I downloaded via repo (the larger one 10.2 mb) and now in apps I sww it listed my name but with no icon. clicking on the name or in the blank space where an icon would usually be does not start it. I rebooted and it's the same....
The bug should be fixed and new version exported to the repository.
I do not think VLC is meant to be a program which needs hacking on the terminal window.
Today I installed vlc player (with streamer 10.x MB). when tried playing video (.vod file), It plays audio well but video playback is not at all smooth, it skips lot of frames. Mplayer shows smooth video w/o audio since audio codec is not supported by it. I have also removed vlc.png symlinks and can see vlc icon. when tried playing using command line I get error as
avcodec decoder error : more than 5 seconds of late video -> dropping frame (computer too slow?)
From error, it is clear that cpu is not fast enough. Pls let me know if vlc works smooth on over clocked cpu. ?
Actually I disagree. I think the N900 is fast enough, VLC just isn't finished, not finished at all. Plus the .vod format you were playing is nothing really common, especially not on mobile phones.
this will work