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vlc-luajit not decoding h264

I've been looking for an answer for this problem for a few hours, but couldn't find an exact solution to my specific problem. Whenever I try to open any media files on my PC, it spits out this:

[astro@archlinux FLCL]$ cvlc S1E1.mkv
VLC media player 3.0.20 Vetinari (revision fdd57c7)
[0000609d6eb87720] dummy interface: using the dummy interface module...
[00007de834c0a280] gstdecode decoder error: no suitable decoder found
[00007de834c0a280] main decoder error: Codec `h264' (H264 - MPEG-4 AVC (part 10)) is not supported.
[00007de834c0a280] main decoder error: Codec not supported
[00007de834c0a280] main decoder error: VLC could not decode the format "h264" (H264 - MPEG-4 AVC (part 10))
[ass] libass API version: 0x1701000
[ass] libass source: commit: 0.17.1-0-ge8ad72accd3a84268275a9385beb701c9284e5b3-dirty
[ass] Shaper: FriBidi 1.0.13 (SIMPLE) HarfBuzz-ng 8.3.0 (COMPLEX)
[ass] Using font provider fontconfig

After some troubleshooting and searching, I ran vlc -vvv --list |grep avcodec and got this output:

[astro@archlinux ~]$ vlc -vvv --list |grep avcodec
VLC media player 3.0.20 Vetinari (revision fdd57c7)
[000063900e64c550] main libvlc debug: VLC media player - 3.0.20 Vetinari
[000063900e64c550] main libvlc debug: Copyright © 1996-2023 the VideoLAN team
[000063900e64c550] main libvlc debug: revision fdd57c7
[000063900e64c550] main libvlc debug: configured with ./configure  '--prefix=/usr' '--sysconfdir=/etc' '--with-kde-solid=/usr/share/solid/actions/' '--disable-rpath' '--enable-nls' '--enable-archive' '--enable-live555' '--enable-dc1394' '--enable-dv1394' '--enable-dvdread' '--enable-dvdnav' '--enable-bluray' '--disable-opencv' '--enable-smbclient' '--enable-sftp' '--enable-nfs' '--enable-realrtsp' '--enable-dvbpsi' '--enable-gme' '--enable-ogg' '--enable-shout' '--enable-matroska' '--enable-mod' '--enable-mpc' '--enable-mad' '--enable-mpg123' '--enable-gst-decode' '--enable-avcodec' '--disable-libva' '--enable-avformat' '--enable-postproc' '--enable-faad' '--enable-vpx' '--enable-twolame' '--disable-fdkaac' '--enable-a52' '--enable-dca' '--enable-flac' '--enable-fluidsynth' '--enable-libmpeg2' '--enable-vorbis' '--enable-speex' '--enable-opus' '--enable-oggspots' '--disable-schroedinger' '--enable-png' '--enable-jpeg' '--enable-x264' '--enable-x265' '--enable-zvbi' '--enable-libass' '--enable-kate' '--enable-tiger' '--enable-vdpau' '--enable-wayland' '--enable-sdl-image' '--enable-freetype' '--enable-fribidi' '--enable-harfbuzz' '--enable-fontconfig' '--enable-svg' '--enable-svgdec' '--enable-aa' '--enable-caca' '--enable-pulse' '--enable-alsa' '--enable-jack' '--enable-samplerate' '--enable-soxr' '--enable-chromaprint' '--enable-chromecast' '--enable-qt' '--enable-skins2' '--enable-libtar' '--enable-ncurses' '--enable-lirc' '--enable-goom' '--enable-projectm' '--enable-avahi' '--enable-mtp' '--enable-upnp' '--enable-microdns' '--enable-libxml2' '--disable-libgcrypt' '--enable-gnutls' '--enable-taglib' '--enable-secret' '--enable-kwallet' '--disable-update-check' '--enable-notify' '--disable-libplacebo' '--enable-vlc' '--enable-aribsub' '--enable-aribcam' '--enable-aom' '--enable-srt' '--enable-dav1d' '--disable-decklink' '--disable-gles2' 'CFLAGS=-march=x86-64 -mtune=generic -O2 -pipe -fno-plt -fexceptions         -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -Wformat -Werror=format-security         -fstack-clash-protection -fcf-protection -g -ffile-prefix-map=/home/astro/vlc-luajit/src=/usr/src/debug/vlc-luajit -flto=auto -I/usr/include/samba-4.0' 'LDFLAGS=-Wl,-O1,--sort-common,--as-needed,-z,relro,-z,now -flto=auto' 'CPPFLAGS= -I/usr/include/samba-4.0 -ffat-lto-objects' 'CXXFLAGS=-march=x86-64 -mtune=generic -O2 -pipe -fno-plt -fexceptions         -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -Wformat -Werror=format-security         -fstack-clash-protection -fcf-protection -Wp,-D_GLIBCXX_ASSERTIONS -g -ffile-prefix-map=/home/astro/vlc-luajit/src=/usr/src/debug/vlc-luajit -flto=auto -std=c++17' 'LUA_CFLAGS=-I/usr/include/luajit-2.1' 'LUA_LIBS=-lluajit-5.1' 'LUAC=/usr/bin/luac5.1'
[000063900e64c550] main libvlc debug: searching plug-in modules
[000063900e64c550] main libvlc debug: loading plugins cache file /usr/lib/vlc/plugins/plugins.dat
[000063900e64c550] main libvlc debug: recursively browsing `/usr/lib/vlc/plugins'
[000063900e64c550] main libvlc debug: plug-ins loaded: 523 modules
[000063900e64c550] main libvlc debug: opening config file (/home/astro/.config/vlc/vlcrc)
[000063900e64c8a0] main logger debug: looking for logger module matching "any": 4 candidates
[000063900e64c8a0] main logger debug: using logger module "console"
[000063900e64c550] main libvlc debug: translation test: code is "C"
  vdpau_avcodec          VDPAU video decoder
  avcodec                FFmpeg audio/video decoder
  avcodec                FFmpeg audio/video decoder
[000063900e64c550]   avcodec                FFmpeg audio/video decoder
main libvlc debug: removing all interfaces  avcodec                FFmpeg audio/video decoder

