[packman] upgrade from 42.1 to 42.3 broke VLC and SMplayer

[Felix Miata]

Hans-Peter Jansen composed on 2017-09-15 08:07 (UTC+0200):

> Felix Miata wrote:

>> Felix Miata composed on 2017-09-14 21:56 (UTC-0400):

>> > Upgrade I did only about a day before I had to prepare to be hit by
>> > Hurricane Irma, so I don't have much recollection of details of the
>> > process. Now I'd like to relax and watch some video, but it isn't
>> > working:

> This is a known pattern to me - the probability of failures raises with 
> urgency of such processes. :-(

> Did you went from 42.1 to 42.3 directly?
> Have you taken the zypper dup upgrade path, or the conventional way by yast? 

zypper dup direct from 42.1 to 42.3. No updating yet done since OP here.

>> > VLC: files (saved HD MPEG-4 4:2:2 DVB streams) that played normally in
>> > 42.1 now are playing in monochrome except for random blotches of pastel
>> > overlays. Ancient mpeg files and .isos ripped from DVDs play normally.

> The ffmpeg family origin would be interesting.. libav*

# zypsei libav | grep -v avahi
i | libavc1394-0           | package | 0.5.4-18.3  | x86_64 | OSS
i | libavcodec52           | package | 0.7.16-7.1  | x86_64 | (System Packages)
i | libavcodec56           | package | 2.8.11-27.1 | x86_64 | (System Packages)
i | libavcodec57           | package | 3.3.1-2.3   | x86_64 | (System Packages)
i | libavdevice56          | package | 2.8.11-27.1 | x86_64 | (System Packages)
i | libavdevice57          | package | 3.3.1-2.3   | x86_64 | (System Packages)
i | libavfilter5           | package | 2.8.11-27.1 | x86_64 | (System Packages)
i | libavfilter6           | package | 3.3.1-2.3   | x86_64 | (System Packages)
i | libavformat56          | package | 2.8.11-27.1 | x86_64 | (System Packages)
i | libavformat57          | package | 3.3.1-2.3   | x86_64 | (System Packages)
i | libavresample2         | package | 2.8.11-27.1 | x86_64 | (System Packages)
i | libavresample3         | package | 3.3.1-2.3   | x86_64 | (System Packages)
i | libavutil50            | package | 0.7.16-7.1  | x86_64 | (System Packages)
i | libavutil54            | package | 2.8.11-27.1 | x86_64 | (System Packages)
i | libavutil55            | package | 3.3.1-2.3   | x86_64 | (System Packages)

>> > SMPlayer: trying to play same files that VLC formerly played OK makes
>> > SMPlayer complains MPV failed to start. IFAIR, I didn't ask for MPV to be
>> > installed, but my memory isn't that great. If I wanted MPV to open,
>> > that's what I would open, but as it has no UI for a file picker[1], it
>> > seems to be worthless to me.

>> My $HOME is seriously old, at least 8 years. SMPlayer I fixed by simply
>> deleting the content of ~/.config/smplayer. :-) No such luck with
>> ~/.config/vlc. :-(

> You might want to try 

> 	zypper -v dup --from Packman

Before updating:
# zypsei vlc
i  | libvlc5            | package     | 2.2.6-4.1 | x86_64 | Packman
i  | libvlccore8        | package     | 2.2.6-4.1 | x86_64 | Packman
i  | vlc-noX            | package     | 2.2.6-4.1 | x86_64 | Packman
i  | vlc-qt             | package     | 2.2.6-4.1 | x86_64 | Packman
i+ | VLC Media player   | application |           | noarch | OSS
i+ | npapi-vlc          | package     | 2.2.0-1.4 | x86_64 | Packman
i+ | phonon-backend-vlc | package     | 0.8.2-5.2 | x86_64 | OSS
i+ | vlc                | package     | 2.2.6-4.1 | x86_64 | Packman
i+ | vlc-codecs         | package     | 2.2.6-4.1 | x86_64 | Packman
# zypsei ffmpeg
i | ffmpeg | package | 3.3.1-2.3 | x86_64 | (System Packages)
# rpm -qi ffmpeg
Name        : ffmpeg
Version     : 3.3.1
Release     : 2.3
Architecture: x86_64
...
Packager    : packman at links2linux.de

# zypper -v dup --from Packman
...
The following 19 packages are going to be upgraded:
  ffmpeg          3.3.1-2.3 -> 3.3.4-9.1
  libavcodec56    2.8.11-27.1 -> 2.8.13-34.1
  libavcodec57    3.3.1-2.3 -> 3.3.4-9.1
  libavdevice56   2.8.11-27.1 -> 2.8.13-34.1
  libavdevice57   3.3.1-2.3 -> 3.3.4-9.1
  libavfilter5    2.8.11-27.1 -> 2.8.13-34.1
  libavfilter6    3.3.1-2.3 -> 3.3.4-9.1
  libavformat56   2.8.11-27.1 -> 2.8.13-34.1
  libavformat57   3.3.1-2.3 -> 3.3.4-9.1
  libavresample2  2.8.11-27.1 -> 2.8.13-34.1
  libavresample3  3.3.1-2.3 -> 3.3.4-9.1
  libavutil54     2.8.11-27.1 -> 2.8.13-34.1
  libavutil55     3.3.1-2.3 -> 3.3.4-9.1
  libpostproc53   2.8.11-27.1 -> 2.8.13-34.1
  libpostproc54   3.3.1-2.3 -> 3.3.4-9.1
  libswresample1  2.8.11-27.1 -> 2.8.13-34.1
  libswresample2  3.3.1-2.3 -> 3.3.4-9.1
  libswscale3     2.8.11-27.1 -> 2.8.13-34.1
  libswscale4     3.3.1-2.3 -> 3.3.4-9.1

No impact on bad behavior resulted. :-(

Next: respond to Rob's reply....
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