                fclose( pidfile );
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                msg_Err( p_libvlc, "cannot open pid file for writing: %s (%m)",
+                         psz_pidfile );
+            }
+        }
+        free( psz_pidfile );
 
-    /* Announce who we are */
-    msg_Dbg( p_vlc, COPYRIGHT_MESSAGE );
-    msg_Dbg( p_vlc, "libvlc was configured with %s", CONFIGURE_LINE );
+#else
+        pid_t i_pid;
 
-    /*
-     * Initialize the module bank and and load the configuration of the main
-     * module. We need to do this at this stage to be able to display a short
-     * help if required by the user. (short help == main module options)
-     */
-    module_InitBank( p_vlc );
-    module_LoadMain( p_vlc );
+        if( ( i_pid = fork() ) < 0 )
+        {
+            msg_Err( p_libvlc, "unable to fork vlc to daemon mode" );
+            b_exit = true;
+        }
+        else if( i_pid )
+        {
+            /* This is the parent, exit right now */
+            msg_Dbg( p_libvlc, "closing parent process" );
+            b_exit = true;
+            i_ret = VLC_EEXITSUCCESS;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            /* We are the child */
+            msg_Dbg( p_libvlc, "daemon spawned" );
+            close( STDIN_FILENO );
+            close( STDOUT_FILENO );
+            close( STDERR_FILENO );
 
-    /* Hack: insert the help module here */
-    p_help_module = vlc_object_create( p_vlc, VLC_OBJECT_MODULE );
-    if( p_help_module == NULL )
-    {
-        module_EndBank( p_vlc );
-        msg_Destroy( p_vlc );
-        return VLC_EGENERIC;
+            b_daemon = true;
+        }
+#endif
     }
-    p_help_module->psz_object_name = "help";
-    config_Duplicate( p_help_module, p_help_config );
-    vlc_object_attach( p_help_module, p_vlc->p_module_bank );
-    /* End hack */
+#endif
 
-    if( config_LoadCmdLine( p_vlc, &i_argc, ppsz_argv, VLC_TRUE ) )
+    if( b_exit )
     {
-        vlc_object_detach( p_help_module );
-        config_Free( p_help_module );
-        vlc_object_destroy( p_help_module );
-        module_EndBank( p_vlc );
-        msg_Destroy( p_vlc );
-        return VLC_EGENERIC;
+        module_EndBank( p_libvlc );
+        return i_ret;
     }
 
-    b_exit = VLC_FALSE;
+    /* Check for translation config option */
+#if defined( ENABLE_NLS ) \
+     && ( defined( HAVE_GETTEXT ) || defined( HAVE_INCLUDED_GETTEXT ) )
+# if defined (WIN32) || defined (__APPLE__)
+    /* This ain't really nice to have to reload the config here but it seems
+     * the only way to do it. */
 
-    /* Check for short help option */
-    if( config_GetInt( p_vlc, "help" ) )
-    {
-        fprintf( stderr, _("Usage: %s [options] [parameters] [files]...\n\n"),
-                         p_vlc->psz_object_name );
-        Usage( p_vlc, "main" );
-        Usage( p_vlc, "help" );
-        b_exit = VLC_TRUE;
-    }
-    /* Check for version option */
-    else if( config_GetInt( p_vlc, "version" ) )
+    if( !config_GetInt( p_libvlc, "ignore-config" ) )
+        config_LoadConfigFile( p_libvlc, "main" );
+    config_LoadCmdLine( p_libvlc, &i_argc, ppsz_argv, true );
+
+    /* Check if the user specified a custom language */
+    psz_language = config_GetPsz( p_libvlc, "language" );
+    if( psz_language && *psz_language && strcmp( psz_language, "auto" ) )
     {
-        Version();
-        b_exit = VLC_TRUE;
-    }
+        bool b_cache_delete = p_libvlc_global->p_module_bank->b_cache_delete;
 
-    /* Hack: remove the help module here */
-    vlc_object_detach( p_help_module );
-    /* End hack */
+        /* Reset the default domain */
+        SetLanguage( psz_language );
 
-    if( b_exit )
-    {
-        config_Free( p_help_module );
-        vlc_object_destroy( p_help_module );
-        module_EndBank( p_vlc );
-        msg_Destroy( p_vlc );
-        return VLC_EEXIT;
+        /* Translate "C" to the language code: "fr", "en_GB", "nl", "ru"... */
+        msg_Dbg( p_libvlc, "translation test: code is \"%s\"", _("C") );
+
+        module_EndBank( p_libvlc );
+        module_InitBank( p_libvlc );
+        if( !config_GetInt( p_libvlc, "ignore-config" ) )
+            config_LoadConfigFile( p_libvlc, "main" );
+        config_LoadCmdLine( p_libvlc, &i_argc, ppsz_argv, true );
+        p_libvlc_global->p_module_bank->b_cache_delete = b_cache_delete;
     }
+    free( psz_language );
+# endif
+#endif
 
     /*
      * Load the builtins and plugins into the module_bank.
@@ -338,103 +444,273 @@ vlc_error_t vlc_init_r( vlc_t *p_vlc, int i_argc, char *ppsz_argv[] )
      * list of configuration options exported by each module and loads their
      * default values.
      */
-    module_LoadBuiltins( p_vlc );
-    module_LoadPlugins( p_vlc );
-    msg_Dbg( p_vlc, "module bank initialized, found %i modules",
-                    p_vlc->p_module_bank->i_children );
+    module_LoadBuiltins( p_libvlc );
+    module_LoadPlugins( p_libvlc );
+    if( p_libvlc->b_die )
+    {
+        b_exit = true;
+    }
 
-    /* Hack: insert the help module here */
-    vlc_object_attach( p_help_module, p_vlc->p_module_bank );
-    /* End hack */
+    msg_Dbg( p_libvlc, "module bank initialized, found %i modules",
+             vlc_internals( p_libvlc_global->p_module_bank )->i_children );
 
     /* Check for help on modules */
-    if( (p_tmp = config_GetPsz( p_vlc, "module" )) )
+    if( (p_tmp = config_GetPsz( p_libvlc, "module" )) )
     {
-        Usage( p_vlc, p_tmp );
+        Help( p_libvlc, p_tmp );
         free( p_tmp );
-        b_exit = VLC_TRUE;
+        b_exit = true;
+        i_ret = VLC_EEXITSUCCESS;
+    }
+    /* Check for full help option */
+    else if( config_GetInt( p_libvlc, "full-help" ) > 0 )
+    {
+        config_PutInt( p_libvlc, "advanced", 1);
+        config_PutInt( p_libvlc, "help-verbose", 1);
+        Help( p_libvlc, "full-help" );
+        b_exit = true;
+        i_ret = VLC_EEXITSUCCESS;
     }
     /* Check for long help option */
-    else if( config_GetInt( p_vlc, "longhelp" ) )
+    else if( config_GetInt( p_libvlc, "longhelp" ) > 0 )
     {
-        Usage( p_vlc, NULL );
-        b_exit = VLC_TRUE;
+        Help( p_libvlc, "longhelp" );
+        b_exit = true;
+        i_ret = VLC_EEXITSUCCESS;
     }
     /* Check for module list option */
-    else if( config_GetInt( p_vlc, "list" ) )
+    else if( config_GetInt( p_libvlc, "list" ) > 0 )
     {
-        ListModules( p_vlc );
-        b_exit = VLC_TRUE;
+        ListModules( p_libvlc, false );
+        b_exit = true;
+        i_ret = VLC_EEXITSUCCESS;
+    }
+    else if( config_GetInt( p_libvlc, "list-verbose" ) > 0 )
+    {
+        ListModules( p_libvlc, true );
+        b_exit = true;
+        i_ret = VLC_EEXITSUCCESS;
     }
 
-    /* Hack: remove the help module here */
-    vlc_object_detach( p_help_module );
-    config_Free( p_help_module );
-    vlc_object_destroy( p_help_module );
-    /* End hack */
+    /* Check for config file options */
+    if( !config_GetInt( p_libvlc, "ignore-config" ) )
+    {
+        if( config_GetInt( p_libvlc, "reset-config" ) > 0 )
+        {
+            config_ResetAll( p_libvlc );
+            config_LoadCmdLine( p_libvlc, &i_argc, ppsz_argv, true );
+            config_SaveConfigFile( p_libvlc, NULL );
+        }
+        if( config_GetInt( p_libvlc, "save-config" ) > 0 )
+        {
+            config_LoadConfigFile( p_libvlc, NULL );
+            config_LoadCmdLine( p_libvlc, &i_argc, ppsz_argv, true );
+            config_SaveConfigFile( p_libvlc, NULL );
+        }
+    }
 
     if( b_exit )
     {
-        module_EndBank( p_vlc );
-        msg_Destroy( p_vlc );
-        return VLC_EEXIT;
+        module_EndBank( p_libvlc );
+        return i_ret;
     }
 
+    /*
+     * Init device values
+     */
+    InitDeviceValues( p_libvlc );
+
     /*
      * Override default configuration with config file settings
      */
-    p_vlc->psz_homedir = config_GetHomeDir();
-    config_LoadConfigFile( p_vlc, NULL );
+    if( !config_GetInt( p_libvlc, "ignore-config" ) )
+        config_LoadConfigFile( p_libvlc, NULL );
 
     /*
      * Override configuration with command line settings
      */
-    if( config_LoadCmdLine( p_vlc, &i_argc, ppsz_argv, VLC_FALSE ) )
+    if( config_LoadCmdLine( p_libvlc, &i_argc, ppsz_argv, false ) )
     {
 #ifdef WIN32
-        ShowConsole();
+        ShowConsole( false );
         /* Pause the console because it's destroyed when we exit */
         fprintf( stderr, "The command line options couldn't be loaded, check "
-                 "that they are valid.\nPress the RETURN key to continue..." );
-        getchar();
+                 "that they are valid.\n" );
+        PauseConsole();
 #endif
-        module_EndBank( p_vlc );
-        msg_Destroy( p_vlc );
+        module_EndBank( p_libvlc );
         return VLC_EGENERIC;
     }
 
