Bug#1075987: Acknowledgement (Regression: VLC crashes when seeking in a video after a Debian update)
- To: Rémi Denis-Courmont <remi@remlab.net>, 1075987@bugs.debian.org
- Subject: Bug#1075987: Acknowledgement (Regression: VLC crashes when seeking in a video after a Debian update)
- From: Sebastian Ramacher <sramacher@debian.org>
- Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2025 11:02:21 +0200
- Message-id: <[🔎] aNj5neIhhsiH29xY@ramacher.at>
- Reply-to: Sebastian Ramacher <sramacher@debian.org>, 1075987@bugs.debian.org
- In-reply-to: <2124110.cO63lntteS@basile.remlab.net>
- References: <CAD=k+GtjfbfY9xmbpmdQuHCHoPOzLzi5EM9A4yoLCt0L1o-pew@mail.gmail.com> <CAD=k+GsV96ccRf=uwSgTXUjzdKpKmLpY33_Xaf2+FZaB6JcKeA@mail.gmail.com> <CAD=k+GtjfbfY9xmbpmdQuHCHoPOzLzi5EM9A4yoLCt0L1o-pew@mail.gmail.com> <2124110.cO63lntteS@basile.remlab.net> <CAD=k+GtjfbfY9xmbpmdQuHCHoPOzLzi5EM9A4yoLCt0L1o-pew@mail.gmail.com>
Control: reassign -1 libvdpau-va-gl 0.4.2-2
Control: severity -1 serious
Control: merge 1112130 -1
On 2024-07-12 18:47:51 +0300, Rémi Denis-Courmont wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Le perjantaina 12. heinäkuuta 2024, 3.02.16 EEST nurupo a écrit :
> > Seeing how there is no reply, I decided to clarify things a bit.
> > Hopefully you find it useful.
>
> The fault is most likely with libvdpau-va-gl1. Uninstall it.
>
> Bluntly, I don't understand why Debian insists on shipping that package at
> all. It serves no useful purpose. Literally the only thing it achieves, other
> than occupying disk space is crashing VDPAU-based applications.
>
> AFAICT, that package has *never* worked properly in its entire history.
Reassigning accordingly.
Cheers
--
Sebastian Ramacher
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