My video.scm already has libass. I tried removing and reinstalling VLC but
it doesn't work.
 Am I missing something?

On Mon, Mar 12, 2018 at 5:14 PM, Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Dang Duong <khanhduongdv@gmail.com> skribis:
>
> > I have installed the latest version of VLC (2.2.8) on Trisquel 7.0 using
> > Guix. It works normally with .srt files but cannot open .ass files. I
> tried
> > installing libass but it still doesn't work.
>
> It seems that our vlc package lacks libass as an input:
>
>   https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/guix.git/tree/gnu/
> packages/video.scm#n810
>
> Could you try adding libass in the vlc package definition, then install
> it, and see if it works?
>
> If you’re not familiar with Guix packaging, see
> <https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/manual/html_node/Defining-Packages.html
> >,
> and do not hesitate to ask for guidance here or on #guix on IRC!
>
> HTH,
> Ludo’.
>