  avcodec                FFmpeg audio/video encoder

I also ran pacman -Qk to see if I had any broken packages, which I didn't. Finally, I ran vlc -vv and saw this:

[astro@archlinux ~]$ vlc -vv
VLC media player 3.0.20 Vetinari (revision fdd57c7)
[000064bf66624550] main libvlc debug: VLC media player - 3.0.20 Vetinari
[000064bf66624550] main libvlc debug: Copyright © 1996-2023 the VideoLAN team
[000064bf66624550] main libvlc debug: revision fdd57c7
[000064bf66624550] main libvlc debug: configured with ./configure  '--prefix=/usr' '--sysconfdir=/etc' '--with-kde-solid=/usr/share/solid/actions/' '--disable-rpath' '--enable-nls' '--enable-archive' '--enable-live555' '--enable-dc1394' '--enable-dv1394' '--enable-dvdread' '--enable-dvdnav' '--enable-bluray' '--disable-opencv' '--enable-smbclient' '--enable-sftp' '--enable-nfs' '--enable-realrtsp' '--enable-dvbpsi' '--enable-gme' '--enable-ogg' '--enable-shout' '--enable-matroska' '--enable-mod' '--enable-mpc' '--enable-mad' '--enable-mpg123' '--enable-gst-decode' '--enable-avcodec' '--disable-libva' '--enable-avformat' '--enable-postproc' '--enable-faad' '--enable-vpx' '--enable-twolame' '--disable-fdkaac' '--enable-a52' '--enable-dca' '--enable-flac' '--enable-fluidsynth' '--enable-libmpeg2' '--enable-vorbis' '--enable-speex' '--enable-opus' '--enable-oggspots' '--disable-schroedinger' '--enable-png' '--enable-jpeg' '--enable-x264' '--enable-x265' '--enable-zvbi' '--enable-libass' '--enable-kate' '--enable-tiger' '--enable-vdpau' '--enable-wayland' '--enable-sdl-image' '--enable-freetype' '--enable-fribidi' '--enable-harfbuzz' '--enable-fontconfig' '--enable-svg' '--enable-svgdec' '--enable-aa' '--enable-caca' '--enable-pulse' '--enable-alsa' '--enable-jack' '--enable-samplerate' '--enable-soxr' '--enable-chromaprint' '--enable-chromecast' '--enable-qt' '--enable-skins2' '--enable-libtar' '--enable-ncurses' '--enable-lirc' '--enable-goom' '--enable-projectm' '--enable-avahi' '--enable-mtp' '--enable-upnp' '--enable-microdns' '--enable-libxml2' '--disable-libgcrypt' '--enable-gnutls' '--enable-taglib' '--enable-secret' '--enable-kwallet' '--disable-update-check' '--enable-notify' '--disable-libplacebo' '--enable-vlc' '--enable-aribsub' '--enable-aribcam' '--enable-aom' '--enable-srt' '--enable-dav1d' '--disable-decklink' '--disable-gles2' 'CFLAGS=-march=x86-64 -mtune=generic -O2 -pipe -fno-plt -fexceptions         -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -Wformat -Werror=format-security         -fstack-clash-protection -fcf-protection -g -ffile-prefix-map=/home/astro/vlc-luajit/src=/usr/src/debug/vlc-luajit -flto=auto -I/usr/include/samba-4.0' 'LDFLAGS=-Wl,-O1,--sort-common,--as-needed,-z,relro,-z,now -flto=auto' 'CPPFLAGS= -I/usr/include/samba-4.0 -ffat-lto-objects' 'CXXFLAGS=-march=x86-64 -mtune=generic -O2 -pipe -fno-plt -fexceptions         -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -Wformat -Werror=format-security         -fstack-clash-protection -fcf-protection -Wp,-D_GLIBCXX_ASSERTIONS -g -ffile-prefix-map=/home/astro/vlc-luajit/src=/usr/src/debug/vlc-luajit -flto=auto -std=c++17' 'LUA_CFLAGS=-I/usr/include/luajit-2.1' 'LUA_LIBS=-lluajit-5.1' 'LUAC=/usr/bin/luac5.1'
[000064bf66624550] main libvlc debug: searching plug-in modules
[000064bf66624550] main libvlc debug: loading plugins cache file /usr/lib/vlc/plugins/plugins.dat
