New comment by TeusLollo on void-packages repository

https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/issues/45045#issuecomment-1636778878

Comment:
I'm not a VLSub user, but:

1) Is this the issue you're facing?: https://reddit.com/r/VLC/comments/phwhau/vlsub_0111_not_working/

2) In the same thread, user Radio-Lisboa suggests the following:

_opensubtitles API has changed its request format from XML to JSON only. In adiction it also needs a session token to validate requests. So, in a few words, VLSub needs a re-work to replace the old function, to call the API with a valid token and process JSON data_

_EDIT: But, there's a workarround for this. As the previous version of opensubtitles is still working, you can edit your system hosts file to route VLSub call as XML. The default path of the hosts file in Windows 10 appears to be C:WindowsSystem32driversetc and you have to open your text editor as admin to edit the file. Add a new line and type 104.25.132.104 api.opensubtitles.org Save hosts file and try VLSub again. NOTE: This is valid while XML service is active in the old API address_

Of course, this workaround was meant for windows. Maybe other distros have applied patches on their own, which is why VLSub fails on Void Linux?

3) Where did you get vlsub 0.11.1? https://github.com/exebetche/vlsub is stuck at 0.10.2, and https://addons.videolan.org/p/1154045/ is at 0.10.0. I could find a pull for 0.11.0 at https://github.com/exebetche/vlsub/pull/223/files but it went unmerged.