Move LibVLC error messages to libvlc_printerr().

include/vlc/libvlc.h

@@ -88,15 +88,12 @@ VLC_PUBLIC_API int
 libvlc_exception_raised( const libvlc_exception_t *p_exception );
 
 /**
- * Raise an exception using a user-provided message.
+ * Raise an exception.
  *
  * \param p_exception the exception to raise
- * \param psz_format the exception message format string
- * \param ... the format string arguments
  */
 VLC_PUBLIC_API void
-libvlc_exception_raise( libvlc_exception_t *p_exception,
-                        const char *psz_format, ... );
+libvlc_exception_raise( libvlc_exception_t *p_exception );
 
 /**
  * Clear an exception object so it can be reused.

src/control/audio.c

@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ static aout_instance_t *GetAOut( libvlc_instance_t *p_instance,
     p_aout = vlc_object_find( p_instance->p_libvlc_int, VLC_OBJECT_AOUT, FIND_CHILD );
     if( !p_aout )
     {
-        libvlc_exception_raise( p_exception, "No active audio output" );
+        libvlc_exception_raise( p_exception );
+        libvlc_printerr( "No active audio output" );
         return NULL;
     }
 
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@ libvlc_audio_output_t *
                     malloc( sizeof( libvlc_audio_output_t ) );
                 if( p_actual == NULL )
                 {
-                    libvlc_exception_raise( p_e, "Not enough memory" );
+                    libvlc_exception_raise( p_e );
+                    libvlc_printerr( "Not enough memory" );
                     libvlc_audio_output_list_release( p_list );
                     module_list_free( module_list );
                     return NULL;
@@ -287,7 +289,6 @@ int libvlc_audio_output_get_device_type( libvlc_instance_t *p_instance,
         vlc_object_release( p_aout );
         return i_device_type;
     }
-    libvlc_exception_raise( p_e, "Unable to get audio output" );
     return libvlc_AudioOutputDevice_Error;
 }
 
@@ -299,12 +300,14 @@ void libvlc_audio_output_set_device_type( libvlc_instance_t *p_instance,
                                           libvlc_exception_t *p_e )
 {
     aout_instance_t *p_aout = GetAOut( p_instance, p_e );
-    if( p_aout )
-    {
+    if( !p_aout )
+        return;
     if( var_SetInteger( p_aout, "audio-device", device_type ) < 0 )
-            libvlc_exception_raise( p_e, "Failed setting audio device" );
-        vlc_object_release( p_aout );
+    {
+        libvlc_exception_raise( p_e );
+        libvlc_printerr( "Error setting audio device" );
     }
+    vlc_object_release( p_aout );
 }
 
 /*****************************************************************************
@@ -363,7 +366,8 @@ void libvlc_audio_set_volume( libvlc_instance_t *p_instance, int i_volume,
     }
     else
     {
-        libvlc_exception_raise( p_e, "Volume out of range" );
+        libvlc_exception_raise( p_e );
+        libvlc_printerr( "Volume out of range" );
     }
 }
 
@@ -414,8 +418,9 @@ int libvlc_audio_get_track( libvlc_media_player_t *p_mi,
     i_ret = var_Get( p_input_thread, "audio-es", &val );
     if( i_ret < 0 )
     {
-        libvlc_exception_raise( p_e, "Getting Audio track information failed" );
         vlc_object_release( p_input_thread );
+        libvlc_exception_raise( p_e );
+        libvlc_printerr( "Audio track information not found" );
         return i_ret;
     }
 
