Open zero byte file cause VLC player into a infinite loop

When opens a zero byte file (zerobytefile.mp4), VLC player is thrown into an infinite loop and no longer responsive. I have to kill the app using Task Manager.

can't reproduce. that's not the issue.

seems related

https://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=141701

Steps to reproduce:

1. On Windows, create a new file of zero byte and called it zerobytefile.mp4
2. Open VLC 2.2.6, select Media > Open File > pick the zerobytefile.mp4 and select Open
3. The title of the VLC is flashing continuously and the program is no longer responsive and can only be terminated using Task Manager.

Sounds like you have looping of either the single item or the playlist enabled, is this the case?

This still happens on Linux with VLC 3.0.3

With an empty file:

$ touch empty_file
$ vlc empty_file
VLC media player 3.0.3 Vetinari (revision 3.0.3-1-0-gc2bb759264)
[000056513855af70] [http] lua interface: Lua HTTP interface
[0000565138480570] main libvlc: Running vlc with the default interface. Use 'cvlc' to use vlc without interface.
[00007f86dc0018a0] cache_read stream error: cannot pre fill buffer
[00007f86dc017290] mjpeg demux error: cannot peek
[00007f871c00e000] cache_read stream error: cannot pre fill buffer
[00007f871c065d80] mjpeg demux error: cannot peek
[00007f86dc010960] cache_read stream error: cannot pre fill buffer
[00007f86dc005f20] mjpeg demux error: cannot peek
# Continues endlessly

With a non-existing file:

$ vlc /tmp/missing_file
VLC media player 3.0.3 Vetinari (revision 3.0.3-1-0-gc2bb759264)
[000056487b27a570] main libvlc: Running vlc with the default interface. Use 'cvlc' to use vlc without interface.
[000056487b355200] [http] lua interface: Lua HTTP interface
[00007f92680015f0] filesystem stream error: cannot open file /tmp/missing_file (No such file or directory)
[00007f9268001bd0] filesystem stream error: cannot open file /tmp/missing_file (No such file or directory)
# Continues endlessly

You are looping, are you not?

You are looping, are you not?

I'm not sure I understand the question. There's definitely a "loop" in the output of vlc.

I have no looping of video playback turned on in the settings. If I run vlc existing_file.mp4 it plays to completion and stops.

But even if I had looping enabled, there's no reason for VLC to behave the way it does when a file doesn't exist or there's an error even starting to play it.

Am I the only person experiencing the behavior described when opening missing or empty files from the command line?

Update: I can't reproduce the error on another machine. I will check the original machine again.

I checked, and I do have the loop button set to "loop all". A setting I'm not really familiar with, as playing a single mp3 file from the command line still stops its end rather then play it endlessly.

Regardless of the setting, I don't think VLC should continuously try to replay a file that is empty or doesn't exist.

mentioned in issue #24969 (closed)

marked #24411 (closed) as a duplicate of this issue

marked this issue as related to #24411 (closed)

marked this issue as related to #4793

Re-test this behavior in VLC 3.0.12 and it appears corrected. Thank you.

closed

changed milestone to %3.0.x maintenance

marked this issue as a duplicate of #5901 (closed)

marked this issue as related to #5901 (closed)

changed milestone to %3.0.12