I think he means that you need to add libass to the inputs of the vlc
package. look a few lines under where $ guix edit vlc; takes you. try
adding it there.
On 13.03.2018 03:01, Dang Duong wrote:
> 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
> <mailto:ludo@gnu.org>> wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> Dang Duong <khanhduongdv@gmail.com <mailto: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
> <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
> <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’.
>
>
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