VLC, Bullseye, RTSP - not working <SOLVED>

[dcung]

During OS hopping, I noticed that I can not stream RTSP in Bullseye and also Sid, (and probably Bookworm? have not tried yet).

It works in StretchDog/BusterDog (up to older VLC 3.0.17)

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root@live:~# vlc
VLC media player 3.0.18 Vetinari (revision 3.0.13-8-g41878ff4f2)
[00005613960c7170] vlcpulse audio output error: PulseAudio server connection failure: Connection refused
[000056139602b520] main libvlc: Running vlc with the default interface. Use 'cvlc' to use vlc without interface.
[00005613960c4cc0] main playlist: playlist is empty
[00007fad64001680] satip stream error: Failed to setup RTSP session
root@live:~# 

I started looking on net for answer.
Tried few things that I came across during the research - no luck so far.

I think, it comes down to this legal issue (?) (See response from VLC developer)
https://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=157795

From the link thread discussion, I got an impression that if you have the know how to compile it yourself, 'you can get around the legal issue?'

Anyway, I don't know how to.

I read on some posting that Flatpak, Snap do not have this 'legal' issue (?).
I didn't know what Flatpak nor Snap until today.

I did some research on Flatpak. Finally managed to install VLC thru Flatpak.
It didn't work still, just didn't have any errors like above.
Maybe, it's my lacking of Flatpak knowledge...

Anyone got RTSP working in VLC, for Bullseye or later?
Please share how to.

[OscarTalks]

Hello dcung,

I have some experience with compiling VLC, but unfortunately I tend to forget details after a while.
I can tell you that VLC needs to be compiled with live555 libraries installed so that the live555 plugin gets created and included at build time.
It is an optional dependency, but without it there will be no RTSP support
There may be other issues. Some people find that the firewall blocks RTSP streams and I don't recall any fix being found other than disabling the firewall.
If you do a forum search for "vlc rtsp" you should see some posts about it, including some from me.
search.php?keywords=vlc+rtsp

[dcung]

I can tell you that VLC needs to be compiled with live555 libraries installed so that the live555 plugin gets created and included at build time.
It is an optional dependency, but without it there will be no RTSP support

Hi @OscarTalks ,
Yes, I gathered live555 was the lib removed, due to the 'legal' issue from the discussions I came across.
Hence, the developer sort of hinted that one could compile it oneself - and includes live555.
Anyway, I'll do some more reading/learning.

[dcung]

I read some of the search results, especially this one.
viewtopic.php?p=75152&hilit=vlc+rtsp#p75152

I downloaded
http://smokey01.com/OscarTalks/vlc-3.0. ... -fossa.pet
I extracted this .pet.
I don't know how to use it in Bullseye/Sid/Bookworm or if it's even possible.

I can see that this OscarTalks compiled vlc-3.0.18 has live555 included.
So, I think RTSP will work in FossaPup using this VLC.
But I am looking for solution that I can use in Bullseye/Sid/Bookworm DD.

For now, I still use BusterDog that still has live555 plugin included.

[dcung]

I know it is out of my depth.

I setup a fresh Bullseye with headers, and I attempted to compile VLC following the guide in videolan wiki.
I tried both the Debian and Contrib methods - starting fresh each time.
Each time the compile failed, I managed to progress by installing what was missing (meson, gperf, ant).

Then I think I reached the end of my ability..
This is before even trying to figure out, how to include live555 in the compilation .

