Thread: Using VLC from C code

Hi

Could some one please help me compile the following example code, as i am getting errors.

Compiling Error:

[root@localhost]$ gcc -g -o test `pkg-config --cflags --libs libvlc` -I/usr/include/vlc/ -lvlc test.c

test.c: In function âmainâ:
test.c:19: warning: passing argument 2 of âlibvlc_newâ from incompatible pointer type
/tmp/ccQbFjCj.o: In function `main':
/home/jins/code/vlctest/test.c:26: undefined reference to `libvlc_destroy'
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status


Example Code from Developer wiki:

Code:

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <vlc/libvlc.h>

static void quit_on_exception (libvlc_exception_t *excp) {
if (libvlc_exception_raised (excp)) {
fprintf(stderr, "error: %s\n", libvlc_exception_get_message(excp));
exit(-1);
}
}

int main(int argc, char **argv) {
libvlc_exception_t excp;
libvlc_instance_t *inst;
int item;
char *filename = "/tmp/WorldOfPadman_Intro.avi";

libvlc_exception_init (&excp);
inst = libvlc_new (argc, argv, &excp);
quit_on_exception (&excp);
item = libvlc_playlist_add (inst, filename, NULL, &excp);
quit_on_exception (&excp);
libvlc_playlist_play (inst, item, 0, NULL, &excp);
quit_on_exception (&excp);
usleep (10000000);
libvlc_destroy (inst);
return 0;
}

Thanks

Hi Salem

Thanks for you reply, could you explain your post a little to me as i am still quite new to C and understanding libvlc.

Also the compiling errors states a problem with libvlc_new, please see below:

test.c: In function âmainâ:
test.c:19: warning: passing argument 2 of âlibvlc_newâ from incompatible pointer type
/tmp/ccUnr3rr.o: In function `main':
/home/jins/code/vlctest/test.c:26: undefined reference to `libvlc_destroy'
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status


Is the libvlc_new error also related to libvlc_destroy?

Kind regards