Index: DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1
===================================================================
--- DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1	(revision 25315)
+++ DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1	(working copy)
@@ -2473,6 +2473,12 @@
 Tells MPlayer to handle the subtitle file as unicode.
 .
 .TP
+.B \-unrarexec <path to unrar executable>
+Specify the path to the unrar executable so MPlayer can use it to access
+rar-compressed vobsub files (default: not set, so the feature is off).
+The path must include the executable's filename, i.e.\& /usr/local/bin/unrar.
+.
+.TP
 .B "\-utf8 \ \ "
 Tells MPlayer to handle the subtitle file as UTF-8.
 .
Index: Makefile
===================================================================
--- Makefile	(revision 25315)
+++ Makefile	(working copy)
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
               vobsub.c \
 
 SRCS_COMMON-$(UNRARLIB) += unrarlib.c
+SRCS_COMMON-$(UNRAR_EXEC) += unrar_exec.c
 
 SRCS_MPLAYER = mplayer.c \
                m_property.c \
Index: cfg-mplayer.h
===================================================================
--- cfg-mplayer.h	(revision 25315)
+++ cfg-mplayer.h	(working copy)
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@
 extern int menu_flip_hebrew;
 extern int menu_fribidi_flip_commas;
 
+extern char *unrar_executable;
+
 extern int vo_zr_parseoption(const m_option_t* conf, char *opt, char * param);
 extern void vo_zr_revertoption(const m_option_t* opt,char* pram);
 
@@ -267,6 +269,9 @@
 	// these should be moved to -common, and supported in MEncoder
 	{"vobsub", &vobsub_name, CONF_TYPE_STRING, 0, 0, 0, NULL},
 	{"vobsubid", &vobsub_id, CONF_TYPE_INT, CONF_RANGE, 0, 31, NULL},
+#ifdef USE_UNRAR_EXEC
+	{"unrarexec", &unrar_executable, CONF_TYPE_STRING, 0, 0, 0, NULL},
+#endif
 
 	{"sstep", &step_sec, CONF_TYPE_INT, CONF_MIN, 0, 0, NULL},
 
Index: configure
===================================================================
--- configure	(revision 25315)
+++ configure	(working copy)
@@ -256,6 +256,7 @@
   --disable-freetype     disable FreeType 2 font rendering [autodetect]
   --disable-fontconfig   disable fontconfig font lookup [autodetect]
   --disable-unrarlib     disable Unique RAR File Library [enabled]
+  --disable-unrarexec    disable using of UnRAR executable [enabled]
   --enable-menu          enable OSD menu (not DVD menu) [disabled]
   --disable-sortsub      disable subtitle sorting [enabled]
   --enable-fribidi       enable the FriBiDi libs [autodetect]
@@ -592,6 +593,7 @@
 _alsa=auto
 _fastmemcpy=yes
 _unrarlib=yes
+_unrar_exec=yes
 _win32dll=auto
 _select=yes
 _radio=no
@@ -1097,6 +1099,8 @@
   --disable-fontconfig) _fontconfig=no  ;;
   --enable-unrarlib)	_unrarlib=yes	;;
   --disable-unrarlib)	_unrarlib=no	;;
+  --enable-unrarexec)   _unrar_exec=yes ;;
+  --disable-unrarexec)  _unrar_exec=no  ;;
   --enable-ftp)         _ftp=yes        ;;
   --disable-ftp)        _ftp=no         ;;
   --enable-vstream)     _vstream=yes    ;;
@@ -6704,6 +6709,14 @@
 fi
 echores "$_unrarlib"
 
+echocheck "UnRAR executable"
+if test "$_unrar_exec" = yes ; then
+    _def_unrar_exec='#define USE_UNRAR_EXEC 1'
+else
+    _def_unrar_exec='#undef USE_UNRAR_EXEC'
+fi
+echores "$_unrar_exec"
+
 echocheck "TV interface"
 if test "$_tv" = yes ; then
   _def_tv='#define USE_TV 1'
@@ -7600,6 +7614,7 @@
 MUSEPACK = $_musepack
 
 UNRARLIB = $_unrarlib
+UNRAR_EXEC = $_unrar_exec
 PNG = $_png
 JPEG = $_jpeg
 GIF = $_gif
@@ -8154,6 +8169,9 @@
 /* Use unrarlib for Vobsubs */
 $_def_unrarlib
 
