On Sat, Feb 09, 2008 at 08:16:23AM -0800, Unix Fan wrote:

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> After I updated my OpenBSD 4.2 workstations with the released patches... VLC media player crashes!

>

> VLC media player 0.8.6c Janus

> vlc:/usr/local/lib/vlc/codec/libquicktime_plugin.so: undefined symbol 'NewHandleClear'

> The program '.' received an X Window System error.

> This probably reflects a bug in the program.

> The error was 'BadAlloc (insufficient resources for operation)'.

>   (Details: serial 475 error_code 11 request_code 145 minor_code 5)

>   (Note to programmers: normally, X errors are reported asynchronously;

>    that is, you will receive the error a while after causing it.

>    To debug your program, run it with the --sync command line

>    option to change this behavior. You can then get a meaningful

>    backtrace from your debugger if you break on the gdk_x_error() function.)

>

> Come on guys... what happened? I've tried uninstalling VLC and reinstalling it..

> and even deleting all .vlc related files in $HOME.

>

> Using Mplayer is choppy for some reason...

>

> I just bought McDonalds and can't watch a DVD :( :( :(

try kaffeine or ogle for DVDs as well.
or change the video output module in vlc.
btw, you never said what arch this is on or what window manager you

are using ...
and cross-posting to misc and ports is rather lame.
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