@@ -450,14 +455,18 @@ void libvlc_audio_set_track( libvlc_media_player_t *p_mi, int i_track,
     var_Change( p_input_thread, "audio-es", VLC_VAR_GETCHOICES, &val_list, NULL );
     if( (i_track < 0) || (i_track > val_list.p_list->i_count) )
     {
-        libvlc_exception_raise( p_e, "Audio track out of range" );
+        libvlc_exception_raise( p_e );
+        libvlc_printerr( "Audio track out of range" );
         goto end;
     }
 
     newval = val_list.p_list->p_values[i_track];
     i_ret = var_Set( p_input_thread, "audio-es", newval );
     if( i_ret < 0 )
-        libvlc_exception_raise( p_e, "Setting audio track failed" );
+    {
+        libvlc_exception_raise( p_e );
+        libvlc_printerr( "Audio track out of range" ); /* Race... */
+    }
 
 end:
     var_FreeList( &val_list, NULL );
@@ -471,16 +480,12 @@ int libvlc_audio_get_channel( libvlc_instance_t *p_instance,
                               libvlc_exception_t *p_e )
 {
     aout_instance_t *p_aout = GetAOut( p_instance, p_e );
-    if( p_aout )
-    {
-        vlc_value_t val;
+    if( !p_aout )
+        return 0;
 
-        var_Get( p_aout, "audio-channels", &val );
+    int val = var_GetInteger( p_aout, "audio-channels" );
     vlc_object_release( p_aout );
-        return val.i_int;
-    }
-    libvlc_exception_raise( p_e, "Unable to get audio output" );
-    return libvlc_AudioChannel_Error;
+    return val;
 }
 
 /*****************************************************************************
@@ -491,14 +496,13 @@ void libvlc_audio_set_channel( libvlc_instance_t *p_instance,
                                libvlc_exception_t *p_e )
 {
     aout_instance_t *p_aout = GetAOut( p_instance, p_e );
-    if( p_aout )
-    {
-        vlc_value_t val;
-
-        val.i_int = channel;
-        if( var_Set( p_aout, "audio-channels", val ) < 0 )
-            libvlc_exception_raise( p_e, "Failed setting audio channel" );
+    if( !p_aout )
+        return;
 
-        vlc_object_release( p_aout );
+    if( var_SetInteger( p_aout, "audio-channels", channel ) < 0 )
+    {
+        libvlc_exception_raise( p_e );
+        libvlc_printerr( "Audio channel out of range" );
     }
+    vlc_object_release( p_aout );
 }

src/control/core.c

@@ -65,23 +65,8 @@ static void libvlc_exception_not_handled( const char *psz )
     abort();
 }
 
-void libvlc_exception_raise( libvlc_exception_t *p_exception,
-                             const char *psz_format, ... )
+void libvlc_exception_raise( libvlc_exception_t *p_exception )
 {
-    va_list args;
-
-    /* Make sure that there is no unnoticed previous exception */
-    if( p_exception && p_exception->b_raised )
-    {
-        libvlc_exception_not_handled( libvlc_errmsg() );
-        libvlc_exception_clear( p_exception );
-    }
-
-    /* Unformat-ize the message */
-    va_start( args, psz_format );
-    libvlc_vprinterr( psz_format, args );
-    va_end( args );
-
     /* Does caller care about exceptions ? */
     if( p_exception == NULL ) {
         /* Print something, so that lazy third-parties can easily
@@ -187,7 +172,8 @@ int libvlc_add_intf( libvlc_instance_t *p_i, const char *name,
 {
     if( libvlc_InternalAddIntf( p_i->p_libvlc_int, name ) )
     {
-        libvlc_exception_raise( p_e, "Interface initialization failed" );
+        libvlc_printerr("Interface initialization failed");
+        libvlc_exception_raise( p_e );
         return -1;
     }
     return 0;

src/control/event.c

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 
 #include "libvlc_internal.h"
 #include "event_internal.h"
+#include <assert.h>
 
 typedef struct libvlc_event_listeners_group_t
 {
@@ -74,7 +75,8 @@ libvlc_event_manager_new( void * p_obj, libvlc_instance_t * p_libvlc_inst,
     p_em = malloc(sizeof( libvlc_event_manager_t ));
     if( !p_em )
     {
-        libvlc_exception_raise( p_e, "No Memory left" );
+        libvlc_exception_raise( p_e );
+        libvlc_printerr( "Not enough memory" );
         return NULL;
     }
 