     /*
      * System specific configuration
      */
-    system_Configure( p_vlc );
+    system_Configure( p_libvlc, &i_argc, ppsz_argv );
+
+/* FIXME: could be replaced by using Unix sockets */
+#ifdef HAVE_DBUS
+    dbus_threads_init_default();
+
+    if( config_GetInt( p_libvlc, "one-instance" ) > 0 )
+    {
+        /* Initialise D-Bus interface, check for other instances */
+        DBusConnection  *p_conn = NULL;
+        DBusError       dbus_error;
+
+        dbus_error_init( &dbus_error );
+
+        /* connect to the session bus */
+        p_conn = dbus_bus_get( DBUS_BUS_SESSION, &dbus_error );
+        if( !p_conn )
+        {
+            msg_Err( p_libvlc, "Failed to connect to D-Bus session daemon: %s",
+                    dbus_error.message );
+            dbus_error_free( &dbus_error );
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            /* check if VLC is available on the bus
+             * if not: D-Bus control is not enabled on the other
+             * instance and we can't pass MRLs to it */
+            DBusMessage *p_test_msg = NULL;
+            DBusMessage *p_test_reply = NULL;
+            p_test_msg =  dbus_message_new_method_call(
+                    "org.mpris.vlc", "/",
+                    "org.freedesktop.MediaPlayer", "Identity" );
+            /* block until a reply arrives */
+            p_test_reply = dbus_connection_send_with_reply_and_block(
+                    p_conn, p_test_msg, -1, &dbus_error );
+            dbus_message_unref( p_test_msg );
+            if( p_test_reply == NULL )
+            {
+                dbus_error_free( &dbus_error );
+                msg_Dbg( p_libvlc, "No Media Player is running. "
+                        "Continuing normally." );
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                int i_input;
+                DBusMessage* p_dbus_msg = NULL;
+                DBusMessageIter dbus_args;
+                DBusPendingCall* p_dbus_pending = NULL;
+                dbus_bool_t b_play;
+
+                dbus_message_unref( p_test_reply );
+                msg_Warn( p_libvlc, "Another Media Player is running. Exiting");
+
+                for( i_input = optind;i_input < i_argc;i_input++ )
+                {
+                    msg_Dbg( p_libvlc, "Adds %s to the running Media Player",
+                            ppsz_argv[i_input] );
+
+                    p_dbus_msg = dbus_message_new_method_call(
+                            "org.mpris.vlc", "/TrackList",
+                            "org.freedesktop.MediaPlayer", "AddTrack" );
+
+                    if ( NULL == p_dbus_msg )
+                    {
+                        msg_Err( p_libvlc, "D-Bus problem" );
+                        system_End( p_libvlc );
+                        exit( VLC_ETIMEOUT );
+                    }
+
+                    /* append MRLs */
+                    dbus_message_iter_init_append( p_dbus_msg, &dbus_args );
+                    if ( !dbus_message_iter_append_basic( &dbus_args,
+                                DBUS_TYPE_STRING, &ppsz_argv[i_input] ) )
+                    {
+                        dbus_message_unref( p_dbus_msg );
+                        system_End( p_libvlc );
+                        exit( VLC_ENOMEM );
+                    }
+                    b_play = TRUE;
+                    if( config_GetInt( p_libvlc, "playlist-enqueue" ) > 0 )
+                        b_play = FALSE;
+                    if ( !dbus_message_iter_append_basic( &dbus_args,
+                                DBUS_TYPE_BOOLEAN, &b_play ) )
+                    {
+                        dbus_message_unref( p_dbus_msg );
+                        system_End( p_libvlc );
+                        exit( VLC_ENOMEM );
+                    }
+
+                    /* send message and get a handle for a reply */
+                    if ( !dbus_connection_send_with_reply ( p_conn,
+                                p_dbus_msg, &p_dbus_pending, -1 ) )
+                    {
+                        msg_Err( p_libvlc, "D-Bus problem" );
+                        dbus_message_unref( p_dbus_msg );
+                        system_End( p_libvlc );
+                        exit( VLC_ETIMEOUT );
+                    }
+
+                    if ( NULL == p_dbus_pending )
+                    {
+                        msg_Err( p_libvlc, "D-Bus problem" );
+                        dbus_message_unref( p_dbus_msg );
+                        system_End( p_libvlc );
+                        exit( VLC_ETIMEOUT );
+                    }
+                    dbus_connection_flush( p_conn );
+                    dbus_message_unref( p_dbus_msg );
+                    /* block until we receive a reply */
+                    dbus_pending_call_block( p_dbus_pending );
+                    dbus_pending_call_unref( p_dbus_pending );
+                } /* processes all command line MRLs */
+
+                /* bye bye */
+                system_End( p_libvlc );
+                exit( VLC_SUCCESS );
+            }
+        }
+        /* we unreference the connection when we've finished with it */
+        if( p_conn ) dbus_connection_unref( p_conn );
+    }
+#endif
+
+    /*
+     * Message queue options
+     */
+
+    var_Create( p_libvlc, "verbose", VLC_VAR_INTEGER | VLC_VAR_DOINHERIT );
+    if( config_GetInt( p_libvlc, "quiet" ) > 0 )
+    {
+        val.i_int = -1;
+        var_Set( p_libvlc, "verbose", val );
+    }
+    var_AddCallback( p_libvlc, "verbose", VerboseCallback, NULL );
+    var_Change( p_libvlc, "verbose", VLC_VAR_TRIGGER_CALLBACKS, NULL, NULL );
+
+    if( priv->b_color )
+        priv->b_color = config_GetInt( p_libvlc, "color" ) > 0;
 
     /*
      * Output messages that may still be in the queue
      */
-    p_vlc->b_verbose = config_GetInt( p_vlc, "verbose" );
-    p_vlc->b_quiet = config_GetInt( p_vlc, "quiet" );
-    p_vlc->b_color = config_GetInt( p_vlc, "color" );
-    msg_Flush( p_vlc );
-
-    /* p_vlc inititalization. FIXME ? */
-    p_vlc->i_desync = config_GetInt( p_vlc, "desync" ) * (mtime_t)1000;
-#if defined( __i386__ )
-    if( !config_GetInt( p_vlc, "mmx" ) )
-        p_vlc->i_cpu &= ~CPU_CAPABILITY_MMX;
-    if( !config_GetInt( p_vlc, "3dn" ) )
-        p_vlc->i_cpu &= ~CPU_CAPABILITY_3DNOW;
-    if( !config_GetInt( p_vlc, "mmxext" ) )
-        p_vlc->i_cpu &= ~CPU_CAPABILITY_MMXEXT;
-    if( !config_GetInt( p_vlc, "sse" ) )
-        p_vlc->i_cpu &= ~CPU_CAPABILITY_SSE;
+    msg_Flush( p_libvlc );
+
+    if( !config_GetInt( p_libvlc, "fpu" ) )
+        cpu_flags &= ~CPU_CAPABILITY_FPU;
+
+#if defined( __i386__ ) || defined( __x86_64__ )
+    if( !config_GetInt( p_libvlc, "mmx" ) )
+        cpu_flags &= ~CPU_CAPABILITY_MMX;
+    if( !config_GetInt( p_libvlc, "3dn" ) )
+        cpu_flags &= ~CPU_CAPABILITY_3DNOW;
+    if( !config_GetInt( p_libvlc, "mmxext" ) )
+        cpu_flags &= ~CPU_CAPABILITY_MMXEXT;
+    if( !config_GetInt( p_libvlc, "sse" ) )
+        cpu_flags &= ~CPU_CAPABILITY_SSE;
+    if( !config_GetInt( p_libvlc, "sse2" ) )
+        cpu_flags &= ~CPU_CAPABILITY_SSE2;
 #endif
-#if defined( __powerpc__ ) || defined( SYS_DARWIN )
-    if( !config_GetInt( p_vlc, "altivec" ) )
-        p_vlc->i_cpu &= ~CPU_CAPABILITY_ALTIVEC;
+#if defined( __powerpc__ ) || defined( __ppc__ ) || defined( __ppc64__ )
+    if( !config_GetInt( p_libvlc, "altivec" ) )
+        cpu_flags &= ~CPU_CAPABILITY_ALTIVEC;
 #endif
 
 #define PRINT_CAPABILITY( capability, string )                              \
-    if( p_vlc->i_cpu & capability )                                         \
+    if( vlc_CPU() & capability )                                            \
     {                                                                       \
         strncat( p_capabilities, string " ",                                \
                  sizeof(p_capabilities) - strlen(p_capabilities) );         \
@@ -449,746 +725,1086 @@ vlc_error_t vlc_init_r( vlc_t *p_vlc, int i_argc, char *ppsz_argv[] )
     PRINT_CAPABILITY( CPU_CAPABILITY_3DNOW, "3DNow!" );
     PRINT_CAPABILITY( CPU_CAPABILITY_MMXEXT, "MMXEXT" );
     PRINT_CAPABILITY( CPU_CAPABILITY_SSE, "SSE" );
+    PRINT_CAPABILITY( CPU_CAPABILITY_SSE2, "SSE2" );
     PRINT_CAPABILITY( CPU_CAPABILITY_ALTIVEC, "AltiVec" );
     PRINT_CAPABILITY( CPU_CAPABILITY_FPU, "FPU" );
-    msg_Dbg( p_vlc, "CPU has capabilities %s", p_capabilities );
+    msg_Dbg( p_libvlc, "CPU has capabilities %s", p_capabilities );
 
     /*
      * Choose the best memcpy module
      */
-    p_vlc->p_memcpy_module = module_Need( p_vlc, "memcpy", "$memcpy" );
+    priv->p_memcpy_module = module_Need( p_libvlc, "memcpy", "$memcpy", 0 );
 
-    if( p_vlc->pf_memcpy == NULL )
-    {
-        p_vlc->pf_memcpy = memcpy;
-    }
+    priv->b_stats = config_GetInt( p_libvlc, "stats" ) > 0;
+    priv->i_timers = 0;
+    priv->pp_timers = NULL;
 
-    if( p_vlc->pf_memset == NULL )
+    /* Init stats */
+    p_libvlc->p_stats = (global_stats_t *)malloc( sizeof( global_stats_t ) );
+    if( !p_libvlc->p_stats )
     {
-        p_vlc->pf_memset = memset;
+        vlc_object_release( p_libvlc );
+        return VLC_ENOMEM;
     }
+    vlc_mutex_init( &p_libvlc->p_stats->lock );
+    priv->p_stats_computer = NULL;
 
-    /*
-     * Initialize shared resources and libraries
-     */
-    if( config_GetInt( p_vlc, "network-channel" )
-         && network_ChannelCreate( p_vlc ) )
-    {
-        /* On error during Channels initialization, switch off channels */
-        msg_Warn( p_vlc,
-                  "channels initialization failed, deactivating channels" );
-        config_PutInt( p_vlc, "network-channel", VLC_FALSE );
-    }
+    /* Init the array that holds every input item */
+    ARRAY_INIT( priv->input_items );
+    priv->i_last_input_id = 0;
 
     /*
-     * Initialize playlist and get commandline files
+     * Initialize hotkey handling
      */
-    p_playlist = playlist_Create( p_vlc );
-    if( !p_playlist )
+    var_Create( p_libvlc, "key-pressed", VLC_VAR_INTEGER );
+    var_Create( p_libvlc, "key-action", VLC_VAR_INTEGER );
+    p_libvlc->p_hotkeys = malloc( libvlc_hotkeys_size );
+    /* Do a copy (we don't need to modify the strings) */
+    memcpy( p_libvlc->p_hotkeys, libvlc_hotkeys, libvlc_hotkeys_size );
+    var_AddCallback( p_libvlc, "key-pressed", vlc_key_to_action,
+                     p_libvlc->p_hotkeys );
+
+    /* Initialize interaction */
+    priv->p_interaction = interaction_Init( p_libvlc );
+
+    /* Initialize playlist and get commandline files */
+    playlist_ThreadCreate( p_libvlc );
+    if( !priv->p_playlist )
     {
-        msg_Err( p_vlc, "playlist initialization failed" );
-        if( p_vlc->p_memcpy_module != NULL )
+        msg_Err( p_libvlc, "playlist initialization failed" );
+        if( priv->p_memcpy_module != NULL )
         {
-            module_Unneed( p_vlc, p_vlc->p_memcpy_module );
+            module_Unneed( p_libvlc, priv->p_memcpy_module );
         }
-        module_EndBank( p_vlc );
-        msg_Destroy( p_vlc );
+        module_EndBank( p_libvlc );
         return VLC_EGENERIC;
     }
+    p_playlist = priv->p_playlist;
+
+    psz_modules = config_GetPsz( p_playlist, "services-discovery" );
+    if( psz_modules && *psz_modules )
+    {
+        /* Add service discovery modules */
+        playlist_ServicesDiscoveryAdd( p_playlist, psz_modules );
+    }
+    free( psz_modules );
 