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root@live:/mnt/live/mnt/sda3/VLC-comp/vlc/vlc-3.0.18/contrib/native# make
rm -rf /mnt/live/mnt/sda3/VLC-comp/vlc/vlc-3.0.18/contrib/x86_64-linux-gnu/share/java/libbluray*.jar
cd bluray && ./bootstrap
autoreconf: Entering directory `.'
autoreconf: configure.ac: not using Gettext
autoreconf: running: aclocal --force -I m4
autoreconf: configure.ac: tracing
autoreconf: running: libtoolize --copy --force
libtoolize: putting auxiliary files in AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR, 'build-aux'.
libtoolize: copying file 'build-aux/ltmain.sh'
libtoolize: putting macros in AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIRS, 'm4'.
libtoolize: copying file 'm4/libtool.m4'
libtoolize: copying file 'm4/ltoptions.m4'
libtoolize: copying file 'm4/ltsugar.m4'
libtoolize: copying file 'm4/ltversion.m4'
libtoolize: copying file 'm4/lt~obsolete.m4'
autoreconf: running: /usr/bin/autoconf --force
autoreconf: running: /usr/bin/autoheader --force
autoreconf: running: automake --add-missing --copy --force-missing
configure.ac:120: installing 'build-aux/compile'
configure.ac:24: installing 'build-aux/missing'
Makefile.am: installing 'build-aux/depcomp'
autoreconf: Leaving directory `.'
cd bluray && CC="gcc" CXX="g++" LD="ld" AR="ar" CCAS="gcc -c" RANLIB="ranlib" STRIP="strip" PATH="/mnt/live/mnt/sda3/VLC-comp/vlc/vlc-3.0.18/contrib/x86_64-linux-gnu/bin:/mnt/live/mnt/sda3/VLC-comp/vlc/vlc-3.0.18/extras/tools/build/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/local/games:/usr/games:/opt/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/sbin:/sbin" PKG_CONFIG="pkg-config" CPPFLAGS=" -I/mnt/live/mnt/sda3/VLC-comp/vlc/vlc-3.0.18/contrib/x86_64-linux-gnu/include" CFLAGS=" -I/mnt/live/mnt/sda3/VLC-comp/vlc/vlc-3.0.18/contrib/x86_64-linux-gnu/include -g -O2" CXXFLAGS=" -I/mnt/live/mnt/sda3/VLC-comp/vlc/vlc-3.0.18/contrib/x86_64-linux-gnu/include  -g -O2" LDFLAGS=" -L/mnt/live/mnt/sda3/VLC-comp/vlc/vlc-3.0.18/contrib/x86_64-linux-gnu/lib " ./configure --disable-examples --with-libxml2 --enable-udf --enable-bdjava --prefix="/mnt/live/mnt/sda3/VLC-comp/vlc/vlc-3.0.18/contrib/x86_64-linux-gnu" --datarootdir="/mnt/live/mnt/sda3/VLC-comp/vlc/vlc-3.0.18/contrib/x86_64-linux-gnu/share" --includedir="/mnt/live/mnt/sda3/VLC-comp/vlc/vlc-3.0.18/contrib/x86_64-linux-gnu/include" --libdir="/mnt/live/mnt/sda3/VLC-comp/vlc/vlc-3.0.18/contrib/x86_64-linux-gnu/lib" --build="x86_64-linux-gnu" --host="x86_64-linux-gnu" --target="x86_64-linux-gnu" --program-prefix="" --enable-static --disable-shared --disable-dependency-tracking --with-pic
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configure: WARNING: unrecognized options: --enable-udf, --enable-bdjava
  Summary:
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  BD-J type:                     j2se
  build JAR:                     yes
      javac version:             ./configure: line 14194: none: command not found
      Java binary version:       1.4
  Font support (freetype2):      yes
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cd bluray && make install
make[1]: Entering directory '/mnt/live/mnt/sda3/VLC-comp/vlc/vlc-3.0.18/contrib/native/bluray'
  CC       src/file/libbluray_la-file.lo
  CC       src/file/libbluray_la-filesystem.lo
  CC       src/libbluray/libbluray_la-bluray.lo
  CC       src/libbluray/libbluray_la-register.lo
  CC       src/libbluray/bdnav/libbluray_la-bdid_parse.lo
  CC       src/libbluray/bdnav/libbluray_la-bdmv_parse.lo
  CC       src/libbluray/bdnav/libbluray_la-clpi_parse.lo
  CC       src/libbluray/bdnav/libbluray_la-extdata_parse.lo
  CC       src/libbluray/bdnav/libbluray_la-index_parse.lo
  CC       src/libbluray/bdnav/libbluray_la-meta_parse.lo
  CC       src/libbluray/bdnav/libbluray_la-mpls_parse.lo
  CC       src/libbluray/bdnav/libbluray_la-navigation.lo
  CC       src/libbluray/bdnav/libbluray_la-sound_parse.lo
  CC       src/libbluray/bdnav/libbluray_la-uo_mask.lo
  CC       src/libbluray/decoders/libbluray_la-graphics_controller.lo
  CC       src/libbluray/decoders/libbluray_la-graphics_processor.lo
  CC       src/libbluray/decoders/libbluray_la-ig_decode.lo
  CC       src/libbluray/decoders/libbluray_la-m2ts_demux.lo
  CC       src/libbluray/decoders/libbluray_la-m2ts_filter.lo
  CC       src/libbluray/decoders/libbluray_la-pg_decode.lo
  CC       src/libbluray/decoders/libbluray_la-pes_buffer.lo
  CC       src/libbluray/decoders/libbluray_la-rle.lo
  CC       src/libbluray/decoders/libbluray_la-textst_decode.lo
  CC       src/libbluray/decoders/libbluray_la-textst_render.lo
  CC       src/libbluray/disc/libbluray_la-aacs.lo
  CC       src/libbluray/disc/libbluray_la-bdplus.lo
  CC       src/libbluray/disc/libbluray_la-dec.lo
  CC       src/libbluray/disc/libbluray_la-disc.lo
  CC       src/libbluray/disc/libbluray_la-properties.lo
  CC       src/libbluray/hdmv/libbluray_la-hdmv_vm.lo
  CC       src/libbluray/hdmv/libbluray_la-mobj_parse.lo
  CC       src/libbluray/hdmv/libbluray_la-mobj_print.lo
  CC       src/util/libbluray_la-array.lo
  CC       src/util/libbluray_la-bits.lo
src/util/bits.c: In function ‘bs_read’:
src/util/bits.c:221:9: warning: ignoring return value of ‘file_seek’ declared with attribute ‘warn_unused_result’ [-Wunused-result]
  221 |         file_seek(bs->fp, bs->pos, SEEK_SET);
      |         ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
src/util/bits.c: In function ‘bs_skip’:
src/util/bits.c:248:9: warning: ignoring return value of ‘file_seek’ declared with attribute ‘warn_unused_result’ [-Wunused-result]
  248 |         file_seek(bs->fp, bs->pos, SEEK_SET);
      |         ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  CC       src/util/libbluray_la-event_queue.lo
  CC       src/util/libbluray_la-logging.lo
  CC       src/util/libbluray_la-mutex.lo
  CC       src/util/libbluray_la-refcnt.lo
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  CC       src/libbluray/bdj/native/libbluray_la-org_videolan_Libbluray.lo
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  CC       src/libbluray/disc/libbluray_la-udf_fs.lo
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  CC       contrib/libudfread/src/libbluray_la-udfread.lo
  CC       src/file/libbluray_la-dir_posix.lo
  CC       src/file/libbluray_la-dirs_xdg.lo
  CC       src/file/libbluray_la-dl_posix.lo
  CC       src/file/libbluray_la-file_posix.lo
  CC       src/file/libbluray_la-mount.lo
  CCLD     libbluray.la
ant -f ./src/libbluray/bdj/build.xml \
    -Dbuild='/mnt/live/mnt/sda3/VLC-comp/vlc/vlc-3.0.18/contrib/native/bluray/src/libbluray/bdj/build' \
    -Ddist='/mnt/live/mnt/sda3/VLC-comp/vlc/vlc-3.0.18/contrib/native/bluray/.libs' \
    -Dsrc_awt=:java-j2se:java-build-support \
    -Djava_version_asm=1.5 -Djava_version_bdj=1.4 \
    -Dbootclasspath="" \
    -Dversion='j2se-1.3.2'
Buildfile: /mnt/live/mnt/sda3/VLC-comp/vlc/vlc-3.0.18/contrib/native/bluray/src/libbluray/bdj/build.xml