@@ -134,7 +136,8 @@ void libvlc_event_manager_register_event_type(
     listeners_group = malloc(sizeof(libvlc_event_listeners_group_t));
     if( !listeners_group )
     {
-        libvlc_exception_raise( p_e, "No Memory left" );
+        libvlc_exception_raise( p_e );
+        libvlc_printerr( "Not enough memory" );
         return;
     }
 
@@ -287,7 +290,8 @@ void event_attach( libvlc_event_manager_t * p_event_manager,
     listener = malloc(sizeof(libvlc_event_listener_t));
     if( !listener )
     {
-        libvlc_exception_raise( p_e, "No Memory left" );
+        libvlc_exception_raise( p_e );
+        libvlc_printerr( "Not enough memory" );
         return;
     }
     
@@ -310,9 +314,9 @@ void event_attach( libvlc_event_manager_t * p_event_manager,
     vlc_mutex_unlock( &p_event_manager->object_lock );
     
     free(listener);
-    libvlc_exception_raise( p_e,
-                           "This object event manager doesn't know about '%s' events",
-                           libvlc_event_type_name(event_type));
+    fprintf( stderr, "This object event manager doesn't know about '%s' events",
+             libvlc_event_type_name(event_type) );
+    assert(0);
 }
 
 /**************************************************************************
@@ -399,10 +403,5 @@ void libvlc_event_detach( libvlc_event_manager_t *p_event_manager,
 
     libvlc_event_async_ensure_listener_removal(p_event_manager, &listener_to_remove);
 
-    if(!found)
-    {
-        libvlc_exception_raise( p_e,
-                               "This object event manager doesn't know about '%s,%p,%p' event observer",
-                               libvlc_event_type_name(event_type), pf_callback, p_user_data );        
-    }
+    assert(found);
 }

src/control/hierarchical_node_media_list_view.c

@@ -105,7 +105,8 @@ hierarch_node_media_list_view_item_at_index( libvlc_media_list_view_t * p_mlv,
         libvlc_media_release( p_md );
     }
 
-    libvlc_exception_raise( p_e, "Index out of bound in Media List View" );
+    libvlc_exception_raise( p_e );
+    libvlc_printerr( "Index out of bound in Media List View" );
     return NULL;
 }
 

src/control/libvlc_internal.h

@@ -104,9 +104,11 @@ void libvlc_event_attach_async( libvlc_event_manager_t * p_event_manager,
 
 /* Exception shorcuts */
 
-#define RAISENULL( ... ) { libvlc_exception_raise( p_e, __VA_ARGS__ ); \
+#define RAISENULL( ... ) { libvlc_printerr(__VA_ARGS__); \
+                           libvlc_exception_raise( p_e ); \
                            return NULL; }
-#define RAISEZERO( ... ) { libvlc_exception_raise( p_e, __VA_ARGS__ ); \
+#define RAISEZERO( ... ) { libvlc_printerr(__VA_ARGS__); \
+                           libvlc_exception_raise( p_e ); \
                            return 0; }
 
 #endif

src/control/media.c

@@ -245,14 +245,16 @@ libvlc_media_t * libvlc_media_new_from_input_item(
 
     if (!p_input_item)
     {
-        libvlc_exception_raise( p_e, "No input item given" );
+        libvlc_exception_raise( p_e );
+        libvlc_printerr( "No input item given" );
         return NULL;
     }
 
     p_md = malloc( sizeof(libvlc_media_t) );
     if( !p_md )
     {
-        libvlc_exception_raise( p_e, "Not enough memory" );
+        libvlc_exception_raise( p_e );
+        libvlc_printerr( "Not enough memory" );
         return NULL;
     }
 
@@ -302,7 +304,8 @@ libvlc_media_t * libvlc_media_new(
 
     if (!p_input_item)
     {
-        libvlc_exception_raise( p_e, "Can't create md's input_item" );
+        libvlc_exception_raise( p_e );
+        libvlc_printerr( "Not enough memory" );
         return NULL;
     }
 