[000064bf66624550] main libvlc debug: recursively browsing `/usr/lib/vlc/plugins'
[000064bf66624550] main libvlc debug: plug-ins loaded: 523 modules
[000064bf66624550] main libvlc debug: opening config file (/home/astro/.config/vlc/vlcrc)
[000064bf666248a0] main logger debug: looking for logger module matching "any": 4 candidates
[000064bf666248a0] main logger debug: using logger module "console"
[000064bf66624550] main libvlc debug: translation test: code is "C"
[000064bf66625280] main keystore debug: looking for keystore module matching "memory": 4 candidates
[000064bf66625280] main keystore debug: using keystore module "memory"
[000064bf66624550] main libvlc debug: CPU has capabilities MMX MMXEXT SSE SSE2 SSE3 SSSE3 SSE4.1 SSE4.2 SSE4A AVX AVX2 FPU 
[000064bf666bf770] main input debug: Creating an input for 'Media Library'
[000064bf666bf770] main input debug: Input is a meta file: disabling unneeded options
[000064bf666bf770] main input debug: using timeshift granularity of 50 MiB
[000064bf666bf770] main input debug: using default timeshift path
[000064bf666bf770] main input debug: `file/directory:///home/astro/.local/share/vlc/ml.xspf' gives access `file' demux `directory' path `/home/astro/.local/share/vlc/ml.xspf'
[000064bf666c8d40] main input source debug: creating demux: access='file' demux='directory' location='/home/astro/.local/share/vlc/ml.xspf' file='/home/astro/.local/share/vlc/ml.xspf'
[000064bf666c8ec0] main demux debug: looking for access_demux module matching "file": 19 candidates
[000064bf666c8ec0] main demux debug: no access_demux modules matched
[000064bf666d7b10] main stream debug: creating access: file:///home/astro/.local/share/vlc/ml.xspf
[000064bf666d7b10] main stream debug:  (path: /home/astro/.local/share/vlc/ml.xspf)
[000064bf666d7b10] main stream debug: looking for access module matching "file": 30 candidates
[000064bf666d7b10] main stream debug: using access module "filesystem"
[000064bf666d8d10] main stream debug: looking for stream_filter module matching "prefetch,cache_read": 27 candidates
[000064bf666d8d10] cache_read stream debug: Using stream method for AStream*
[000064bf666d8d10] cache_read stream debug: starting pre-buffering
[000064bf666d8d10] cache_read stream debug: received first data after 0 ms
[000064bf666d8d10] cache_read stream debug: pre-buffering done 296 bytes in 0s - 14453 KiB/s
[000064bf666d8d10] main stream debug: using stream_filter module "cache_read"
[000064bf666d9ce0] main stream debug: looking for stream_filter module matching "any": 27 candidates
[000064bf666d9ce0] playlist stream debug: using XSPF playlist reader
[000064bf666d9ce0] main stream debug: using stream_filter module "playlist"
[000064bf666d9ce0] main stream debug: stream filter added to 0x64bf666d8d10
[000064bf666dd5f0] main stream debug: looking for stream_filter module matching "any": 27 candidates
[000064bf666dd5f0] main stream debug: no stream_filter modules matched
[000064bf666c44b0] main stream_directory debug: looking for stream_directory module matching "any": 1 candidates
[000064bf666c44b0] main stream_directory debug: no stream_directory modules matched
[000064bf666c8d40] main input source debug: attachment of directory-extractor failed for file:///home/astro/.local/share/vlc/ml.xspf
[000064bf666dd5f0] main stream debug: looking for stream_filter module matching "record": 27 candidates
[000064bf666dd5f0] main stream debug: using stream_filter module "record"