-    /* Update the handle status */
-    p_vlc->i_status = VLC_STATUS_STOPPED;
+#ifdef ENABLE_VLM
+    /* Initialize VLM if vlm-conf is specified */
+    psz_parser = config_GetPsz( p_libvlc, "vlm-conf" );
+    if( psz_parser && *psz_parser )
+    {
+        priv->p_vlm = vlm_New( p_libvlc );
+        if( !priv->p_vlm )
+            msg_Err( p_libvlc, "VLM initialization failed" );
+    }
+    free( psz_parser );
+#endif
 
     /*
-     * Get input filenames given as commandline arguments
+     * Load background interfaces
      */
-    GetFilenames( p_vlc, i_argc, ppsz_argv );
-
-    return VLC_SUCCESS;
-}
-
-/*****************************************************************************
- * vlc_run: run vlc
- *****************************************************************************
- * XXX: This function opens an interface plugin and runs it. If b_block is set
- * to 0, vlc_add_intf will return immediately and let the interface run in a
- * separate thread. If b_block is set to 1, vlc_add_intf will continue until
- * user requests to quit.
- *****************************************************************************/
-vlc_error_t vlc_run( void )
-{
-    return vlc_run_r( ( i_vlc == 1 ) ? pp_vlc[0] : NULL );
-}
+    psz_modules = config_GetPsz( p_libvlc, "extraintf" );
+    psz_control = config_GetPsz( p_libvlc, "control" );
 
-vlc_error_t vlc_run_r( vlc_t *p_vlc )
-{
-    /* Check that the handle is valid */
-    if( !p_vlc || p_vlc->i_status != VLC_STATUS_STOPPED )
+    if( psz_modules && *psz_modules && psz_control && *psz_control )
     {
-        fprintf( stderr, "error: invalid status (!STOPPED)\n" );
-        return VLC_ESTATUS;
+        psz_modules = (char *)realloc( psz_modules, strlen( psz_modules ) +
+                                                    strlen( psz_control ) + 1 );
+        sprintf( psz_modules, "%s:%s", psz_modules, psz_control );
+    }
+    else if( psz_control && *psz_control )
+    {
+        free( psz_modules );
+        psz_modules = strdup( psz_control );
     }
 
-    /* Update the handle status */
-    p_vlc->i_status = VLC_STATUS_RUNNING;
-
-    return VLC_SUCCESS;
-}
-
-/*****************************************************************************
- * vlc_add_intf: add an interface
- *****************************************************************************
- * This function opens an interface plugin and runs it. If b_block is set
- * to 0, vlc_add_intf will return immediately and let the interface run in a
- * separate thread. If b_block is set to 1, vlc_add_intf will continue until
- * user requests to quit.
- *****************************************************************************/
-vlc_error_t vlc_add_intf( const char *psz_module, vlc_bool_t b_block )
-{
-    return vlc_add_intf_r( ( i_vlc == 1 ) ? pp_vlc[0] : NULL,
-                           psz_module, b_block );
-}
+    psz_parser = psz_modules;
+    while ( psz_parser && *psz_parser )
+    {
+        char *psz_module, *psz_temp;
+        psz_module = psz_parser;
+        psz_parser = strchr( psz_module, ':' );
+        if ( psz_parser )
+        {
+            *psz_parser = '\0';
+            psz_parser++;
+        }
+        psz_temp = (char *)malloc( strlen(psz_module) + sizeof(",none") );
+        if( psz_temp )
+        {
+            sprintf( psz_temp, "%s,none", psz_module );
+            libvlc_InternalAddIntf( p_libvlc, psz_temp );
+            free( psz_temp );
+        }
+    }
+    free( psz_modules );
+    free( psz_control );
 
-vlc_error_t vlc_add_intf_r( vlc_t *p_vlc, const char *psz_module,
-                                          vlc_bool_t b_block )
-{
-    vlc_error_t err;
-    intf_thread_t *p_intf;
-    char *psz_oldmodule = NULL;
+    /*
+     * Always load the hotkeys interface if it exists
+     */
+    libvlc_InternalAddIntf( p_libvlc, "hotkeys,none" );
+
+#ifdef HAVE_DBUS
+    /* loads dbus control interface if in one-instance mode
+     * we do it only when playlist exists, because dbus module needs it */
+    if( config_GetInt( p_libvlc, "one-instance" ) > 0 )
+        libvlc_InternalAddIntf( p_libvlc, "dbus,none" );
+
+    /* Prevents the power management daemon from suspending the system
+     * when VLC is active */
+    if( config_GetInt( p_libvlc, "inhibit" ) > 0 )
+        libvlc_InternalAddIntf( p_libvlc, "inhibit,none" );
+#endif
 
-    /* Check that the handle is valid */
-    if( !p_vlc || p_vlc->i_status != VLC_STATUS_RUNNING )
+    /*
+     * If needed, load the Xscreensaver interface
+     * Currently, only for X
+     */
+#ifdef HAVE_X11_XLIB_H
+    if( config_GetInt( p_libvlc, "disable-screensaver" ) )
     {
-        fprintf( stderr, "error: invalid status (!RUNNING)\n" );
-        return VLC_ESTATUS;
+        libvlc_InternalAddIntf( p_libvlc, "screensaver,none" );
     }
+#endif
 
-    if( psz_module )
+    if( config_GetInt( p_libvlc, "file-logging" ) > 0 )
     {
-        psz_oldmodule = config_GetPsz( p_vlc, "intf" );
-        config_PutPsz( p_vlc, "intf", psz_module );
+        libvlc_InternalAddIntf( p_libvlc, "logger,none" );
     }
-
-    /* Try to create the interface */
-    p_intf = intf_Create( p_vlc );
-
-    if( psz_module )
+#ifdef HAVE_SYSLOG_H
+    if( config_GetInt( p_libvlc, "syslog" ) > 0 )
     {
-        config_PutPsz( p_vlc, "intf", psz_oldmodule );
-        if( psz_oldmodule )
+        char *logmode = var_CreateGetString( p_libvlc, "logmode" );
+        var_SetString( p_libvlc, "logmode", "syslog" );
+        libvlc_InternalAddIntf( p_libvlc, "logger,none" );
+
+        if( logmode )
         {
-            free( psz_oldmodule );
+            var_SetString( p_libvlc, "logmode", logmode );
+            free( logmode );
         }
+        else
+            var_Destroy( p_libvlc, "logmode" );
     }
+#endif
 
-    if( p_intf == NULL )
+    if( config_GetInt( p_libvlc, "show-intf" ) > 0 )
     {
-        msg_Err( p_vlc, "interface initialization failed" );
-        return VLC_EGENERIC;
+        libvlc_InternalAddIntf( p_libvlc, "showintf,none" );
     }
 
-    /* Try to run the interface */
-    p_intf->b_block = b_block;
-    err = intf_RunThread( p_intf );
-    if( err )
+    if( config_GetInt( p_libvlc, "network-synchronisation") > 0 )
     {
-        vlc_object_detach( p_intf );
-        intf_Destroy( p_intf );
-        return err;
+        libvlc_InternalAddIntf( p_libvlc, "netsync,none" );
     }
 
-    return VLC_SUCCESS;
-}
-
-/*****************************************************************************
- * vlc_destroy: stop playing and destroy everything.
- *****************************************************************************
- * This function requests the running threads to finish, waits for their
- * termination, and destroys their structure.
- *****************************************************************************/
-vlc_error_t vlc_destroy( void )
-{
-    return vlc_destroy_r( ( i_vlc == 1 ) ? pp_vlc[0] : NULL );
-}
-
-vlc_error_t vlc_destroy_r( vlc_t *p_vlc )
-{
-    int               i_index;
-    intf_thread_t *   p_intf;
-    playlist_t    *   p_playlist;
-    vout_thread_t *   p_vout;
-    aout_instance_t * p_aout;
-
-    /* Check that the handle is valid */
-    if( !p_vlc || (p_vlc->i_status != VLC_STATUS_RUNNING
-                    && p_vlc->i_status != VLC_STATUS_STOPPED
-                    && p_vlc->i_status != VLC_STATUS_CREATED) )
-    {
-        fprintf( stderr, "error: invalid status "
-                         "(!RUNNING&&!STOPPED&&!CREATED)\n" );
-        return VLC_ESTATUS;
-    }
-
-    if( p_vlc->i_status == VLC_STATUS_RUNNING )
-    {
-        /*
-         * Ask the interfaces to stop and destroy them
-         */
-        msg_Dbg( p_vlc, "removing all interfaces" );
-        while( (p_intf = vlc_object_find( p_vlc, VLC_OBJECT_INTF,
-                                                 FIND_CHILD )) )
+#ifdef WIN32
+    if( config_GetInt( p_libvlc, "prefer-system-codecs") > 0 )
+    {
+        char *psz_codecs = config_GetPsz( p_playlist, "codec" );
+        if( psz_codecs )
         {
-            intf_StopThread( p_intf );
-            vlc_object_detach( p_intf );
-            vlc_object_release( p_intf );
-            intf_Destroy( p_intf );
+            char *psz_morecodecs;
+            asprintf(&psz_morecodecs, "%s,dmo,quicktime", psz_codecs);
+            if( psz_morecodecs )
+            {
+                config_PutPsz( p_libvlc, "codec", psz_morecodecs);
+                free( psz_morecodecs );
+            }
         }
+        else
+            config_PutPsz( p_libvlc, "codec", "dmo,quicktime");
+        free( psz_codecs );
+    }
+#endif
 
-        /*
-         * Free playlists
-         */
-        msg_Dbg( p_vlc, "removing all playlists" );
-        while( (p_playlist = vlc_object_find( p_vlc, VLC_OBJECT_PLAYLIST,
-                                              FIND_CHILD )) )
-        {
-            vlc_object_detach( p_playlist );
-            vlc_object_release( p_playlist );
-            playlist_Destroy( p_playlist );
-        }
+    /*
+     * FIXME: kludge to use a p_libvlc-local variable for the Mozilla plugin
+     */
+    var_Create( p_libvlc, "drawable", VLC_VAR_INTEGER );
+    var_Create( p_libvlc, "drawable-view-top", VLC_VAR_INTEGER );
+    var_Create( p_libvlc, "drawable-view-left", VLC_VAR_INTEGER );
+    var_Create( p_libvlc, "drawable-view-bottom", VLC_VAR_INTEGER );
+    var_Create( p_libvlc, "drawable-view-right", VLC_VAR_INTEGER );
+    var_Create( p_libvlc, "drawable-clip-top", VLC_VAR_INTEGER );
+    var_Create( p_libvlc, "drawable-clip-left", VLC_VAR_INTEGER );
+    var_Create( p_libvlc, "drawable-clip-bottom", VLC_VAR_INTEGER );
+    var_Create( p_libvlc, "drawable-clip-right", VLC_VAR_INTEGER );
 
