On Sep 5, 2025, at 11:24, Gerben Wierda wrote: > > After installing libaacs with MacPorts and performing the following copy > commands: > > cd /opt/local/lib > sudo cp libaacs* libgpg-error.* libgcrypt* libintl.* libiconv.* /usr/local/lib > > VLC has all it needs in terms of dynamic libraries for Blu-ray (apart from > what needs to be installed in ~/Library/Preferences/aacs). This is an > imperfect solution as it requires manual actions every time after a MacPorts > update of the same libraries.
If you symlink them instead of copying, you won't need to redo it after port updates. > A better solution would be to enable VLC to use MacPorts /opt/local. Has > anyone done this? Without a recompile of VLC maybe? You'd have to ask the developers of VLC if that is an existing feature or can be added. It sounds like a good idea to be able to configure within VLC where these libraries are looked for.