[000064bf666c8d40] main input source debug: creating demux: access='file' demux='directory' location='/home/astro/.local/share/vlc/ml.xspf' file='/home/astro/.local/share/vlc/ml.xspf'
[000064bf666c8ec0] main demux debug: looking for demux module matching "directory": 55 candidates
[000064bf666c8ec0] main demux debug: using demux module "directory"
[000064bf666e1240] main demux meta debug: looking for meta reader module matching "any": 2 candidates
[000064bf666e1240] lua demux meta debug: Trying Lua scripts in /home/astro/.local/share/vlc/lua/meta/reader
[000064bf666e1240] lua demux meta debug: Trying Lua scripts in /usr/lib/vlc/lua/meta/reader
[000064bf666e1240] lua demux meta debug: Trying Lua playlist script /usr/lib/vlc/lua/meta/reader/filename.luac
[000064bf666e1240] lua demux meta warning: Error loading script /usr/lib/vlc/lua/meta/reader/filename.luac: /usr/lib/vlc/lua/meta/reader/filename.luac: cannot load incompatible bytecode
[000064bf666e1240] lua demux meta debug: Trying Lua scripts in /usr/share/vlc/lua/meta/reader
[000064bf666e1240] main demux meta debug: no meta reader modules matched
[000064bf666bf770] main input debug: `file/directory:///home/astro/.local/share/vlc/ml.xspf' successfully opened
[000064bf666f7630] main xml reader debug: looking for xml reader module matching "any": 1 candidates
[000064bf666f7630] main xml reader debug: using xml reader module "xml"
[000064bf666bf770] main input debug: EOF reached
[000064bf666c8ec0] main demux debug: removing module "directory"
[000064bf666dd5f0] main stream debug: removing module "record"
[000064bf666d9ce0] main stream debug: removing module "playlist"
[000064bf666d8d10] main stream debug: removing module "cache_read"
[000064bf666d7b10] main stream debug: removing module "filesystem"
[000064bf666bd0b0] main playlist debug: creating audio output
[000064bf666f8040] main audio output debug: looking for audio output module matching "any": 7 candidates
[000064bf666f8040] vlcpulse audio output debug: using library version 17.0.0
[000064bf666f8040] vlcpulse audio output debug:  (compiled with version 17.0.0, protocol 35)
[000064bf666f8040] vlcpulse audio output debug: connected locally to /run/user/1000/pulse/native as client #702
[000064bf666f8040] vlcpulse audio output debug: using protocol 35, server protocol 35
[000064bf666f8040] pulse audio output debug: adding sink 111: alsa_output.pci-0000_03_00.6.3.analog-stereo (Family 17h/19h HD Audio Controller Analog Stereo)
[000064bf666f8040] main audio output debug: using audio output module "pulse"
[000064bf666bd0b0] main playlist debug: keeping audio output
[000064bf666c13a0] main interface debug: looking for interface module matching "dbus,none": 19 candidates
[000064bf666c13a0] dbus interface debug: listening on dbus as: org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.vlc
[000064bf666c13a0] main interface debug: using interface module "dbus"
[000064bf66729720] main interface debug: looking for interface module matching "hotkeys,none": 19 candidates
[000064bf66729720] main interface debug: using interface module "hotkeys"
[000064bf6672a120] main interface debug: looking for interface module matching "globalhotkeys,none": 19 candidates
[000064bf6672a120] main interface debug: using interface module "xcb_hotkeys"
[000064bf66624550] main libvlc: Running vlc with the default interface. Use 'cvlc' to use vlc without interface.