-        /*
-         * Free video outputs
-         */
-        msg_Dbg( p_vlc, "removing all video outputs" );
-        while( (p_vout = vlc_object_find( p_vlc, VLC_OBJECT_VOUT,
-                                                 FIND_CHILD )) )
-        {
-            vlc_object_detach( p_vout );
-            vlc_object_release( p_vout );
-            vout_DestroyThread( p_vout );
-        }
+    /* Create volume callback system. */
+    var_Create( p_libvlc, "volume-change", VLC_VAR_BOOL );
 
-        /*
-         * Free audio outputs
-         */
-        msg_Dbg( p_vlc, "removing all audio outputs" );
-        while( (p_aout = vlc_object_find( p_vlc, VLC_OBJECT_AOUT,
-                                                 FIND_CHILD )) )
-        {
-            vlc_object_detach( (vlc_object_t *)p_aout );
-            vlc_object_release( (vlc_object_t *)p_aout );
-            aout_Delete( p_aout );
-        }
+    /* Create a variable for showing the interface (moved from playlist). */
+    var_Create( p_libvlc, "intf-show", VLC_VAR_BOOL );
+    var_SetBool( p_libvlc, "intf-show", true );
 
-        /* Update the handle status */
-        p_vlc->i_status = VLC_STATUS_STOPPED;
-    }
+    var_Create( p_libvlc, "intf-popupmenu", VLC_VAR_BOOL );
+
+    /*
+     * Get input filenames given as commandline arguments
+     */
+    GetFilenames( p_libvlc, i_argc, ppsz_argv );
 
-    if( p_vlc->i_status == VLC_STATUS_STOPPED )
+    /*
+     * Get --open argument
+     */
+    var_Create( p_libvlc, "open", VLC_VAR_STRING | VLC_VAR_DOINHERIT );
+    var_Get( p_libvlc, "open", &val );
+    if ( val.psz_string != NULL && *val.psz_string )
     {
-        /*
-         * Go back into channel 0 which is the network
-         */
-        if( config_GetInt( p_vlc, "network-channel" ) && p_vlc->p_channel )
-        {
-            network_ChannelJoin( p_vlc, COMMON_CHANNEL );
-        }
-    
-        /*
-         * Free allocated memory
-         */
-        if( p_vlc->p_memcpy_module != NULL )
-        {
-            module_Unneed( p_vlc, p_vlc->p_memcpy_module );
-        }
-    
-        free( p_vlc->psz_homedir );
-    
-        /*
-         * Free module bank
-         */
-        module_EndBank( p_vlc );
-    
-        /*
-         * System specific cleaning code
-         */
-        system_End( p_vlc );
-    
-        /*
-         * Terminate messages interface and program
-         */
-        msg_Destroy( p_vlc );
-
-        /* Update the handle status */
-        p_vlc->i_status = VLC_STATUS_CREATED;
-    }
-
-    /* Update the handle status, just in case */
-    p_vlc->i_status = VLC_STATUS_NONE;
-
-    /* Remove our structure from the global list */
-    vlc_mutex_lock( p_vlc->p_global_lock );
-    for( i_index = 0 ; i_index < i_vlc ; i_index++ )
-    {
-        if( pp_vlc[ i_index ] == p_vlc )
-        {
-            break;
-        }
+        playlist_t *p_playlist = pl_Yield( p_libvlc );
+        playlist_AddExt( p_playlist, val.psz_string, NULL, PLAYLIST_INSERT, 0,
+                         -1, NULL, 0, true, pl_Unlocked );
+        pl_Release( p_libvlc );
     }
+    free( val.psz_string );
+
+    return VLC_SUCCESS;
+}
 
-    if( i_index == i_vlc )
+/**
+ * Cleanup a libvlc instance. The instance is not completely deallocated
+ * \param p_libvlc the instance to clean
+ */
+int libvlc_InternalCleanup( libvlc_int_t *p_libvlc )
+{
+    intf_thread_t      * p_intf = NULL;
+    libvlc_priv_t      *priv = libvlc_priv (p_libvlc);
+
+    /* Ask the interfaces to stop and destroy them */
+    msg_Dbg( p_libvlc, "removing all interfaces" );
+    while( (p_intf = vlc_object_find( p_libvlc, VLC_OBJECT_INTF, FIND_CHILD )) )
     {
-        fprintf( stderr, "error: trying to unregister %p which is not in "
-                         "the list\n", (void *)p_vlc );
-        vlc_mutex_unlock( p_vlc->p_global_lock );
-        vlc_object_destroy( p_vlc );
-        return VLC_EGENERIC;
+        intf_StopThread( p_intf );
+        vlc_object_detach( p_intf );
+        vlc_object_release( p_intf ); /* for intf_Create() */
+        vlc_object_release( p_intf ); /* for vlc_object_find() */
     }
 
-    for( i_index++ ; i_index < i_vlc ; i_index++ )
+#ifdef ENABLE_VLM
+    /* Destroy VLM if created in libvlc_InternalInit */
+    if( priv->p_vlm )
     {
-        pp_vlc[ i_index - 1 ] = pp_vlc[ i_index ];
+        vlm_Delete( priv->p_vlm );
     }
+#endif
 
-    i_vlc--;
-    if( i_vlc )
+    playlist_t *p_playlist = priv->p_playlist;
+    /* Remove all services discovery */
+    msg_Dbg( p_libvlc, "removing all services discovery tasks" );
+    playlist_ServicesDiscoveryKillAll( p_playlist );
+
+    /* Free playlist */
+    /* Any thread still running must not assume pl_Yield() succeeds. */
+    msg_Dbg( p_libvlc, "removing playlist" );
+    priv->p_playlist = NULL;
+    vlc_object_kill( p_playlist ); /* <-- memory barrier for pl_Yield() */
+    vlc_thread_join( p_playlist );
+    vlc_object_release( p_playlist );
+
+    /* Free interaction */
+    msg_Dbg( p_libvlc, "removing interaction" );
+    interaction_Destroy( priv->p_interaction );
+
+    /* Free video outputs */
+    msg_Dbg( p_libvlc, "removing all video outputs" );
+    vlc_list_t *list = vlc_list_find (p_libvlc, VLC_OBJECT_VOUT, FIND_CHILD);
+    for (int i = 0; i < list->i_count; i++)
+        vlc_object_release (list->p_values[i].p_object);
+    vlc_list_release (list);
+
+    stats_TimersDumpAll( p_libvlc );
+    stats_TimersCleanAll( p_libvlc );
+
+#ifdef ENABLE_SOUT
+    announce_handler_t * p_announce;
+
+    /* Free announce handler(s?) */
+    while( (p_announce = vlc_object_find( p_libvlc, VLC_OBJECT_ANNOUNCE,
+                                                 FIND_CHILD ) ) )
     {
-        pp_vlc = realloc( pp_vlc, i_vlc * sizeof( vlc_t * ) );
+        msg_Dbg( p_libvlc, "removing announce handler" );
+        vlc_object_detach( p_announce );
+        vlc_object_release( p_announce );
+        announce_HandlerDestroy( p_announce );
     }
-    else
+#endif
+
+    /* Make sure all threads are completed before we start looking for
+     * reference leaks and deinitializing core LibVLC subsytems. */
+    vlc_mutex_lock (&priv->threads_lock);
+    while (priv->threads_count)
     {
-        free( pp_vlc );
-        pp_vlc = NULL;
+        msg_Dbg (p_libvlc, "waiting for %u remaining threads",
+                 priv->threads_count);
+        vlc_cond_wait (&priv->threads_wait, &priv->threads_lock);
     }
-    vlc_mutex_unlock( p_vlc->p_global_lock );
+    vlc_mutex_unlock (&priv->threads_lock);
 
-    /* Stop thread system: last one out please shut the door! */
-    vlc_threads_end( p_vlc );
+    bool b_clean = true;
+    FOREACH_ARRAY( input_item_t *p_del, priv->input_items )
+        msg_Err( p_libvlc, "input item %p has not been deleted properly: refcount %d, name %s",
+            p_del, p_del->i_gc_refcount, p_del->psz_name ? p_del->psz_name : "(null)" );
+        b_clean = false;
+    FOREACH_END();
+    assert( b_clean );
+    ARRAY_RESET( priv->input_items );
 
-    /* Destroy mutexes */
-    vlc_mutex_destroy( &p_vlc->structure_lock );
-    vlc_mutex_destroy( &p_vlc->config_lock );
-
-    vlc_object_destroy( p_vlc );
+    msg_Dbg( p_libvlc, "removing stats" );
+    vlc_mutex_destroy( &p_libvlc->p_stats->lock );
+    FREENULL( p_libvlc->p_stats );
 
     return VLC_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-/*****************************************************************************
- * vlc_die: ask vlc to die.
- *****************************************************************************
- * This function sets p_vlc->b_die to VLC_TRUE, but does not do any other
- * task. It is your duty to call vlc_end and vlc_destroy afterwards.
- *****************************************************************************/
-vlc_error_t vlc_die( void )
+/**
+ * Destroy everything.
+ * This function requests the running threads to finish, waits for their
+ * termination, and destroys their structure.
+ * It stops the thread systems: no instance can run after this has run
+ * \param p_libvlc the instance to destroy
+ */
+int libvlc_InternalDestroy( libvlc_int_t *p_libvlc )
 {
-    return vlc_die_r( ( i_vlc == 1 ) ? pp_vlc[0] : NULL );
-}
+    if( !p_libvlc )
+        return VLC_EGENERIC;
 
-vlc_error_t vlc_die_r( vlc_t *p_vlc )
-{
-    if( !p_vlc )
+    libvlc_priv_t *priv = libvlc_priv (p_libvlc);
+
+#ifndef WIN32
+    char* psz_pidfile = NULL;
+
+    if( b_daemon )
     {
-        fprintf( stderr, "error: invalid status (!EXIST)\n" );
-        return VLC_ESTATUS;
+        psz_pidfile = config_GetPsz( p_libvlc, "pidfile" );
+        if( psz_pidfile != NULL )
+        {
+            msg_Dbg( p_libvlc, "removing pid file %s", psz_pidfile );
+            if( unlink( psz_pidfile ) == -1 )
+            {
+                msg_Dbg( p_libvlc, "removing pid file %s: %m",
+                        psz_pidfile );
+            }
+        }
+        free( psz_pidfile );
     }
+#endif
 
-    p_vlc->b_die = VLC_TRUE;
+    if( priv->p_memcpy_module )
+    {
+        module_Unneed( p_libvlc, priv->p_memcpy_module );
+        priv->p_memcpy_module = NULL;
+    }
 
-    return VLC_SUCCESS;
-}
+    /* Free module bank. It is refcounted, so we call this each time  */
+    module_EndBank( p_libvlc );
 
-/*****************************************************************************
- * vlc_status: return the current vlc status.
- *****************************************************************************
- * This function returns the current value of p_vlc->i_status.
- *****************************************************************************/
-vlc_status_t vlc_status( void )
-{
-    return vlc_status_r( ( i_vlc == 1 ) ? pp_vlc[0] : NULL );
-}
+    FREENULL( priv->psz_configfile );
+    var_DelCallback( p_libvlc, "key-pressed", vlc_key_to_action,
+                     p_libvlc->p_hotkeys );
+    FREENULL( p_libvlc->p_hotkeys );
 
