Subject: vlc: GUI disappears when selecting File->open multiple files

From: Fabien R <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2023 15:15:29 +0200

Package: vlc
Version: 3.0.18-2
Severity: normal

Dear Maintainer,

   * What led up to the situation?
   	Click on File->open multiple files or
		 File->open directory or 
		 File->open disk or
		 File->open network stream or
		 File->open capture devide     
   * What was the outcome of this action?
   The GUI disappears with the following message on the console:
   	ASSERT failure in QList<T>::operator[]: "index out of range", file /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/QtCore/qlist.h, line 579
	Aborted	

-- System Information:
Distributor ID:	Devuan
Description:	Devuan GNU/Linux 5 (daedalus)
Release:	5
Codename:	daedalus
Architecture: x86_64

Kernel: Linux 6.1.52 (SMP w/8 CPU threads; PREEMPT)
Kernel taint flags: TAINT_UNSIGNED_MODULE
Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE not set
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash
Init: sysvinit (via /sbin/init)

Versions of packages vlc depends on:
ii  vlc-bin                  3.0.18-2
ii  vlc-plugin-base          3.0.18-2
ii  vlc-plugin-qt            3.0.18-2
ii  vlc-plugin-video-output  3.0.18-2

Versions of packages vlc recommends:
ii  vlc-l10n                   3.0.18-2
ii  vlc-plugin-access-extra    3.0.18-2
ii  vlc-plugin-notify          3.0.18-2
pn  vlc-plugin-samba           <none>
ii  vlc-plugin-skins2          3.0.18-2
ii  vlc-plugin-video-splitter  3.0.18-2
ii  vlc-plugin-visualization   3.0.18-2

Versions of packages vlc suggests:
pn  vlc-plugin-fluidsynth  <none>
pn  vlc-plugin-jack        <none>
pn  vlc-plugin-pipewire    <none>
pn  vlc-plugin-svg         <none>

Versions of packages libvlc-bin depends on:
ii  libc6    2.36-9+deb12u1
ii  libvlc5  3.0.18-2

Versions of packages libvlc5 depends on:
ii  libc6        2.36-9+deb12u1
ii  libvlccore9  3.0.18-2

Versions of packages libvlc5 recommends:
ii  libvlc-bin  3.0.18-2

Versions of packages vlc-bin depends on:
ii  libc6       2.36-9+deb12u1
ii  libvlc-bin  3.0.18-2
ii  libvlc5     3.0.18-2

Versions of packages vlc-plugin-access-extra depends on:
ii  libc6                                2.36-9+deb12u1
ii  libsrt1.5-gnutls                     1.5.1-1
ii  libvlccore9 [vlc-plugin-abi-3-0-0f]  3.0.18-2
ii  libvncclient1                        0.9.14+dfsg-1
ii  libxcb-composite0                    1.15-1
ii  libxcb-shm0                          1.15-1
ii  libxcb1                              1.15-1

Versions of packages vlc-plugin-base depends on:
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ii  libarchive13                         3.6.2-1
ii  libaribb24-0                         1.0.3-2
ii  libasound2                           1.2.8-1+b1
ii  libass9                              1:0.17.1-1
ii  libavahi-client3                     0.8-10devuan1
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ii  libavcodec59                         7:5.1.3-1
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ii  libzvbi0                             0.2.41-1
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Versions of packages vlc-plugin-base recommends:
ii  xdg-utils  1.1.3-4.1

Versions of packages vlc-plugin-base suggests:
ii  libdvd-pkg [libdvdcss2]  1.4.3-1-1
ii  libdvdcss2               1.4.3-1~local

Versions of packages vlc-plugin-notify depends on:
ii  libc6                                2.36-9+deb12u1
ii  libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0                  2.42.10+dfsg-1+b1
ii  libglib2.0-0                         2.74.6-2
ii  libgtk-3-0                           3.24.37-2
ii  libnotify4                           0.8.1-1
ii  libvlccore9 [vlc-plugin-abi-3-0-0f]  3.0.18-2

Versions of packages vlc-plugin-qt depends on:
ii  libc6                                2.36-9+deb12u1
ii  libgcc-s1                            12.2.0-14
ii  libqt5core5a                         5.15.8+dfsg-11
ii  libqt5gui5                           5.15.8+dfsg-11
ii  libqt5svg5                           5.15.8-3
ii  libqt5widgets5                       5.15.8+dfsg-11
ii  libqt5x11extras5                     5.15.8-2
ii  libstdc++6                           12.2.0-14
ii  libvlccore9 [vlc-plugin-abi-3-0-0f]  3.0.18-2
ii  libwayland-client0                   1.21.0-1
ii  libx11-6                             2:1.8.4-2+deb12u1

Versions of packages vlc-plugin-qt recommends:
ii  vlc-bin  3.0.18-2

Versions of packages vlc-plugin-skins2 depends on:
ii  fonts-freefont-ttf                   20120503-10
ii  libc6                                2.36-9+deb12u1
ii  libfreetype6                         2.12.1+dfsg-5
ii  libfribidi0                          1.0.8-2.1
ii  libgcc-s1                            12.2.0-14
ii  libstdc++6                           12.2.0-14
ii  libvlccore9 [vlc-plugin-abi-3-0-0f]  3.0.18-2
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ii  libxext6                             2:1.3.4-1+b1
ii  libxinerama1                         2:1.1.4-3
ii  libxpm4                              1:3.5.12-1.1
ii  vlc-plugin-qt                        3.0.18-2

Versions of packages vlc-plugin-skins2 recommends:
ii  vlc-bin  3.0.18-2

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ii  libavcodec59                         7:5.1.3-1
ii  libavutil57                          7:5.1.3-1
ii  libc6                                2.36-9+deb12u1
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ii  libxcb-keysyms1                      0.4.0-1+b2
ii  libxcb-shm0                          1.15-1
ii  libxcb-xv0                           1.15-1
ii  libxcb1                              1.15-1

Versions of packages vlc-plugin-video-splitter depends on:
ii  libc6                                2.36-9+deb12u1
ii  libvlccore9 [vlc-plugin-abi-3-0-0f]  3.0.18-2
ii  libxcb-randr0                        1.15-1
ii  libxcb1                              1.15-1

Versions of packages vlc-plugin-visualization depends on:
ii  libc6                                2.36-9+deb12u1
ii  libgl1                               1.6.0-1
ii  libvlccore9 [vlc-plugin-abi-3-0-0f]  3.0.18-2

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