[000064bf6672b070] main interface debug: looking for interface module matching "any": 19 candidates
[000064bf666c13a0] dbus interface debug: Getting All properties
[000064bf666c13a0] dbus interface debug: Getting All properties
[00007dbd741164c0] main generic debug: looking for extension module matching "any": 1 candidates
[00007dbd741164c0] lua generic debug: Opening Lua Extension module
[00007dbd741164c0] lua generic debug: Trying Lua scripts in /home/astro/.local/share/vlc/lua/extensions
[00007dbd741164c0] lua generic debug: Trying Lua scripts in /usr/lib/vlc/lua/extensions
[00007dbd741164c0] lua generic debug: Trying Lua playlist script /usr/lib/vlc/lua/extensions/VLSub.luac
[00007dbd741164c0] lua generic debug: Scanning Lua script /usr/lib/vlc/lua/extensions/VLSub.luac
[00007dbd741164c0] lua generic warning: Error loading script /usr/lib/vlc/lua/extensions/VLSub.luac: /usr/lib/vlc/lua/extensions/VLSub.luac: cannot load incompatible bytecode
[00007dbd741164c0] lua generic debug: Trying Lua scripts in /usr/share/vlc/lua/extensions
[00007dbd741164c0] main generic debug: using extension module "lua"
[000064bf6672b070] main interface debug: using interface module "qt"
[000064bf666bd0b0] main playlist: playlist is empty
[000064bf666bd0b0] main playlist debug: nothing to play
[000064bf6672b070] qt interface debug: video widget is orphaned
[000064bf66624550] main libvlc debug: exiting
[000064bf66624550] main libvlc debug: exiting
[000064bf66624550] main libvlc debug: removing all interfaces
[000064bf6672b070] main interface debug: removing module "qt"
[000064bf666bd0b0] main playlist debug: deactivating the playlist
[000064bf666f8040] main audio output debug: removing module "pulse"
[000064bf6672b070] qt interface debug: requesting exit...
[000064bf6672b070] qt interface debug: waiting for UI thread...
[000064bf6672b070] qt interface debug: QApp exec() finished
[000064bf6672b070] qt interface debug: video widget is orphaned
[000064bf6672b070] qt interface debug: Killing extension dialog provider
[000064bf6672b070] qt interface debug: ExtensionsDialogProvider is quitting...
[00007dbd741164c0] main generic debug: removing module "lua"
[000064bf6672a120] main interface debug: removing module "xcb_hotkeys"
[000064bf66729720] main interface debug: removing module "hotkeys"
[000064bf666c13a0] main interface debug: removing module "dbus"
[000064bf666bd0b0] main playlist debug: destroying
[000064bf66707920] main playlist export debug: saving media library to file /home/astro/.local/share/vlc/ml.xspf.tmp17952
[000064bf66707920] main playlist export debug: looking for playlist export module matching "export-xspf": 4 candidates
[000064bf66707920] main playlist export debug: using playlist export module "export"
[000064bf66707920] main playlist export debug: removing module "export"
[000064bf666bd0b0] main playlist debug: deleting item `Media Library'
[000064bf666bd0b0] main playlist debug: deleting item `Playlist'
[000064bf66625280] main keystore debug: removing module "memory"

Suffice to say, I'm feeling a little over my head here, and could use some support.

V1del

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Re: vlc-luajit not decoding h264

You're using that version instead of the repo, because?

In any case assuming you want to continue using that,  rebuild it against current system deps