@@ -330,7 +333,8 @@ libvlc_media_t * libvlc_media_new_as_node(
 
     if (!p_input_item)
     {
-        libvlc_exception_raise( p_e, "Can't create md's input_item" );
+        libvlc_exception_raise( p_e );
+        libvlc_printerr( "Not enough memory" );
         return NULL;
     }
 
@@ -545,7 +549,8 @@ libvlc_media_get_duration( libvlc_media_t * p_md,
 
     if( !p_md || !p_md->p_input_item)
     {
-        libvlc_exception_raise( p_e, "No input item" );
+        libvlc_exception_raise( p_e );
+        libvlc_printerr( "No input item" );
         return -1;
     }
 
@@ -563,7 +568,8 @@ libvlc_media_is_preparsed( libvlc_media_t * p_md,
 
     if( !p_md || !p_md->p_input_item)
     {
-        libvlc_exception_raise( p_e, "No input item" );
+        libvlc_exception_raise( p_e );
+        libvlc_printerr( "No input item" );
         return false;
     }
 

src/control/media_discoverer.c

@@ -178,7 +178,8 @@ libvlc_media_discoverer_new_from_name( libvlc_instance_t * p_inst,
     p_mdis = malloc(sizeof(libvlc_media_discoverer_t));
     if( !p_mdis )
     {
-        libvlc_exception_raise( p_e, "Not enough memory" );
+        libvlc_exception_raise( p_e );
+        libvlc_printerr( "Not enough memory" );
         return NULL;
     }
 
@@ -202,7 +203,8 @@ libvlc_media_discoverer_new_from_name( libvlc_instance_t * p_inst,
     if( !p_mdis->p_sd )
     {
         libvlc_media_list_release( p_mdis->p_mlist );
-        libvlc_exception_raise( p_e, "Can't find the services_discovery module named '%s'", psz_name );
+        libvlc_exception_raise( p_e );
+        libvlc_printerr( "%s: no such discovery module found", psz_name );
         free( p_mdis );
         return NULL;
     }
@@ -228,7 +230,8 @@ libvlc_media_discoverer_new_from_name( libvlc_instance_t * p_inst,
     if( !vlc_sd_Start( p_mdis->p_sd, psz_name ) )
     {
         libvlc_media_list_release( p_mdis->p_mlist );
-        libvlc_exception_raise( p_e, "Can't start the services_discovery module named '%s'", psz_name );
+        libvlc_exception_raise( p_e );
+        libvlc_printerr( "%s: internal module error", psz_name );
         free( p_mdis );
         return NULL;
     }

src/control/media_library.c

@@ -111,20 +111,19 @@ libvlc_media_library_load( libvlc_media_library_t * p_mlib,
     char *psz_datadir = config_GetUserDir( VLC_DATA_DIR );
     char * psz_uri;
 
-    if( !psz_datadir ) /* XXX: i doubt that this can ever happen */
-    {
-        libvlc_exception_raise( p_e, "Can't get data directory" );
-        return;
-    }
-
-    if( asprintf( &psz_uri, "file/xspf-open://%s" DIR_SEP "ml.xsp",
+    if( psz_datadir == NULL
+     || asprintf( &psz_uri, "file/xspf-open://%s" DIR_SEP "ml.xsp",
                   psz_datadir ) == -1 )
-    {
+        psz_uri = NULL;
     free( psz_datadir );
-        libvlc_exception_raise( p_e, "Can't get create the path" );
+
+    if( psz_uri == NULL );
+    {
+        libvlc_exception_raise( p_e );
+        libvlc_printerr( "Not enough memory" );
         return;
     }
-    free( psz_datadir );
+
     if( p_mlib->p_mlist )
         libvlc_media_list_release( p_mlib->p_mlist );
 
@@ -145,7 +144,8 @@ libvlc_media_library_save( libvlc_media_library_t * p_mlib,
                            libvlc_exception_t * p_e )
 {
     (void)p_mlib;
-    libvlc_exception_raise( p_e, "Not supported" );
+    libvlc_exception_raise( p_e );
+    libvlc_printerr( "Function not implemented" );
 }
 