-vlc_status_t vlc_status_r( vlc_t *p_vlc )
-{
-    if( !p_vlc )
+    vlc_mutex_t *lock = var_AcquireMutex( "libvlc" );
+    i_instances--;
+
+    if( i_instances == 0 )
     {
-        return VLC_STATUS_NONE;
+        /* System specific cleaning code */
+        system_End( p_libvlc );
     }
+    vlc_mutex_unlock( lock );
 
-    return p_vlc->i_status;
-}
+    msg_Flush( p_libvlc );
+    msg_Destroy( p_libvlc );
 
-/*****************************************************************************
- * vlc_add_target: adds a target for playing.
- *****************************************************************************
- * This function adds psz_target to the current playlist. If a playlist does
- * not exist, it will create one.
- *****************************************************************************/
-vlc_error_t vlc_add_target( const char *psz_target, int i_mode, int i_pos )
-{
-    return vlc_add_target_r( ( i_vlc == 1 ) ? pp_vlc[0] : NULL,
-                             psz_target, i_mode, i_pos );
+    /* Destroy mutexes */
+    vlc_mutex_destroy( &priv->config_lock );
+    vlc_mutex_destroy( &priv->timer_lock );
+    vlc_cond_destroy (&priv->threads_wait);
+    vlc_mutex_destroy (&priv->threads_lock);
+
+    vlc_object_release( p_libvlc );
+    p_libvlc = NULL;
+
+    /* Stop thread system: last one out please shut the door!
+     * The number of initializations of the thread system is counted, we
+     * can call this each time */
+    vlc_threads_end ();
+
+    return VLC_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-vlc_error_t vlc_add_target_r( vlc_t *p_vlc, const char *psz_target,
-                                            int i_mode, int i_pos )
+/**
+ * Add an interface plugin and run it
+ */
+int libvlc_InternalAddIntf( libvlc_int_t *p_libvlc, char const *psz_module )
 {
-    vlc_error_t err;
-    playlist_t *p_playlist;
-
-    if( !p_vlc || ( p_vlc->i_status != VLC_STATUS_STOPPED
-                     && p_vlc->i_status != VLC_STATUS_RUNNING ) )
-    {
-        fprintf( stderr, "error: invalid status (!STOPPED&&!RUNNING)\n" );
-        return VLC_ESTATUS;
-    }
+    int i_err;
+    intf_thread_t *p_intf = NULL;
 
-    p_playlist = vlc_object_find( p_vlc, VLC_OBJECT_PLAYLIST, FIND_ANYWHERE );
+    if( !p_libvlc )
+        return VLC_EGENERIC;
 
-    if( p_playlist == NULL )
+    if( !psz_module ) /* requesting the default interface */
     {
-        msg_Dbg( p_vlc, "no playlist present, creating one" );
-        p_playlist = playlist_Create( p_vlc );
-
-        if( p_playlist == NULL )
+        char *psz_interface = config_GetPsz( p_libvlc, "intf" );
+        if( !psz_interface || !*psz_interface ) /* "intf" has not been set */
         {
-            return VLC_EGENERIC;
+#ifndef WIN32
+            if( b_daemon )
+                 /* Daemon mode hack.
+                  * We prefer the dummy interface if none is specified. */
+                psz_module = "dummy";
+            else
+#endif
+                msg_Info( p_libvlc, _("Running vlc with the default interface. Use 'cvlc' to use vlc without interface.") );
         }
-
-        vlc_object_yield( p_playlist );
+        free( psz_interface );
     }
 
-    err = playlist_Add( p_playlist, psz_target, i_mode, i_pos );
+    /* Try to create the interface */
+    p_intf = intf_Create( p_libvlc, psz_module ? psz_module : "$intf" );
+    if( p_intf == NULL )
+    {
+        msg_Err( p_libvlc, "interface \"%s\" initialization failed",
+                 psz_module );
+        return VLC_EGENERIC;
+    }
 
-    vlc_object_release( p_playlist );
+    /* Try to run the interface */
+    i_err = intf_RunThread( p_intf );
+    if( i_err )
+    {
+        vlc_object_detach( p_intf );
+        vlc_object_release( p_intf );
+        return i_err;
+    }
 
-    return err;
-}
+    return VLC_SUCCESS;
+};
 
+#if defined( ENABLE_NLS ) && (defined (__APPLE__) || defined (WIN32)) && \
+    ( defined( HAVE_GETTEXT ) || defined( HAVE_INCLUDED_GETTEXT ) )
 /*****************************************************************************
- * vlc_set: set a vlc variable
+ * SetLanguage: set the interface language.
  *****************************************************************************
- *
+ * We set the LC_MESSAGES locale category for interface messages and buttons,
+ * as well as the LC_CTYPE category for string sorting and possible wide
+ * character support.
  *****************************************************************************/
-vlc_error_t vlc_set( const char *psz_var, const char *psz_val )
+static void SetLanguage ( const char *psz_lang )
 {
-    return vlc_set_r( ( i_vlc == 1 ) ? pp_vlc[0] : NULL, psz_var, psz_val );
+#ifdef __APPLE__
+    /* I need that under Darwin, please check it doesn't disturb
+     * other platforms. --Meuuh */
+    setenv( "LANG", psz_lang, 1 );
+
+#else
+    /* We set LC_ALL manually because it is the only way to set
+     * the language at runtime under eg. Windows. Beware that this
+     * makes the environment unconsistent when libvlc is unloaded and
+     * should probably be moved to a safer place like vlc.c. */
+    static char psz_lcall[20];
+    snprintf( psz_lcall, 19, "LC_ALL=%s", psz_lang );
+    psz_lcall[19] = '\0';
+    putenv( psz_lcall );
+#endif
+
+    setlocale( LC_ALL, psz_lang );
 }
+#endif
 
-vlc_error_t vlc_set_r( vlc_t *p_vlc, const char *psz_var, const char *psz_val )
+
+static inline int LoadMessages (void)
 {
-    module_config_t *p_config;
+#if defined( ENABLE_NLS ) \
+     && ( defined( HAVE_GETTEXT ) || defined( HAVE_INCLUDED_GETTEXT ) )
+    /* Specify where to find the locales for current domain */
+#if !defined( __APPLE__ ) && !defined( WIN32 ) && !defined( SYS_BEOS )
+    static const char psz_path[] = LOCALEDIR;
+#else
+    char psz_path[1024];
+    if (snprintf (psz_path, sizeof (psz_path), "%s" DIR_SEP "%s",
+                  config_GetDataDir(), "locale")
+                     >= (int)sizeof (psz_path))
+        return -1;
 
-    if( !p_vlc )
+#endif
+    if (bindtextdomain (PACKAGE_NAME, psz_path) == NULL)
     {
-        fprintf( stderr, "error: invalid status\n" );
-        return VLC_ESTATUS;
+        fprintf (stderr, "Warning: cannot bind text domain "PACKAGE_NAME
+                         " to directory %s\n", psz_path);
+        return -1;
     }
 
-    p_config = config_FindConfig( VLC_OBJECT(p_vlc), psz_var );
-
-    if( !p_config )
+    /* LibVLC wants all messages in UTF-8.
+     * Unfortunately, we cannot ask UTF-8 for strerror_r(), strsignal_r()
+     * and other functions that are not part of our text domain.
+     */
+    if (bind_textdomain_codeset (PACKAGE_NAME, "UTF-8") == NULL)
     {
-        msg_Err( p_vlc, "option %s does not exist", psz_var );
-        return VLC_EGENERIC;
+        fprintf (stderr, "Error: cannot set Unicode encoding for text domain "
+                         PACKAGE_NAME"\n");
+        // Unbinds the text domain to avoid broken encoding
+        bindtextdomain (PACKAGE_NAME, "DOES_NOT_EXIST");
+        return -1;
     }
 
-    vlc_mutex_lock( p_config->p_lock );
+    /* LibVLC does NOT set the default textdomain, since it is a library.
+     * This could otherwise break programs using LibVLC (other than VLC).
+     * textdomain (PACKAGE_NAME);
+     */
+#endif
+    return 0;
+}
+
+/*****************************************************************************
+ * GetFilenames: parse command line options which are not flags
+ *****************************************************************************
+ * Parse command line for input files as well as their associated options.
+ * An option always follows its associated input and begins with a ":".
+ *****************************************************************************/
+static int GetFilenames( libvlc_int_t *p_vlc, int i_argc, const char *ppsz_argv[] )
+{
+    int i_opt, i_options;
 
-    switch( p_config->i_type )
+    /* We assume that the remaining parameters are filenames
+     * and their input options */
+    for( i_opt = i_argc - 1; i_opt >= optind; i_opt-- )
     {
-    case CONFIG_ITEM_BOOL:
-        if( psz_val && *psz_val )
-        {
-            if( !strcmp( psz_val, "off" ) || !strcmp( psz_val, "no" ) )
-            {
-                p_config->i_value = VLC_FALSE;
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                p_config->i_value = atoi( psz_val );
-            }
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            p_config->i_value = VLC_TRUE;
-        }
-        break;
-    case CONFIG_ITEM_INTEGER:
-        if( psz_val && *psz_val )
-        {
-            p_config->i_value = atoi( psz_val );
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            p_config->i_value = 0;
-        }
-        break;
-    case CONFIG_ITEM_FLOAT:
-        if( psz_val && *psz_val )
-        {
-            p_config->f_value = (float)atof( psz_val );
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            p_config->f_value = 0.0;
-        }
-        break;
-    case CONFIG_ITEM_STRING:
-    case CONFIG_ITEM_FILE:
-    case CONFIG_ITEM_MODULE:
-    default:
-        if( p_config->psz_value )
-        {
-            free( p_config->psz_value );
-        }
+        i_options = 0;
 
-        if( psz_val )
-        {
-            p_config->psz_value = strdup( psz_val );
-        }
-        else
+        /* Count the input options */
+        while( *ppsz_argv[ i_opt ] == ':' && i_opt > optind )
         {
-            p_config->psz_value = NULL;
+            i_options++;
+            i_opt--;
         }
-        break;
-    }
 
-    if( p_config->pf_callback )
-    {
-        vlc_mutex_unlock( p_config->p_lock );
-        p_config->pf_callback( VLC_OBJECT(p_vlc) );
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        vlc_mutex_unlock( p_config->p_lock );
+        /* TODO: write an internal function of this one, to avoid
+         *       unnecessary lookups. */
+
+        playlist_t *p_playlist = pl_Yield( p_vlc );
+        playlist_AddExt( p_playlist, ppsz_argv[i_opt], NULL, PLAYLIST_INSERT,
+                         0, -1, ( i_options ? &ppsz_argv[i_opt + 1] : NULL ),
+                         i_options, true, pl_Unlocked );
+        pl_Release( p_vlc );
     }
 
     return VLC_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-/* following functions are local */
-
 /*****************************************************************************
- * GetFilenames: parse command line options which are not flags
+ * Help: print program help
  *****************************************************************************
- * Parse command line for input files.
+ * Print a short inline help. Message interface is initialized at this stage.
  *****************************************************************************/
-static int GetFilenames( vlc_t *p_vlc, int i_argc, char *ppsz_argv[] )
+static inline void print_help_on_full_help( void )
 {
-    int i_opt;
+    utf8_fprintf( stdout, "\n" );
+    utf8_fprintf( stdout, "%s\n", _("To get exhaustive help, use '-H'.") );
+}
 
