Support IPv6

[BoostCookie]

If I insert my camera's IPv4 address then it works, but if I insert its IPv6 address then it does not work.

[vladpen]

The app doesn't restrict IPv6 access itself. Can you check IPv6 connection via command line VLC first?

Also, please note that when using IPv6, specifying the port (:554) in the camera address is required.

[BoostCookie]

Yes, you're right. VLC is the issue. If I put in the IPv6 of my cam into VLC (something like rtsp://[fd00:1234::42]:554/live/...) then vlc says

VLC could not connect to "[fd00:1234".

which indicates that it has no idea how to handle the IPv6 address in the braces.

EDIT: OK, I've compiled the latest commit of vlc from source and there it works. Looks like they've fixed this issue: https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc/-/issues/27623
So the next version of VLC should hopefully also remove this bug from your app.

[vladpen]

Thank you.

[mooninite]

Upstream has tagged the fix for the 4.0 release, but there is no known release date for 4.0. Is there a way you can compile a VLC with the fix or use the master branch of VLC to have this fix in Cams?

[vladpen]

1. LibVLC 4.X is not stable yet, the app can't use it right now.
2. Open source applications do not use third party binaries, otherwise they must include a compiler in the package.

There is no point in doing it for a few months saving, just be patient.

[mooninite]

4.X was due to be released two years ago. You will be waiting a few more years. Thanks for reviewing it though.

[vladpen]

Such a large delay is not accidental. VLC has blocking bugs that need to be fixed. It's pointless to patch their library. In this case, it is easier to consider using another engine.