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@dreieck I have updated the package to not bundle ffmpeg anymore following this upstream issue. Vdhcoapp can only use the local ffmpeg because its path is hardcoded. The package uses symlinks for now and I am waiting for Vdhcoapp to properly support using the system's ffmpeg.

I also added the provides and conflicts variables.

Thanks for your suggestions

Yeah @mnussbaum, me too, I get the same error when doing the installation.

Packages shouldn't try to install files into user home directories. This package should replace the hook files with a standard install script:

post_install() {
  echo "vdhcoapp: system install"
  vdhcoapp install --system
}

post_upgrade() {
  echo "vdhcoapp: system install"
  vdhcoapp install --system
}

pre_remove() {
  echo "vdhcoapp: system uninstall"
  vdhcoapp uninstall --system
}

For me, install emits errors like this:

:: Running post-transaction hooks...
(1/3) Arming ConditionNeedsUpdate...
(2/3) Installing JSON configuration file ...
Pkg: Error reading from file.
error: command failed to execute correctly
(3/3) Installing JSON configuration file for current user ...
Pkg: Error reading from file.
error: command failed to execute correctly

After install, all attempts to run vdhcoapp commands yield the same Pkg: Error reading from file. error. Is anyone else running into this?

/opt/vdhcoapp/ffmpeg
/opt/vdhcoapp/ffprobe

These two files can be removed? Or also use symlinks to system ffmpeg?

update PKGBUILD:

_pkgname=vdhcoapp

package() {
  .......
  # ffmpeg
  mkdir -p "${pkgdir}/opt/${_package}/converter/build/linux/64/"
  for cmd in ffmpeg ffprobe ffplay; do
    ln -sv /usr/bin/$cmd "${pkgdir}/opt/${_package}/converter/build/linux/64/$cmd"
    if [ -f "${pkgdir}/opt/${_pkgname}/$cmd" ]; then
      ln -sv -f /usr/bin/$cmd "${pkgdir}/opt/${_pkgname}/$cmd"
    fi
  done
 .......
}

Please add the correct sha256 checksum for the deb package in the PKGBUILD.

@trinitronx: Sorry for the late response. I have updated the package with your fix. Thanks a lot

@Paragoumba It still appears that version 2.0.9-1 doesn't have my fix for pamac users yet.

Let me know if you need another rebase.

@korimitsu: The following error indicates that my latest fixes for pamac users were not yet applied to the released package:

sudo: unknown user /usr/bin/vdhcoapp

To fix this manually, run the following as your desktop user:

/opt/vdhcoapp/vdhcoapp install --user

@Paragoumba : I have rebased the previous fix for this user post-install hook issue with pamac:

• trinitronx/vdhcoapp-bin@fix-pamac-user-hook

After rebasing that bugfix branch on top of latest master branch, I force pushed it back up to my GitLab fork. As such, if you had previously checked out the fix-pamac-user-hook branch, the history has diverged since the last snapshot (2023-10-12). In that case, just delete the local branch before checking out the new version of this branch. (e.g.: git branch -D fix-pamac-user-hook)

Until ArchLinux allows for Merge-Requests officially on their GitLab, the manual instructions otherwise remain the same:

# If remote not already added
git remote add trinitronx https://gitlab.archlinux.org/trinitronx/vdhcoapp-bin.git

git fetch trinitronx fix-pamac-user-hook
git checkout -b fix-pamac-user-hook trinitronx/fix-pamac-user-hook
git checkout master
git merge fix-pamac-user-hook

Error (maybe pamac?):

==> Cleaning up...

Checking keyring...                                                                                                                                                                                                                    [3/3]
Checking integrity...                                                                                                                                                                                                                  [3/3]
Loading packages files...                                                                                                                                                                                                              [3/3]
Checking file conflicts...                                                                                                                                                                                                             [3/3]
Checking available disk space...                                                                                                                                                                                                       [3/3]
Upgrading google-chrome (118.0.5993.70-1 -> 118.0.5993.88-1)...                                                                                                                                                                        [1/3]
Upgrading vdhcoapp-bin (2.0.2-1 -> 2.0.3-2)...                                                                                                                                                                                         [2/3]
Upgrading brave-beta-bin (1.60.89-1 -> 1.60.95-1)...                                                                                                                                                                                   [3/3]
ldconfig: File /usr/lib/libxfconf-0.so is empty, not checked.
ldconfig: File /usr/lib/libxfconf-0.so.3.0.0 is empty, not checked.
ldconfig: file /usr/lib/libnode.so is truncated

ldconfig: File /usr/lib/libxfconf-0.so.3 is empty, not checked.
ldconfig: file /usr/lib/libnode.so.115 is truncated

Running post-transaction hooks...
Arming ConditionNeedsUpdate...                                                                                                                                                                                                         [1/5]
Updating icon theme caches...                                                                                                                                                                                                          [2/5]
Updating the desktop file MIME type cache...                                                                                                                                                                                           [3/5]
Installing JSON configuration file ...                                                                                                                                                                                                 [4/5]
VdhCoApp : VdhCoApp is ready to be used
Installing JSON configuration file for current user ...                                                                                                                                                                                [5/5]
sudo: unknown user /usr/bin/vdhcoapp
sudo: error initializing audit plugin sudoers_audit
Error: command failed to execute correctly
Transaction successfully finishe

Until maintainer fix the pkgrel, you should clean the cache before installing the package yay -Scc