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authorAndrey Petrov <andrey.petrov@shazow.net>2019-03-30 12:41:09 -0400
committerAndrey Petrov <andrey.petrov@shazow.net>2019-04-01 09:44:56 -0400
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vlc: add chromecastSupport option
Enables Chromecast support by default in VLC.

Fixes #58365.

Includes release note.
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diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1909.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1909.xml
index 97a381020139..2cfaec49c02e 100644
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1909.xml
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1909.xml
@@ -99,6 +99,16 @@
      and fix all the bugs it uncovers.
     </para>
    </listitem>
+   <listitem>
+    <para>
+     The <literal>vlc</literal> package gained support for Chromecast
+     streaming, enabled by default. TCP port 8010 must be open for it to work,
+     so something like <literal>networking.firewall.allowedTCPPorts = [ 8010
+     ];</literal> may be required in your configuration. Also consider enabling
+     <link xlink:href="https://nixos.wiki/wiki/Accelerated_Video_Playback">
+     Accelerated Video Playback</link> for better transcoding performance.
+    </para>
+   </listitem>
   </itemizedlist>
  </section>
 </section>