init:
    [mkdir] Created dir: /mnt/live/mnt/sda3/VLC-comp/vlc/vlc-3.0.18/contrib/native/bluray/src/libbluray/bdj/build

compile:
    [javac] /mnt/live/mnt/sda3/VLC-comp/vlc/vlc-3.0.18/contrib/native/bluray/src/libbluray/bdj/build.xml:26: warning: 'includeantruntime' was not set, defaulting to build.sysclasspath=last; set to false for repeatable builds
    [javac] Compiling 33 source files to /mnt/live/mnt/sda3/VLC-comp/vlc/vlc-3.0.18/contrib/native/bluray/src/libbluray/bdj/build
    [javac] warning: [options] bootstrap class path not set in conjunction with -source 5
    [javac] error: Source option 5 is no longer supported. Use 6 or later.
    [javac] error: Target option 1.5 is no longer supported. Use 1.6 or later.

BUILD FAILED
/mnt/live/mnt/sda3/VLC-comp/vlc/vlc-3.0.18/contrib/native/bluray/src/libbluray/bdj/build.xml:26: Compile failed; see the compiler error output for details.

Total time: 1 second
make[1]: *** [Makefile:2877: all-local] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory '/mnt/live/mnt/sda3/VLC-comp/vlc/vlc-3.0.18/contrib/native/bluray'
make: *** [../src/bluray/rules.mak:59: .bluray] Error 2
root@live:/mnt/live/mnt/sda3/VLC-comp/vlc/vlc-3.0.18/contrib/native#

[dcung]

I have searched the net for an explanation for this error.

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root@live:~# apt install build-dep any-app
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package build-dep
root@live:~# 

And most postings/threads I read, to eliminate the error, need a deb-src line in sources.list
I have un-comment each deb-src in my sources.list (individually and altogether), re-run apt update, and re-run the command and still got the same error.

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## package repositories
deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye main contrib non-free
#deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye main contrib non-free

deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye-updates main contrib non-free
#deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye-updates main contrib non-free

deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye-proposed-updates main contrib non-free
#deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye-proposed-updates main contrib non-free

deb http://security.debian.org bullseye-security main contrib non-free
#deb-src http://security.debian.org bullseye-security main contrib non-free

Anyone knows what my mistake is?
Thank you.

[fredx181]

@dcung I think it should be apt build-dep packagename (without 'install')
edit: FYI there's also apt source packagename to get the source.

[dcung]

@dcung I think it should be apt build-dep app-name (without 'install')

You're right Fred!
I got other errors now, but at least progressing and learning while doing this...
Thank you...

[dcung]

I managed to compile it with a lot of googling and youtubing and some dumb luck.

All this 'trouble' because of different interpretation of legality by Debian maintainers.

If you don't need RTSP then the VLC package from Bullseye Debian repo is okay.
At the moment BusterDog package from the repo still have RTSP support, but I wouldn't be surprised if one day you do 'apt upgrade', you'll end up with no RTSP support.

One way to tell if your VLC has RTSP support/plugin - see screenshots below.

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