Bug#521554: vlc: Cannot read files with "\" in the path

[Tom Grace]

Package: vlc
Version: 0.8.6.h-4+lenny2
Severity: normal

When opening files from the Open File dialog, vlc cannot open files that
are in a folder with a "\" in the name. (e.g.) :~/Test\Folder.
Opening the same file works if specified on the command line.

----command output------
tom at fastathanvista:~$ vlc -v
VLC media player 0.8.6h Janus

** (.:12482): CRITICAL **: clearlooks_style_draw_focus: assertion
`height >= -1' failed
libdvdnav: Using dvdnav version 4.1.2 from http://dvd.sf.net
libdvdnav: vm: failed to open/read the DVD
[00000298] dvdnav demuxer warning: cannot open dvdnav
[00000301] vcdx access warning: Can't get file status for
/home/tom/Test\\Folder/The_Holograms_-- The New I Love You.mp3:
No such file or directory
[00000301] vcdx access warning: could not retrieve file info for
`/home/tom/Test\\Folder/The_Holograms_-- The New I Love You.mp3': No
such file or directory
[00000301] vcdx access warning: can't open nrg image file
/home/tom/Test\\Folder/The_Holograms_-- The New I Love You.mp3 for reading
[00000301] access_file access warning:
/home/tom/Test\\Folder/The_Holograms_-- The New I Love You.mp3: No such 
file or directory
[00000301] cdda access warning: could not open 
/home/tom/Test\\Folder/The_Holograms_-- The New I Love You.mp3
[00000308] vcdx access warning: Can't get file status for 
/home/tom/Test\\Folder/The_Holograms_-- The New I Love You.mp3:
No such file or directory
[00000308] vcdx access warning: could not retrieve file info for 
`/home/tom/Test\\Folder/The_Holograms_-- The New I Love You.mp3': No
such file or directory
[00000308] vcdx access warning: can't open nrg image file 
/home/tom/Test\\Folder/The_Holograms_-- The New I Love You.mp3 for
reading
[00000308] access_file access warning:
/home/tom/Test\\Folder/The_Holograms_-- The New I Love You.mp3: No such 
file or directory
[00000308] cdda access warning: could not open 
/home/tom/Test\\Folder/The_Holograms_-- The New I Love You.mp3
[00000296] main input error: no suitable access module for 
`/home/tom/Test\\Folder/The_Holograms_-- The New I Love You.mp3'
[00000287] main playlist warning: unable to find parent!
[00000287] main playlist: nothing to play
[00000287] main playlist: stopping playback


-- System Information:
Debian Release: 5.0
  APT prefers stable
  APT policy: (500, 'stable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.26-1-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages vlc depends on:
ii  libaa1                 1.4p5-37+b1       ascii art library
ii  libatk1.0-0            1.22.0-1          The ATK accessibility toolkit
ii  libavcodec51           0.svn20080206-17  ffmpeg codec library
ii  libc6                  2.7-18            GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii  libcaca0               0.99.beta14-1     colour ASCII art library
ii  libcairo2              1.6.4-7           The Cairo 2D vector 
graphics libra
ii  libcdio7               0.78.2+dfsg1-3    library to read and control 
CD-ROM
ii  libcucul0              0.99.beta14-1     low-level Unicode character 
drawin
ii  libdbus-1-3            1.2.1-5           simple interprocess 
messaging syst
ii  libdbus-glib-1-2       0.76-1            simple interprocess 
messaging syst
ii  libfreetype6           2.3.7-2           FreeType 2 font engine, 
shared lib
ii  libfribidi0            0.10.9-1          Free Implementation of the 
Unicode
ii  libgcc1                1:4.3.2-1.1       GCC support library
ii  libgl1-mesa-glx [libgl 7.0.3-7           A free implementation of 
the OpenG
ii  libglib2.0-0           2.16.6-1+lenny1   The GLib library of C routines
ii  libglu1-mesa [libglu1] 7.0.3-7           The OpenGL utility library 
(GLU)
ii  libgtk2.0-0            2.12.11-4         The GTK+ graphical user 
interface
ii  libice6                2:1.0.4-1         X11 Inter-Client Exchange 
library
ii  libiso9660-5           0.78.2+dfsg1-3    library to work with 
ISO9660 files
ii  libjpeg62              6b-14             The Independent JPEG 
Group's JPEG
ii  libnotify1 [libnotify1 0.4.4-3           sends desktop notifications 
to a n
ii  libpango1.0-0          1.20.5-3          Layout and rendering of 
internatio
ii  libpng12-0             1.2.27-2+lenny2   PNG library - runtime
ii  libsdl-image1.2        1.2.6-3           image loading library for 
Simple D
ii  libsdl1.2debian        1.2.13-2          Simple DirectMedia Layer
ii  libsm6                 2:1.0.3-2         X11 Session Management library
ii  libstdc++6             4.3.2-1.1         The GNU Standard C++ Library v3
ii  libtar                 1.2.11-5          C library for manipulating 
tar arc
ii  libtiff4               3.8.2-11          Tag Image File Format 
(TIFF) libra
ii  libvcdinfo0            0.7.23-4          library to extract 
information fro
ii  libvlc0                0.8.6.h-4+lenny2  multimedia player and 
streamer lib
ii  libwxbase2.6-0         2.6.3.2.2-3       wxBase library (runtime) - 
non-GUI
ii  libwxgtk2.6-0          2.6.3.2.2-3       wxWidgets Cross-platform 
C++ GUI t
ii  libx11-6               2:1.1.5-2         X11 client-side library
ii  libxext6               2:1.0.4-1         X11 miscellaneous extension 
librar
ii  libxinerama1           2:1.0.3-2         X11 Xinerama extension library
ii  libxosd2               2.2.14-1.6        X On-Screen Display library 
- runt
ii  libxv1                 2:1.0.4-1         X11 Video extension library
ii  ttf-dejavu-core        2.25-3            Vera font family derivate 
with add
ii  vlc-nox                0.8.6.h-4+lenny2  multimedia player and 
streamer (wi
ii  zlib1g                 1:1.2.3.3.dfsg-12 compression library - runtime

vlc recommends no packages.

Versions of packages vlc suggests:
pn  mozilla-plugin-vlc            <none>     (no description available)
pn  videolan-doc                  <none>     (no description available)

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