VLC addons

[zugunder]

Hi,

Has anyone succeeded in installing add-ons for VLC?
I am trying to install tvQu (http://addons.videolan.org/content/show.php/tvQu+Online?content=159123), but the instructions do not work - it is not seen in VLC. I realized that lua scripts for Icecast and Jamendo are located in /usr/lib64/vlc/lua/sd, but putting there the corresponding tvQu script does not help - tvQu does not show up in the playlist.
Lua support for VLC is installed.
The same script works just fine in VLC in Windows.

What may be the problem with it?

Thank you.

[doktor5000]

Well, did you install vlc-plugin-lua ?
I've did that, then went in vlc to Extras -> Messages -> raised it to debug level, leave that window open
and then to Extras -> Extensions -> reload Extensions.

You will see:

qt4 debug: ExtensionsDialogProvider is quitting...
main debug: removing module "lua"
lua debug: Deactivating all loaded extensions
lua debug: All extensions are now deactivated
main debug: looking for extension module: 1 candidate
lua debug: Opening Lua Extension module
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in /home/doktor5000/.local/share/vlc/lua/extensions
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in /usr/lib64/vlc/lua/extensions
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in /usr/share/vlc/lua/extensions
main debug: using extension module "lua"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.166 ms - Total 0.166 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.166 ms)

After moving it to one of the searched path, and repeating, you get:

qt4 debug: ExtensionsDialogProvider is quitting...
main debug: removing module "lua"
lua debug: Deactivating all loaded extensions
lua debug: All extensions are now deactivated
main debug: looking for extension module: 1 candidate
lua debug: Opening Lua Extension module
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in /home/doktor5000/.local/share/vlc/lua/extensions
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script /home/doktor5000/.local/share/vlc/lua/extensions/lihattv.luac
lua debug: Scanning Lua script /home/doktor5000/.local/share/vlc/lua/extensions/lihattv.luac
lua warning: Error loading script /home/doktor5000/.local/share/vlc/lua/extensions/lihattv.luac: /home/doktor5000/.local/share/vlc/lua/extensions/lihattv.luac: bad header in precompiled chunk
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in /usr/lib64/vlc/lua/extensions
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in /usr/share/vlc/lua/extensions
main debug: using extension module "lua"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.878 ms - Total 0.878 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.878 ms)

Probably you should ask over at http://addons.videolan.org/content/show ... ent=159123 or in vlc forums.

[zugunder]

Hi,

I repeated the manipulations you've just mentioned, doctor, and asked the guys at VLC support forum about this issue. Looks like they are very busy people and do not have time to cope with such minor problems like this one. I only was told to use .lua version of the script instead of .luac. And this is as much as I got.
As far as I can understand, there is a problem with pre-compiled script (which is .luac), but I still have no idea why Win version of VLC does not experience any problems with it, while VLC in Linux does.
And since the author of the script published only its .luac version, I do not see any possibility to make it run in VLC.

[doktor5000]

Well, then you can only ask the author.

Apart from your thread http://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=112876 i don't see this plugin mentioned anywhere else, regarding a .lua version.