 /**************************************************************************

src/control/media_list.c

@@ -134,7 +134,8 @@ int mlist_is_writable( libvlc_media_list_t *p_mlist, libvlc_exception_t *p_e )
     if( !p_mlist||p_mlist->b_read_only )
     {
         /* We are read-only from user side */
-        libvlc_exception_raise( p_e, "Cannot write to read-only media list." );
+        libvlc_exception_raise( p_e );
+        libvlc_printerr( "Attempt to write a read-only media list" );
         return 0;
     }
     return 1;
@@ -259,7 +260,8 @@ libvlc_media_list_add_file_content( libvlc_media_list_t * p_mlist,
 
     if( !p_input_item )
     {
-        libvlc_exception_raise( p_e, "Can't create an input item" );
+        libvlc_exception_raise( p_e );
+        libvlc_printerr( "Not enough memory" );
         return;
     }
 
@@ -417,7 +419,8 @@ void _libvlc_media_list_remove_index( libvlc_media_list_t * p_mlist,
 
     if( index < 0 || index >= vlc_array_count( &p_mlist->items ))
     {
-        libvlc_exception_raise( p_e, "Index out of bounds");
+        libvlc_exception_raise( p_e );
+        libvlc_printerr( "Index out of bounds" );
         return;
     }
 
@@ -444,7 +447,8 @@ libvlc_media_list_item_at_index( libvlc_media_list_t * p_mlist,
 
     if( index < 0 || index >= vlc_array_count( &p_mlist->items ))
     {
-        libvlc_exception_raise( p_e, "Index out of bounds");
+        libvlc_exception_raise( p_e );
+        libvlc_printerr( "Index out of bounds" );
         return NULL;
     }
 

src/control/media_list_player.c

@@ -566,14 +566,9 @@ void libvlc_media_list_player_set_media_player(libvlc_media_list_player_t * p_ml
  **************************************************************************/
 void libvlc_media_list_player_set_media_list(libvlc_media_list_player_t * p_mlp, libvlc_media_list_t * p_mlist, libvlc_exception_t * p_e)
 {
-    lock(p_mlp);
+    assert (p_mlist);
 
-    if (!p_mlist)
-    {
-        libvlc_exception_raise(p_e, "No media list provided");
-        unlock(p_mlp);
-        return;
-    }
+    lock(p_mlp);
     if (p_mlp->p_mlist)
     {
         uninstall_playlist_observer(p_mlp);
@@ -668,7 +663,8 @@ void libvlc_media_list_player_play_item(libvlc_media_list_player_t * p_mlp, libv
     libvlc_media_list_path_t path = libvlc_media_list_path_of_item(p_mlp->p_mlist, p_md);
     if (!path)
     {
-        libvlc_exception_raise(p_e, "No such item in media list");
+        libvlc_exception_raise(p_e);
+        libvlc_printerr("Item not found in media list");
         unlock(p_mlp);
         return;
     }
@@ -726,7 +722,8 @@ static void set_relative_playlist_position_and_play(
 
     if (!p_mlp->p_mlist)
     {
-        libvlc_exception_raise(p_e, "No media list");
+        libvlc_exception_raise(p_e);
+        libvlc_printerr("No media list");
         return;
     }
 

src/control/media_list_view.c

@@ -475,7 +475,8 @@ libvlc_media_list_view_children_for_item( libvlc_media_list_view_t * p_mlv,
     { \
         if( p_mlv->pf_##name ) \
             return p_mlv->pf_##name ARGS(__VA_ARGS__) ; \
-        libvlc_exception_raise( p_e, "No '" #name "' method in this media_list_view" ); \
+        libvlc_exception_raise( p_e ); \
+        libvlc_printerr( "No '" #name "' method in this media_list_view" ); \
         return default_ret_value;\
     }
 
@@ -490,7 +491,8 @@ libvlc_media_list_view_children_for_item( libvlc_media_list_view_t * p_mlv,
             p_mlv->pf_##name ARGS(__VA_ARGS__) ; \
             return; \
         } \
-        libvlc_exception_raise( p_e, "No '" #name "' method in this media_list_view" ); \
+        libvlc_exception_raise( p_e ); \
+        libvlc_printerr( "No '" #name "' method in this media_list_view" ); \
     }
 