-    /* We assume that the remaining parameters are filenames */
-    for( i_opt = optind; i_opt < i_argc; i_opt++ )
+static void Help( libvlc_int_t *p_this, char const *psz_help_name )
+{
+#ifdef WIN32
+    ShowConsole( true );
+#endif
+
+    if( psz_help_name && !strcmp( psz_help_name, "help" ) )
+    {
+        utf8_fprintf( stdout, vlc_usage, p_this->psz_object_name );
+        Usage( p_this, "help" );
+        Usage( p_this, "main" );
+        print_help_on_full_help();
+    }
+    else if( psz_help_name && !strcmp( psz_help_name, "longhelp" ) )
+    {
+        utf8_fprintf( stdout, vlc_usage, p_this->psz_object_name );
+        Usage( p_this, NULL );
+        print_help_on_full_help();
+    }
+    else if( psz_help_name && !strcmp( psz_help_name, "full-help" ) )
     {
-        vlc_add_target_r( p_vlc, ppsz_argv[ i_opt ],
-                          PLAYLIST_APPEND, PLAYLIST_END );
+        utf8_fprintf( stdout, vlc_usage, p_this->psz_object_name );
+        Usage( p_this, NULL );
+    }
+    else if( psz_help_name )
+    {
+        Usage( p_this, psz_help_name );
     }
 
-    return VLC_SUCCESS;
+#ifdef WIN32        /* Pause the console because it's destroyed when we exit */
+    PauseConsole();
+#endif
 }
 
 /*****************************************************************************
- * Usage: print program usage
+ * Usage: print module usage
  *****************************************************************************
  * Print a short inline help. Message interface is initialized at this stage.
  *****************************************************************************/
-static void Usage( vlc_t *p_this, const char *psz_module_name )
+#   define COL(x)  "\033[" #x ";1m"
+#   define RED     COL(31)
+#   define GREEN   COL(32)
+#   define YELLOW  COL(33)
+#   define BLUE    COL(34)
+#   define MAGENTA COL(35)
+#   define CYAN    COL(36)
+#   define WHITE   COL(0)
+#   define GRAY    "\033[0m"
+static void print_help_section( module_config_t *p_item, bool b_color, bool b_description )
 {
-#define FORMAT_STRING "      --%s%s%s%s%s%s%s %s%s\n"
-    /* option name -------------'     | | | |  | |
-     * <bra --------------------------' | | |  | |
-     * option type or "" ---------------' | |  | |
-     * ket> ------------------------------' |  | |
-     * padding spaces ----------------------'  | |
-     * comment --------------------------------' |
-     * comment suffix ---------------------------'
+    if( !p_item ) return;
+    if( b_color )
+    {
+        utf8_fprintf( stdout, RED"   %s:\n"GRAY,
+                      p_item->psz_text );
+        if( b_description && p_item->psz_longtext )
+            utf8_fprintf( stdout, MAGENTA"   %s\n"GRAY,
+                          p_item->psz_longtext );
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        utf8_fprintf( stdout, "   %s:\n", p_item->psz_text );
+        if( b_description && p_item->psz_longtext )
+            utf8_fprintf( stdout, "   %s\n", p_item->psz_longtext );
+    }
+}
+
+static void Usage( libvlc_int_t *p_this, char const *psz_module_name )
+{
+#define FORMAT_STRING "  %s --%s%s%s%s%s%s%s "
+    /* short option ------'    | | | | | | |
+     * option name ------------' | | | | | |
+     * <bra ---------------------' | | | | |
+     * option type or "" ----------' | | | |
+     * ket> -------------------------' | | |
+     * padding spaces -----------------' | |
+     * comment --------------------------' |
+     * comment suffix ---------------------'
      *
      * The purpose of having bra and ket is that we might i18n them as well.
      */
-#define LINE_START 8
-#define PADDING_SPACES 25
-    vlc_list_t *p_list;
-    module_t **pp_parser;
-    module_config_t *p_item;
-    char psz_spaces[PADDING_SPACES+LINE_START+1];
-    char psz_format[sizeof(FORMAT_STRING)];
 
-    memset( psz_spaces, ' ', PADDING_SPACES+LINE_START );
-    psz_spaces[PADDING_SPACES+LINE_START] = '\0';
-
-    strcpy( psz_format, FORMAT_STRING );
+#define COLOR_FORMAT_STRING (WHITE"  %s --%s"YELLOW"%s%s%s%s%s%s "GRAY)
+#define COLOR_FORMAT_STRING_BOOL (WHITE"  %s --%s%s%s%s%s%s%s "GRAY)
 
+#define LINE_START 8
+#define PADDING_SPACES 25
 #ifdef WIN32
-    ShowConsole();
+#   define OPTION_VALUE_SEP "="
+#else
+#   define OPTION_VALUE_SEP " "
+#endif
+    vlc_list_t *p_list = NULL;
+    char psz_spaces_text[PADDING_SPACES+LINE_START+1];
+    char psz_spaces_longtext[LINE_START+3];
+    char psz_format[sizeof(COLOR_FORMAT_STRING)];
+    char psz_format_bool[sizeof(COLOR_FORMAT_STRING_BOOL)];
+    char psz_buffer[10000];
+    char psz_short[4];
+    int i_index;
+    int i_width = ConsoleWidth() - (PADDING_SPACES+LINE_START+1);
+    int i_width_description = i_width + PADDING_SPACES - 1;
+    bool b_advanced    = config_GetInt( p_this, "advanced" ) > 0;
+    bool b_description = config_GetInt( p_this, "help-verbose" ) > 0;
+    bool b_description_hack;
+    bool b_color       = config_GetInt( p_this, "color" ) > 0;
+    bool b_has_advanced = false;
+
+    memset( psz_spaces_text, ' ', PADDING_SPACES+LINE_START );
+    psz_spaces_text[PADDING_SPACES+LINE_START] = '\0';
+    memset( psz_spaces_longtext, ' ', LINE_START+2 );
+    psz_spaces_longtext[LINE_START+2] = '\0';
+#ifndef WIN32
+    if( !isatty( 1 ) )
 #endif
+        b_color = false; // don't put color control codes in a .txt file
+
+    if( b_color )
+    {
+        strcpy( psz_format, COLOR_FORMAT_STRING );
+        strcpy( psz_format_bool, COLOR_FORMAT_STRING_BOOL );
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        strcpy( psz_format, FORMAT_STRING );
+        strcpy( psz_format_bool, FORMAT_STRING );
+    }
 
     /* List all modules */
     p_list = vlc_list_find( p_this, VLC_OBJECT_MODULE, FIND_ANYWHERE );
 
+    /* Ugly hack to make sure that the help options always come first
+     * (part 1) */
+    if( !psz_module_name )
+        Usage( p_this, "help" );
+
     /* Enumerate the config for each module */
-    for( pp_parser = (module_t **)p_list->pp_objects ;
-         *pp_parser ;
-         pp_parser++ )
+    for( i_index = 0; i_index < p_list->i_count; i_index++ )
     {
-        vlc_bool_t b_help_module;
+        bool b_help_module;
+        module_t *p_parser = (module_t *)p_list->p_values[i_index].p_object;
+        module_config_t *p_item = NULL;
+        module_config_t *p_section = NULL;
+        module_config_t *p_end = p_parser->p_config + p_parser->confsize;
 
         if( psz_module_name && strcmp( psz_module_name,
-                                       (*pp_parser)->psz_object_name ) )
+                                       p_parser->psz_object_name ) )
         {
-            continue;
+            char *const *pp_shortcut = p_parser->pp_shortcuts;
+            while( *pp_shortcut )
+            {
+                if( !strcmp( psz_module_name, *pp_shortcut ) )
+                    break;
+                pp_shortcut ++;
+            }
+            if( !*pp_shortcut )
+                continue;
         }
 
         /* Ignore modules without config options */
-        if( !(*pp_parser)->i_config_items )
+        if( !p_parser->i_config_items )
         {
             continue;
         }
 
-        b_help_module = !strcmp( "help", (*pp_parser)->psz_object_name );
+        b_help_module = !strcmp( "help", p_parser->psz_object_name );
+        /* Ugly hack to make sure that the help options always come first
+         * (part 2) */
+        if( !psz_module_name && b_help_module )
+            continue;
+
+        /* Ignore modules with only advanced config options if requested */
+        if( !b_advanced )
+        {
+            for( p_item = p_parser->p_config;
+                 p_item < p_end;
+                 p_item++ )
+            {
+                if( (p_item->i_type & CONFIG_ITEM) &&
+                    !p_item->b_advanced ) break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        /* Print name of module */
+        if( strcmp( "main", p_parser->psz_object_name ) )
+        {
+            if( b_color )
+                utf8_fprintf( stdout, "\n " GREEN "%s" GRAY "\n",
+                              p_parser->psz_longname );
+            else
+                utf8_fprintf( stdout, "\n %s\n", p_parser->psz_longname );
+        }
+        if( p_parser->psz_help )
+        {
+            if( b_color )
+                utf8_fprintf( stdout, CYAN" %s\n"GRAY, p_parser->psz_help );
+            else
+                utf8_fprintf( stdout, " %s\n", p_parser->psz_help );
+        }
 
         /* Print module options */
-        for( p_item = (*pp_parser)->p_config;
-             p_item->i_type != CONFIG_HINT_END;
+        for( p_item = p_parser->p_config;
+             p_item < p_end;
              p_item++ )
         {
-            char *psz_bra = NULL, *psz_type = NULL, *psz_ket = NULL;
-            char *psz_suf = "", *psz_prefix = NULL;
-            int i;
+            char *psz_text, *psz_spaces = psz_spaces_text;
+            const char *psz_bra = NULL, *psz_type = NULL, *psz_ket = NULL;
+            const char *psz_suf = "", *psz_prefix = NULL;
+            signed int i;
+            size_t i_cur_width;
+
+            /* Skip removed options */
+            if( p_item->b_removed )
+            {
+                continue;
+            }
+            /* Skip advanced options if requested */
+            if( p_item->b_advanced && !b_advanced )
+            {
+                b_has_advanced = true;
+                continue;
+            }
 
             switch( p_item->i_type )
             {
             case CONFIG_HINT_CATEGORY:
             case CONFIG_HINT_USAGE:
-                fprintf( stderr, " %s\n", p_item->psz_text );
+                if( !strcmp( "main", p_parser->psz_object_name ) )
+                {
+                    if( b_color )
+                        utf8_fprintf( stdout, GREEN "\n %s\n" GRAY,
+                                      p_item->psz_text );
+                    else
+                        utf8_fprintf( stdout, "\n %s\n", p_item->psz_text );
+                }
+                if( b_description && p_item->psz_longtext )
+                {
+                    if( b_color )
+                        utf8_fprintf( stdout, CYAN " %s\n" GRAY,
+                                      p_item->psz_longtext );
+                    else
+                        utf8_fprintf( stdout, " %s\n", p_item->psz_longtext );
+                }
+                break;
+
+            case CONFIG_HINT_SUBCATEGORY:
+                if( strcmp( "main", p_parser->psz_object_name ) )
+                    break;
+            case CONFIG_SECTION:
+                p_section = p_item;
                 break;
 
