On 18/08/2019 02:36, Dave C wrote: >> On Aug 17, 2019, at 1:05 AM, Andrew Udvare <audv...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> VLC built from MacPorts can see my Chromecast but it cannot stream to it. >> Seems to be a missing module based on the log. The version from the VLC >> website works fine. > > Andrew, > It looks like René has provided a solution for you. Now I can ask my noobie > question: > > If a version of VLC is available from the website, why build your own? Does > the MacPorts VLC do something that the ready-made one does not?
I prefer to have all my software managed by one of two things: MacPorts or the App Store. I have a fairly large port collection I maintain for anything not in the main tree (or René's) and not in the Mac App Store. https://github.com/Tatsh/ports