 

src/control/media_player.c

@@ -275,16 +275,13 @@ libvlc_media_player_new( libvlc_instance_t * p_libvlc_instance,
 {
     libvlc_media_player_t * p_mi;
 
-    if( !p_libvlc_instance )
-    {
-        libvlc_exception_raise( p_e, "invalid libvlc instance" );
-        return NULL;
-    }
+    assert( p_libvlc_instance );
 
     p_mi = malloc( sizeof(libvlc_media_player_t) );
     if( !p_mi )
     {
-        libvlc_exception_raise( p_e, "not enough memory" );
+        libvlc_exception_raise( p_e );
+        libvlc_printerr( "Not enough memory" );
         return NULL;
     }
     p_mi->p_md = NULL;
@@ -558,8 +555,9 @@ void libvlc_media_player_play( libvlc_media_player_t *p_mi,
 
     if( !p_mi->p_md )
     {
-        libvlc_exception_raise( p_e, "no associated media descriptor" );
         vlc_mutex_unlock( &p_mi->object_lock );
+        libvlc_exception_raise( p_e );
+        libvlc_printerr( "No associated media descriptor" );
         return;
     }
 
@@ -1038,7 +1036,8 @@ void libvlc_media_player_set_rate(
     if( (rate < 0.0) && !b_can_rewind )
     {
         vlc_object_release( p_input_thread );
-        libvlc_exception_raise( p_e, "Rate value is invalid" );
+        libvlc_exception_raise( p_e );
+        libvlc_printerr( "Invalid playback rate" );
         return;
     }
 
@@ -1063,7 +1062,6 @@ float libvlc_media_player_get_rate(
     if( i_rate < 0 && !b_can_rewind )
     {
         vlc_object_release( p_input_thread );
-        libvlc_exception_raise( p_e, "invalid rate" );
         return 0.0;
     }
     vlc_object_release( p_input_thread );
@@ -1143,7 +1141,8 @@ libvlc_track_description_t *
         malloc( sizeof( libvlc_track_description_t ) );
     if ( !p_track_description )
     {
-        libvlc_exception_raise( p_e, "not enough memory" );
+        libvlc_exception_raise( p_e );
+        libvlc_printerr( "Not enough memory" );
         goto end;
     }
     p_actual = p_track_description;
@@ -1157,7 +1156,8 @@ libvlc_track_description_t *
             if ( !p_actual )
             {
                 libvlc_track_description_release( p_track_description );
-                libvlc_exception_raise( p_e, "not enough memory" );
+                libvlc_exception_raise( p_e );
+                libvlc_printerr( "Not enough memory" );
                 goto end;
             }
         }
@@ -1220,5 +1220,8 @@ void libvlc_media_player_next_frame( libvlc_media_player_t *p_mi, libvlc_excepti
         vlc_object_release( p_input_thread );
     }
     else
-        libvlc_exception_raise( p_e, "Input thread is NULL" );
+    {
+        libvlc_exception_raise( p_e );
+        libvlc_printerr( "No active input" );
+    }
 }

src/control/vlm.c

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <vlc_es.h>
 #include <vlc_input.h>
 #include <vlc_vlm.h>
+#include <assert.h>
 
 #include "libvlc_internal.h"
 