             case CONFIG_ITEM_STRING:
             case CONFIG_ITEM_FILE:
+            case CONFIG_ITEM_DIRECTORY:
             case CONFIG_ITEM_MODULE: /* We could also have "=<" here */
-                if( !p_item->ppsz_list )
+            case CONFIG_ITEM_MODULE_CAT:
+            case CONFIG_ITEM_MODULE_LIST:
+            case CONFIG_ITEM_MODULE_LIST_CAT:
+            case CONFIG_ITEM_FONT:
+            case CONFIG_ITEM_PASSWORD:
+                print_help_section( p_section, b_color, b_description );
+                p_section = NULL;
+                psz_bra = OPTION_VALUE_SEP "<";
+                psz_type = _("string");
+                psz_ket = ">";
+
+                if( p_item->ppsz_list )
                 {
-                    psz_bra = " <"; psz_type = _("string"); psz_ket = ">";
-                    break;
+                    psz_bra = OPTION_VALUE_SEP "{";
+                    psz_type = psz_buffer;
+                    psz_buffer[0] = '\0';
+                    for( i = 0; p_item->ppsz_list[i]; i++ )
+                    {
+                        if( i ) strcat( psz_buffer, "," );
+                        strcat( psz_buffer, p_item->ppsz_list[i] );
+                    }
+                    psz_ket = "}";
                 }
-                else
+                break;
+            case CONFIG_ITEM_INTEGER:
+            case CONFIG_ITEM_KEY: /* FIXME: do something a bit more clever */
+                print_help_section( p_section, b_color, b_description );
+                p_section = NULL;
+                psz_bra = OPTION_VALUE_SEP "<";
+                psz_type = _("integer");
+                psz_ket = ">";
+
+                if( p_item->min.i || p_item->max.i )
+                {
+                    sprintf( psz_buffer, "%s [%i .. %i]", psz_type,
+                             p_item->min.i, p_item->max.i );
+                    psz_type = psz_buffer;
+                }
+
+                if( p_item->i_list )
                 {
-                    psz_bra = " [";
-                    psz_type = malloc( 1000 );
-                    memset( psz_type, 0, 1000 );
-                    for( i=0; p_item->ppsz_list[i]; i++ )
+                    psz_bra = OPTION_VALUE_SEP "{";
+                    psz_type = psz_buffer;
+                    psz_buffer[0] = '\0';
+                    for( i = 0; p_item->ppsz_list_text[i]; i++ )
                     {
-                        strcat( psz_type, p_item->ppsz_list[i] );
-                        strcat( psz_type, "|" );
+                        if( i ) strcat( psz_buffer, ", " );
+                        sprintf( psz_buffer + strlen(psz_buffer), "%i (%s)",
+                                 p_item->pi_list[i],
+                                 p_item->ppsz_list_text[i] );
                     }
-                    psz_type[ strlen( psz_type ) - 1 ] = '\0';
-                    psz_ket = "]";
-                    break;
+                    psz_ket = "}";
                 }
-            case CONFIG_ITEM_INTEGER:
-                psz_bra = " <"; psz_type = _("integer"); psz_ket = ">";
                 break;
             case CONFIG_ITEM_FLOAT:
-                psz_bra = " <"; psz_type = _("float"); psz_ket = ">";
+                print_help_section( p_section, b_color, b_description );
+                p_section = NULL;
+                psz_bra = OPTION_VALUE_SEP "<";
+                psz_type = _("float");
+                psz_ket = ">";
+                if( p_item->min.f || p_item->max.f )
+                {
+                    sprintf( psz_buffer, "%s [%f .. %f]", psz_type,
+                             p_item->min.f, p_item->max.f );
+                    psz_type = psz_buffer;
+                }
                 break;
             case CONFIG_ITEM_BOOL:
+                print_help_section( p_section, b_color, b_description );
+                p_section = NULL;
                 psz_bra = ""; psz_type = ""; psz_ket = "";
                 if( !b_help_module )
                 {
-                    psz_suf = p_item->i_value ? _(" (default enabled)") :
+                    psz_suf = p_item->value.i ? _(" (default enabled)") :
                                                 _(" (default disabled)");
                 }
                 break;
             }
 
+            if( !psz_type )
+            {
+                continue;
+            }
+
             /* Add short option if any */
             if( p_item->i_short )
             {
-                psz_format[2] = '-';
-                psz_format[3] = p_item->i_short;
-                psz_format[4] = ',';
+                sprintf( psz_short, "-%c,", p_item->i_short );
             }
             else
             {
-                psz_format[2] = ' ';
-                psz_format[3] = ' ';
-                psz_format[4] = ' ';
+                strcpy( psz_short, "   " );
             }
 
-            if( psz_type )
+            i = PADDING_SPACES - strlen( p_item->psz_name )
+                 - strlen( psz_bra ) - strlen( psz_type )
+                 - strlen( psz_ket ) - 1;
+
+            if( p_item->i_type == CONFIG_ITEM_BOOL && !b_help_module )
             {
-                i = PADDING_SPACES - strlen( p_item->psz_name )
-                     - strlen( psz_bra ) - strlen( psz_type )
-                     - strlen( psz_ket ) - 1;
-                if( p_item->i_type == CONFIG_ITEM_BOOL
-                     && !b_help_module )
-                {
-                    /* If option is of type --foo-bar, we print its counterpart
-                     * as --no-foo-bar, but if it is of type --foobar (without
-                     * dashes in the name) we print it as --nofoobar. Both
-                     * values are of course valid, only the display changes. */
-                    vlc_bool_t b_dash = VLC_FALSE;
-                    psz_prefix = p_item->psz_name;
-                    while( *psz_prefix )
-                    {
-                        if( *psz_prefix++ == '-' )
-                        {
-                            b_dash = VLC_TRUE;
-                            break;
-                        }
-                    }
+                psz_prefix =  ", --no-";
+                i -= strlen( p_item->psz_name ) + strlen( psz_prefix );
+            }
+
+            if( i < 0 )
+            {
+                psz_spaces[0] = '\n';
+                i = 0;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                psz_spaces[i] = '\0';
+            }
+
+            if( p_item->i_type == CONFIG_ITEM_BOOL && !b_help_module )
+            {
+                utf8_fprintf( stdout, psz_format_bool, psz_short, 
+                              p_item->psz_name, psz_prefix, p_item->psz_name,
+                              psz_bra, psz_type, psz_ket, psz_spaces );
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                utf8_fprintf( stdout, psz_format, psz_short, p_item->psz_name,
+                         "", "", psz_bra, psz_type, psz_ket, psz_spaces );
+            }
+
+            psz_spaces[i] = ' ';
+
+            /* We wrap the rest of the output */
+            sprintf( psz_buffer, "%s%s", p_item->psz_text, psz_suf );
+            b_description_hack = b_description;
 
-                    if( b_dash )
+ description:
+            psz_text = psz_buffer;
+            i_cur_width = b_description && !b_description_hack
+                          ? i_width_description
+                          : i_width;
+            while( *psz_text )
+            {
+                char *psz_parser, *psz_word;
+                size_t i_end = strlen( psz_text );
+
+                /* If the remaining text fits in a line, print it. */
+                if( i_end <= i_cur_width )
+                {
+                    if( b_color )
                     {
-                        psz_prefix = ", --no-";
-                        i -= strlen( p_item->psz_name ) + strlen( ", --no-" );
+                        if( !b_description || b_description_hack )
+                            utf8_fprintf( stdout, BLUE"%s\n"GRAY, psz_text );
+                        else
+                            utf8_fprintf( stdout, "%s\n", psz_text );
                     }
                     else
                     {
-                        psz_prefix = ", --no";
-                        i -= strlen( p_item->psz_name ) + strlen( ", --no" );
+                        utf8_fprintf( stdout, "%s\n", psz_text );
                     }
+                    break;
                 }
 
-                if( i < 0 )
-                {
-                    i = 0;
-                    psz_spaces[i] = '\n';
-                }
-                else
+                /* Otherwise, eat as many words as possible */
+                psz_parser = psz_text;
+                do
                 {
-                    psz_spaces[i] = '\0';
-                }
-
-                if( p_item->i_type == CONFIG_ITEM_BOOL &&
-                    !b_help_module )
+                    psz_word = psz_parser;
+                    psz_parser = strchr( psz_word, ' ' );
+                    /* If no space was found, we reached the end of the text
+                     * block; otherwise, we skip the space we just found. */
+                    psz_parser = psz_parser ? psz_parser + 1
+                                            : psz_text + i_end;
+
+                } while( (size_t)(psz_parser - psz_text) <= i_cur_width );
+
+                /* We cut a word in one of these cases:
+                 *  - it's the only word in the line and it's too long.
+                 *  - we used less than 80% of the width and the word we are
+                 *    going to wrap is longer than 40% of the width, and even
+                 *    if the word would have fit in the next line. */
+                if( psz_word == psz_text
+             || ( (size_t)(psz_word - psz_text) < 80 * i_cur_width / 100
+             && (size_t)(psz_parser - psz_word) > 40 * i_cur_width / 100 ) )
                 {
-                    fprintf( stderr, psz_format, p_item->psz_name, psz_prefix,
-                             p_item->psz_name, psz_bra, psz_type, psz_ket,
-                             psz_spaces, p_item->psz_text, psz_suf );
+                    char c = psz_text[i_cur_width];
+                    psz_text[i_cur_width] = '\0';
+                    if( b_color )
+                    {
+                        if( !b_description || b_description_hack )
+                            utf8_fprintf( stdout, BLUE"%s\n%s"GRAY,
+                                          psz_text, psz_spaces );
+                        else
+                            utf8_fprintf( stdout, "%s\n%s",
+                                          psz_text, psz_spaces );
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        utf8_fprintf( stdout, "%s\n%s", psz_text, psz_spaces );
+                    }
+                    psz_text += i_cur_width;
+                    psz_text[0] = c;
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    fprintf( stderr, psz_format, p_item->psz_name, "", "",
-                             psz_bra, psz_type, psz_ket, psz_spaces,
-                             p_item->psz_text, psz_suf );
-                }
-                psz_spaces[i] = ' ';
-                if ( p_item->ppsz_list )
-                {
-                    free( psz_type );
+                    psz_word[-1] = '\0';
+                    if( b_color )
+                    {
+                        if( !b_description || b_description_hack )
+                            utf8_fprintf( stdout, BLUE"%s\n%s"GRAY,
+                                          psz_text, psz_spaces );
+                        else
+                            utf8_fprintf( stdout, "%s\n%s",
+                                          psz_text, psz_spaces );
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        utf8_fprintf( stdout, "%s\n%s", psz_text, psz_spaces );
+                    }
+                    psz_text = psz_word;
                 }
             }
+
+            if( b_description_hack && p_item->psz_longtext )
+            {
+                sprintf( psz_buffer, "%s%s", p_item->psz_longtext, psz_suf );
+                b_description_hack = false;
+                psz_spaces = psz_spaces_longtext;
+                utf8_fprintf( stdout, "%s", psz_spaces );
+                goto description;
+            }
         }
     }
 
