Fluid Synth option missing in Audio Codecs menu

I upgraded from 2.0.5 to 2.1.0 and recognized the missing Fluid Synth configuration possibility for playing midi files.

Expected Behavior: Having an option in Preferences (all) -> Codecs -> Audio codecs -> Fluid Synth

Actual Behavior: The Fluid Synth configuration possibility is missing.

Yes, it is not in the Windows builds anymore.

added Status::will not fix label

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Replying to [comment:1 jb]:

Yes, it is not in the Windows builds anymore. But why ? It used to work well and it stays on Linux version ! Why is not it written on the changelog ? Why cannot we find explications ?

Original author: paul sarrassat

Well, basically because the old version of Fluidsynth are unsecure and broken and the new one uses glib, which is a nightmare to build on Windows.

so find an alternative to Fluidsynth as MIDI support should not be dropped.

Original author: james kendall

If the MIDI support was dropped in the Windows build, it should be noted on the features list: https://www.videolan.org/vlc/features.html

Why is MIDI still included in the supported features list for Windows (see comment 5) after more than one year of the feature's absence? Who can be contacted to set this straight?

In two occasions I sent emails to <videolan AT videolan . org> but received no reply. The second email included screenshot saying: VLC does not support the audio or video format "MIDI".

It seems that email is forwarded to /dev/null or nobody really cares about the features list.

MIDI is still listed as supported by VLC but does not run on Windows - what's worse is that the installation process for VLC will still offer to set a file association to open MIDI files, even though it can't play them there.

If you're going to drop support, that's fine - but can we fully remove it? There should probably be an asterisk or footnote on the features page, and the installation process should never offer to associate files VLC cannot play with VLC. Default associating a filetype that you do not support would be considered a bug by most Windows users.

Replying to [comment:8 wtchappell]:

MIDI is still listed as supported by VLC but does not run on Windows - what's worse is that the installation process for VLC will still offer to set a file association to open MIDI files, even though it can't play them there.

If you're going to drop support, that's fine - but can we fully remove it? There should probably be an asterisk or footnote on the features page, and the installation process should never offer to associate files VLC cannot play with VLC. Default associating a filetype that you do not support would be considered a bug by most Windows users.

It's back in 3.0.

That's awesome to hear!

I already opened another bug about the installer/file association stuff over here: https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/17468

If the plan is WONTFIX until 3.0, I can live with that - but thought you guys should know.

Thanks!

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