Provide a dummy (empty) but valid sample file

test/Makefile.am

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ EXTRA_PROGRAMS = \
 	test_libvlc_meta \
 	$(NULL)
 #check_DATA = samples/test.sample samples/meta.sample
+EXTRA_DIST = samples/empty.voc
 
 check_HEADERS = libvlc/test.h
 
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ samples/meta.sample:
 	mkdir -p `dirname $@`
 	curl $(SAMPLES_SERVER)/metadata/id3tag/Wesh-Bonneville.mp3 > $@
 
-CFLAGS_tests = `$(VLC_CONFIG) --cflags libvlc`
+CFLAGS_tests = `$(VLC_CONFIG) --cflags libvlc` -DSRCDIR=\"$(srcdir)\"
 
 test_libvlc_core_SOURCES = libvlc/core.c
 test_libvlc_core_LDADD = $(top_builddir)/src/libvlc.la

test/libvlc/test.h

@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ static const char * test_defaults_args[] = {
 static const int test_defaults_nargs =
     sizeof (test_defaults_args) / sizeof (test_defaults_args[0]);
 
-static const char * test_default_sample = "samples/test.sample";
+/*static const char test_default_sample[] = "samples/test.sample";*/
+static const char test_default_sample[] = SRCDIR"/samples/empty.voc";
 
 
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