+    if( b_has_advanced ) 
+    {
+        if( b_color )
+            utf8_fprintf( stdout, "\n" WHITE "%s" GRAY " %s\n", _( "Note:" ),
+           _( "add --advanced to your command line to see advanced options."));
+        else
+            utf8_fprintf( stdout, "\n %s %s\n", _( "Note:" ),
+           _( "add --advanced to your command line to see advanced options."));
+    }
+
     /* Release the module list */
     vlc_list_release( p_list );
-
-#ifdef WIN32        /* Pause the console because it's destroyed when we exit */
-        fprintf( stderr, _("\nPress the RETURN key to continue...\n") );
-        getchar();
-#endif
 }
 
 /*****************************************************************************
@@ -1197,42 +1813,75 @@ static void Usage( vlc_t *p_this, const char *psz_module_name )
  * Print a list of all available modules (builtins and plugins) and a short
  * description for each one.
  *****************************************************************************/
-static void ListModules( vlc_t *p_this )
+static void ListModules( libvlc_int_t *p_this, bool b_verbose )
 {
-    vlc_list_t *p_list;
-    module_t **pp_parser;
+    vlc_list_t *p_list = NULL;
+    module_t *p_parser = NULL;
     char psz_spaces[22];
+    int i_index;
+
+    bool b_color = config_GetInt( p_this, "color" ) > 0;
 
     memset( psz_spaces, ' ', 22 );
 
 #ifdef WIN32
-    ShowConsole();
+    ShowConsole( true );
 #endif
 
-    /* Usage */
-    fprintf( stderr, _("Usage: %s [options] [parameters] [files]...\n\n"),
-                     p_this->p_vlc->psz_object_name );
-
-    fprintf( stderr, _("[module]              [description]\n") );
-
     /* List all modules */
     p_list = vlc_list_find( p_this, VLC_OBJECT_MODULE, FIND_ANYWHERE );
 
     /* Enumerate each module */
-    for( pp_parser = (module_t **)p_list->pp_objects ;
-         *pp_parser ;
-         pp_parser++ )
+    for( i_index = 0; i_index < p_list->i_count; i_index++ )
     {
         int i;
 
+        p_parser = (module_t *)p_list->p_values[i_index].p_object ;
+
         /* Nasty hack, but right now I'm too tired to think about a nice
          * solution */
-        i = 22 - strlen( (*pp_parser)->psz_object_name ) - 1;
+        i = 22 - strlen( p_parser->psz_object_name ) - 1;
         if( i < 0 ) i = 0;
         psz_spaces[i] = 0;
 
-        fprintf( stderr, "  %s%s %s\n", (*pp_parser)->psz_object_name,
-                         psz_spaces, (*pp_parser)->psz_longname );
+        if( b_color )
+            utf8_fprintf( stdout, GREEN"  %s%s "WHITE"%s\n"GRAY,
+                          p_parser->psz_object_name,
+                          psz_spaces,
+                          p_parser->psz_longname );
+        else
+            utf8_fprintf( stdout, "  %s%s %s\n",
+                          p_parser->psz_object_name,
+                          psz_spaces, p_parser->psz_longname );
+
+        if( b_verbose )
+        {
+            char *const *pp_shortcut = p_parser->pp_shortcuts;
+            while( *pp_shortcut )
+            {
+                if( strcmp( *pp_shortcut, p_parser->psz_object_name ) )
+                {
+                    if( b_color )
+                        utf8_fprintf( stdout, CYAN"   s %s\n"GRAY,
+                                      *pp_shortcut );
+                    else
+                        utf8_fprintf( stdout, "   s %s\n",
+                                      *pp_shortcut );
+                }
+                pp_shortcut++;
+            }
+            if( p_parser->psz_capability )
+            {
+                if( b_color )
+                    utf8_fprintf( stdout, MAGENTA"   c %s (%d)\n"GRAY,
+                                  p_parser->psz_capability,
+                                  p_parser->i_score );
+                else
+                    utf8_fprintf( stdout, "   c %s (%d)\n",
+                                  p_parser->psz_capability,
+                                  p_parser->i_score );
+            }
+        }
 
         psz_spaces[i] = ' ';
     }
@@ -1240,8 +1889,7 @@ static void ListModules( vlc_t *p_this )
     vlc_list_release( p_list );
 
 #ifdef WIN32        /* Pause the console because it's destroyed when we exit */
-        fprintf( stderr, _("\nPress the RETURN key to continue...\n") );
-        getchar();
+    PauseConsole();
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -1253,19 +1901,20 @@ static void ListModules( vlc_t *p_this )
 static void Version( void )
 {
 #ifdef WIN32
-    ShowConsole();
+    ShowConsole( true );
 #endif
 
-    fprintf( stderr, VERSION_MESSAGE "\n" );
-    fprintf( stderr,
-      _("This program comes with NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by "
-        "law.\nYou may redistribute it under the terms of the GNU General "
-        "Public License;\nsee the file named COPYING for details.\n"
-        "Written by the VideoLAN team at Ecole Centrale, Paris.\n") );
+    utf8_fprintf( stdout, _("VLC version %s\n"), VLC_Version() );
+    utf8_fprintf( stdout, _("Compiled by %s@%s.%s\n"),
+             VLC_CompileBy(), VLC_CompileHost(), VLC_CompileDomain() );
+    utf8_fprintf( stdout, _("Compiler: %s\n"), VLC_Compiler() );
+    if( strcmp( VLC_Changeset(), "exported" ) )
+        utf8_fprintf( stdout, _("Based upon Git commit [%s]\n"),
+                 VLC_Changeset() );
+    utf8_fprintf( stdout, LICENSE_MSG );
 
 #ifdef WIN32        /* Pause the console because it's destroyed when we exit */
-    fprintf( stderr, _("\nPress the RETURN key to continue...\n") );
-    getchar();
+    PauseConsole();
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -1275,13 +1924,161 @@ static void Version( void )
  * This function is useful only on Win32.
  *****************************************************************************/
 #ifdef WIN32 /*  */
-static void ShowConsole( void )
+static void ShowConsole( bool b_dofile )
 {
+#   ifndef UNDER_CE
+    FILE *f_help = NULL;
+
+    if( getenv( "PWD" ) && getenv( "PS1" ) ) return; /* cygwin shell */
+
     AllocConsole();
-    freopen( "CONOUT$", "w", stdout );
+    /* Use the ANSI code page (e.g. Windows-1252) as expected by the LibVLC
+     * Unicode/locale subsystem. By default, we have the obsolecent OEM code
+     * page (e.g. CP437 or CP850). */
+    SetConsoleOutputCP (GetACP ());
+    SetConsoleTitle ("VLC media player version "PACKAGE_VERSION);
+
     freopen( "CONOUT$", "w", stderr );
     freopen( "CONIN$", "r", stdin );
-    return;
+
+    if( b_dofile && (f_help = fopen( "vlc-help.txt", "wt" )) )
+    {
+        fclose( f_help );
+        freopen( "vlc-help.txt", "wt", stdout );
+        utf8_fprintf( stderr, _("\nDumped content to vlc-help.txt file.\n") );
+    }
+    else freopen( "CONOUT$", "w", stdout );
+
+#   endif
 }
 #endif
 
+/*****************************************************************************
+ * PauseConsole: On Win32, wait for a key press before closing the console
+ *****************************************************************************
+ * This function is useful only on Win32.
+ *****************************************************************************/
+#ifdef WIN32 /*  */
+static void PauseConsole( void )
+{
+#   ifndef UNDER_CE
+
+    if( getenv( "PWD" ) && getenv( "PS1" ) ) return; /* cygwin shell */
+
+    utf8_fprintf( stderr, _("\nPress the RETURN key to continue...\n") );
+    getchar();
+    fclose( stdout );
+
+#   endif
+}
+#endif
+
+/*****************************************************************************
+ * ConsoleWidth: Return the console width in characters
+ *****************************************************************************
+ * We use the stty shell command to get the console width; if this fails or
+ * if the width is less than 80, we default to 80.
+ *****************************************************************************/
+static int ConsoleWidth( void )
+{
+    unsigned i_width = 80;
+
+#ifndef WIN32
+    FILE *file = popen( "stty size 2>/dev/null", "r" );
+    if (file != NULL)
+    {
+        if (fscanf (file, "%*u %u", &i_width) <= 0)
+            i_width = 80;
+        pclose( file );
+    }
+#else
+    CONSOLE_SCREEN_BUFFER_INFO buf;
+
+    if (GetConsoleScreenBufferInfo (GetStdHandle (STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE), &buf))
+        i_width = buf.dwSize.X;
+#endif
+
+    return i_width;
+}
+
+static int VerboseCallback( vlc_object_t *p_this, const char *psz_variable,
+                     vlc_value_t old_val, vlc_value_t new_val, void *param)
+{
+    libvlc_int_t *p_libvlc = (libvlc_int_t *)p_this;
+    (void)psz_variable;
+    (void)old_val;
+    (void)param;
+
+    if( new_val.i_int >= -1 )
+    {
+        libvlc_priv (p_libvlc)->i_verbose = __MIN( new_val.i_int, 2 );
+    }
+    return VLC_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+/*****************************************************************************
+ * InitDeviceValues: initialize device values
+ *****************************************************************************
+ * This function inits the dvd, vcd and cd-audio values
+ *****************************************************************************/
+static void InitDeviceValues( libvlc_int_t *p_vlc )
+{
+#ifdef HAVE_HAL
+    LibHalContext * ctx = NULL;
+    int i, i_devices;
+    char **devices = NULL;
+    char *block_dev = NULL;
+    dbus_bool_t b_dvd;
+
+    DBusConnection *p_connection = NULL;
+    DBusError       error;
+
+    ctx = libhal_ctx_new();
+    if( !ctx ) return;
+    dbus_error_init( &error );
+    p_connection = dbus_bus_get ( DBUS_BUS_SYSTEM, &error );
+    if( dbus_error_is_set( &error ) || !p_connection )
+    {
+        libhal_ctx_free( ctx );
+        dbus_error_free( &error );
+        return;
+    }
+    libhal_ctx_set_dbus_connection( ctx, p_connection );
+    if( libhal_ctx_init( ctx, &error ) )
+    {
+        if( ( devices = libhal_get_all_devices( ctx, &i_devices, NULL ) ) )
+        {
+            for( i = 0; i < i_devices; i++ )
+            {
+                if( !libhal_device_property_exists( ctx, devices[i],
+                                                "storage.cdrom.dvd", NULL ) )
+                {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                b_dvd = libhal_device_get_property_bool( ctx, devices[ i ],
+                                                 "storage.cdrom.dvd", NULL  );
+                block_dev = libhal_device_get_property_string( ctx,
+                                devices[ i ], "block.device" , NULL );
+                if( b_dvd )
+                {
+                    config_PutPsz( p_vlc, "dvd", block_dev );
+                }
+
+                config_PutPsz( p_vlc, "vcd", block_dev );
+                config_PutPsz( p_vlc, "cd-audio", block_dev );
+                libhal_free_string( block_dev );
+            }
+            libhal_free_string_array( devices );
+        }
+        libhal_ctx_shutdown( ctx, NULL );
+        dbus_connection_unref( p_connection );
+        libhal_ctx_free( ctx );
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        msg_Warn( p_vlc, "Unable to get HAL device properties" );
+    }
+#else
+    (void)p_vlc;
+#endif /* HAVE_HAL */
+}