apparent SDL package problem

subatomic · 2010-12-20 12:37:55

I installed kdenlive and mlt from community and have a problem with the configuration. A dev on the kdenlive IRC channel said I should ask the mlt devs who in turn said it must be a SDL packaging problem. So I'm here now with this bit:

#kdenlive
[19:38] <dust__> need some help getting this program started
[19:43] <dust__> says it can't find melt or SDL profiles and module
[19:43] <dust__> but when I run it as root everythings OK
[19:46] <xzhayon> distro?
[19:47] <dust__> Arch. I installed both mlt and kdenlive from community repos
[19:49] <xzhayon> run melt -query consumers 2>&1 | grep sdl
[19:49] <xzhayon> and show me the results
[19:49] <dust__>   - sdl_image
[19:51] <dust__> when I run that as su I get this
[19:51] <dust__>   - sdl   - sdl_audio   - sdl_preview   - sdl_still
[19:53] <xzhayon> as su?
[19:53] <xzhayon> but that's the output of query consumers
[19:56] <dust__> just that Im getting different output as su than user
[19:57] <xzhayon> what's the output of melt -query consumers 2>&1 | grep sdl not run as su?
[19:57] <dust__> - sdl_image
[19:58] <xzhayon> that's definitely wrong
[19:58] <xzhayon> try reinstalling mlt
[19:58] <dust__> did that at least twice
[19:59] <dust__> 0.5.10
[19:59] <dust__> kdenlive 0.7.8
[20:01] <xzhayon> may i see the pkgbuild for this package?
[20:03] <dust__> http://repos.archlinux.org/wsvn/community/mlt/repos/community-x86_64/PKGBUILD
[20:12] <xzhayon> im' sorry but i have no clue on what's happening
[20:15] <dust__> please tell me what the output above means briefly
[20:17] <xzhayon> well, that shows the producers and consumers available to melt
[20:17] <xzhayon> but that's not the expected output
[20:17] <xzhayon> what you see with "su"
[20:18] <xzhayon> i what should appear when run as normal user
[20:18] <xzhayon> while what you see when run as normal user
[20:18] <xzhayon> is what you should see when querying producers, not consumers
[20:18] <xzhayon> try asking on mlt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net

mlt-devel replied as follows:

Perhaps ask the SDL packager; I doubt the MLT packager will be of much
help. This appears to be some permission issue with SDL and its access
to things. Maybe you need to add your account to some groups. Does
ffplay at the command line work? It too uses SDL. If that does not
work either, then perhaps 'strace melt -query consumers'. strace is a
very verbose output, but it might show what it is failing to access.

any thoughts?

Allan · 2010-12-20 12:54:58

allan@mugen ~ 
> melt -query consumers 2>&1 | grep sdl
  - sdl
  - sdl_audio
  - sdl_preview
  - sdl_still

Maybe try creating a new user and see if it works for them.

subatomic · 2010-12-22 19:58:39

strange, now I'm getting the output
- sdl
- sdl_audio
- sdl_preview
- sdl_still

but kdenlive still will not run as user.

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#1 2010-12-20 12:37:55

apparent SDL package problem

#2 2010-12-20 12:54:58

Re: apparent SDL package problem

#3 2010-12-22 19:58:39

Re: apparent SDL package problem

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