@@ -166,8 +167,8 @@ static int libvlc_vlm_init( libvlc_instance_t *p_instance,
         p_instance->libvlc_vlm.p_vlm = vlm_New( p_instance->p_libvlc_int );
         if( !p_instance->libvlc_vlm.p_vlm )
         {
-            libvlc_exception_raise( p_exception,
-                                    "Unable to create VLM." );
+            libvlc_exception_raise( p_exception );
+            libvlc_printerr( "VLM not supported or out of memory" );
             return VLC_EGENERIC;
         }
         var_AddCallback( (vlc_object_t *)p_instance->libvlc_vlm.p_vlm,
@@ -209,8 +210,8 @@ libvlc_vlm_get_media_instance( libvlc_instance_t *p_instance,
         vlm_Control( p_vlm, VLM_GET_MEDIA_INSTANCES, id, &pp_minstance,
                      &i_minstance ) )
     {
-        libvlc_exception_raise( p_exception, "Unable to get %s instances",
-                                psz_name );
+        libvlc_exception_raise( p_exception );
+        libvlc_printerr( "%s: media instances not found", psz_name );
         return NULL;
     }
     p_minstance = NULL;
@@ -355,25 +356,24 @@ const char* libvlc_vlm_show_media( libvlc_instance_t *p_instance,
 
     VLM_RET(p_vlm, NULL);
 
-    if( psz_name == NULL )
-    {
-        libvlc_exception_raise( p_exception, "No media name supplied" );
-    }
-    else if( asprintf( &psz_message, "show %s", psz_name ) == -1 )
+    assert( psz_name );
+
+    if( asprintf( &psz_message, "show %s", psz_name ) == -1 )
     {
-        libvlc_exception_raise( p_exception, "Unable to call show %s",
-                                psz_name );
+        libvlc_exception_raise( p_exception );
+        libvlc_printerr( "Not enough memory" );
+        return NULL;
     }
-    else
-    {
+
     vlm_ExecuteCommand( p_vlm, psz_message, &answer );
     if( answer->psz_value )
     {
-            libvlc_exception_raise( p_exception, "Unable to call show %s: %s",
+        libvlc_exception_raise( p_exception );
+        libvlc_printerr( "Unable to call show %s: %s",
                          psz_name, answer->psz_value );
     }
-        else if ( answer->child ) {
-            /* in case everything was requested  */
+    else if ( answer->child )
+    {   /* in case everything was requested  */
         if ( strcmp( psz_name, "" ) == 0 )
         {
             psz_fmt = "{\n\t%s\n}\n";
@@ -387,12 +387,10 @@ const char* libvlc_vlm_show_media( libvlc_instance_t *p_instance,
             i_list = 1;
         }
         if( asprintf( &psz_response, psz_fmt,
-                          recurse_answer( answer, psz_delimiter, i_list ) )
-                == -1 )
+                      recurse_answer( answer, psz_delimiter, i_list ) ) == -1 )
         {
-                libvlc_exception_raise( p_exception, "Error in show %s",
-                                        psz_name );
-            }
+            libvlc_exception_raise( p_exception );
+            libvlc_printerr( "Out of memory" );
         }
     }
     free( psz_message );
@@ -429,8 +427,10 @@ void libvlc_vlm_add_broadcast( libvlc_instance_t *p_instance,
     n = vlm_Control( p_vlm, VLM_ADD_MEDIA, &m, NULL );
     vlm_media_Clean( &m );
     if( n )
-        libvlc_exception_raise( p_exception, "Media %s creation failed",
-                                psz_name );
+    {
+        libvlc_exception_raise( p_exception );
+        libvlc_printerr( "Media %s creation failed", psz_name );
+    }
 }
 
 void libvlc_vlm_add_vod( libvlc_instance_t *p_instance, const char *psz_name,
@@ -457,8 +457,10 @@ void libvlc_vlm_add_vod( libvlc_instance_t *p_instance, const char *psz_name,
     n = vlm_Control( p_vlm, VLM_ADD_MEDIA, &m, NULL );
     vlm_media_Clean( &m );
     if( n )
-        libvlc_exception_raise( p_exception, "Media %s creation failed",
-                                psz_name );
+    {
+        libvlc_exception_raise( p_exception );
+        libvlc_printerr( "Media %s creation failed", psz_name );
+    }
 }
 
 void libvlc_vlm_del_media( libvlc_instance_t *p_instance, const char *psz_name,
@@ -472,7 +474,8 @@ void libvlc_vlm_del_media( libvlc_instance_t *p_instance, const char *psz_name,
     if( vlm_Control( p_vlm, VLM_GET_MEDIA_ID, psz_name, &id ) ||
         vlm_Control( p_vlm, VLM_DEL_MEDIA, id ) )
     {
-        libvlc_exception_raise( p_exception, "Unable to delete %s", psz_name );
+        libvlc_exception_raise( p_exception );
+        libvlc_printerr( "Unable to delete %s", psz_name );
     }
 }
 
@@ -483,7 +486,8 @@ void libvlc_vlm_del_media( libvlc_instance_t *p_instance, const char *psz_name,
     VLM(p_vlm);             \
     if( vlm_Control( p_vlm, VLM_GET_MEDIA_ID, psz_name, &id ) ||    \
         vlm_Control( p_vlm, VLM_GET_MEDIA, id, &p_media ) ) {       \
-        libvlc_exception_raise( p_exception, psz_error, psz_name ); \
+        libvlc_exception_raise( p_exception );                      \
+        libvlc_printerr( psz_error, psz_name );                     \
         return;             \
     }                       \
     if( !p_media ) goto error;                                      \
@@ -497,7 +501,8 @@ void libvlc_vlm_del_media( libvlc_instance_t *p_instance, const char *psz_name,
     vlm_media_Delete( p_media );                                    \
     return;                 \
   error:                    \
-    libvlc_exception_raise( p_exception, psz_error, psz_name );\
+    libvlc_exception_raise( p_exception );                          \
+    libvlc_printerr( psz_error, psz_name );                         \
   } while(0)
 
 void libvlc_vlm_set_enabled( libvlc_instance_t *p_instance,
@@ -598,7 +603,8 @@ void libvlc_vlm_play_media( libvlc_instance_t *p_instance,
     if( vlm_Control( p_vlm, VLM_GET_MEDIA_ID, psz_name, &id ) ||
         vlm_Control( p_vlm, VLM_START_MEDIA_BROADCAST_INSTANCE, id, NULL, 0 ) )
     {
-        libvlc_exception_raise( p_exception, "Unable to play %s", psz_name );
+        libvlc_exception_raise( p_exception );
+        libvlc_printerr( "Unable to play %s", psz_name );
     }
 }
 
@@ -614,7 +620,8 @@ void libvlc_vlm_stop_media( libvlc_instance_t *p_instance,
     if( vlm_Control( p_vlm, VLM_GET_MEDIA_ID, psz_name, &id ) ||
         vlm_Control( p_vlm, VLM_STOP_MEDIA_INSTANCE, id, NULL ) )
     {
-        libvlc_exception_raise( p_exception, "Unable to stop %s", psz_name );
+        libvlc_exception_raise( p_exception );
+        libvlc_printerr( "Unable to stop %s", psz_name );
     }
 }
 
@@ -630,7 +637,8 @@ void libvlc_vlm_pause_media( libvlc_instance_t *p_instance,
     if( vlm_Control( p_vlm, VLM_GET_MEDIA_ID, psz_name, &id ) ||
         vlm_Control( p_vlm, VLM_PAUSE_MEDIA_INSTANCE, id, NULL ) )
     {
-        libvlc_exception_raise( p_exception, "Unable to pause %s", psz_name );
+        libvlc_exception_raise( p_exception );
+        libvlc_printerr( "Unable to pause %s", psz_name );
     }
 }
 
@@ -646,8 +654,10 @@ void libvlc_vlm_seek_media( libvlc_instance_t *p_instance,
     if( vlm_Control( p_vlm, VLM_GET_MEDIA_ID, psz_name, &id ) ||
         vlm_Control( p_vlm, VLM_SET_MEDIA_INSTANCE_POSITION, id, NULL,
                      f_percentage ) )
-        libvlc_exception_raise( p_exception, "Unable to seek %s to %f",
-                                psz_name, f_percentage );
+    {
+        libvlc_exception_raise( p_exception );
+        libvlc_printerr( "Unable to seek %s to %f%%", psz_name, f_percentage );
+    }
 }
 
 float libvlc_vlm_get_media_instance_position( libvlc_instance_t *p_instance,