+/* Use UnRAR executable for Vobsubs */
+$_def_unrar_exec
+
 /* gui support, please do not edit this option */
 $_def_gui
 $_def_gtk2_gui
Index: unrar_exec.c
===================================================================
--- unrar_exec.c	(revision 0)
+++ unrar_exec.c	(revision 0)
@@ -0,0 +1,324 @@
+/*
+ * List files and extract file from rars by using external executable unrar.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2005 Jindrich Makovicka <makovick gmail com>
+ * Copyright (C) 2007 Ulion <ulion2002 gmail com>
+ *
+ * This file is part of MPlayer.
+ *
+ * MPlayer is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * MPlayer is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with MPlayer; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+ */
+
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include "unrar_exec.h"
+
+#include "mp_msg.h"
+
+#define UNRAR_LIST 1
+#define UNRAR_EXTRACT 2
+
+char* unrar_executable = NULL;
+
+#ifdef __MINGW32__
+static int cmd_escape_append(char *cmd, const char *parameter)
+{
+    char *p = cmd;
+    if (*parameter=='\0')
+        return 0;
+    while (*parameter) {
+        // ./executable_name is not recognized by cmd.exe without quotes.
+        // So we convert it to .\executable_name to fix this.
+        if (*parameter == '/') {
+            *p++ = '\\';
+            ++parameter;
+            continue;
+        }
+        // Spaces need be quoted.
+        if (*parameter == ' ') {
+            // Need to count how many continual '\' before current position.
+            // If count '\' is N, then we write additional N '\'.
+            // Then we have 2N '\' followed by a quote, that will result
+            // N '\' and following quote works as it is not '\' before it.
+            const char *q = p - 1;
+            while (q >= cmd && *q-- == '\\')
+                *p++ = '\\';
+            *p++ = '"';
+            while (*parameter==' ')
+                *p++ = *parameter++;
+            *p++ = '"';
+            continue;
+        }
+        // '"' has special escape char, it can only be escaped by '\'
+        if (*parameter == '"') {
+            // Need to count how many continual '\' before current position.
+            // If count '\' is N, then we write additional N+1 '\'.
+            // Then we have 2N + 1 '\' followed by a quote, that will result
+            // N '\' followed by a quote.
+            const char *q = p - 1;
+            while (q >= cmd && *q-- == '\\')
+                *p++ = '\\';
+            *p++ = '\\';
+        }
+        else if (strchr("<>&|^@()", *parameter))
+            *p++ = '^';
+        *p++ = *parameter++;
+    }
+    *p++ = ' ';
+    *p = '\0';
+    return p - cmd;
+}
+#endif
+
+static FILE* launch_pipe(pid_t *apid, const char *executable, int action,
+                         const char *archive, const char *filename)
+{
+  if (!executable || access(executable, X_OK)) return NULL;
+  if (access(archive, R_OK)) return NULL;
+  {
+#ifdef __MINGW32__
+    /*
+     * If not using popen, the only other way is to use CreateProcess.
+     * This need a cmdline as parameter also, so we use popen on win32
+     * and escape the command line.
+     * On win32, popen equals 'cmd.exe /C cmdline'.
+     * Check the output of 'cmd.exe /?' to see how quotes on the command
+     * line are processed.
+     */
+    int mlen = (strlen(executable)+strlen(archive)+filename?strlen(filename):0)*3+100;
+    char cmdline[mlen];
+    cmdline[0] = '"';
+    cmdline[1] = '\0';
+    cmd_escape_append(cmdline + strlen(cmdline), executable);
+    if (action == UNRAR_LIST)
+        strcat(cmdline, "v ");
+    else if (action == UNRAR_EXTRACT)
+        strcat(cmdline, "p -inul -p- ");
+    else
+        return NULL;
+    cmd_escape_append(cmdline + strlen(cmdline), archive);
+    if (action == UNRAR_EXTRACT)
+        cmd_escape_append(cmdline + strlen(cmdline), filename);
+    strcat(cmdline, "\"");
+    mp_msg(MSGT_GLOBAL, MSGL_V, "UnRAR: call unrar with command line: %s\n",
+           cmdline);
+    *apid = 1;
+    return popen(cmdline, "rb");
+#else
+    int mypipe[2];
+    pid_t pid;
+
+    if (pipe(mypipe)) {
+        mp_msg(MSGT_GLOBAL, MSGL_ERR, "UnRAR: Cannot create pipe.\n");
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    pid = fork();
+    if (pid == 0) {
+        /* This is the child process. Execute the unrar executable. */
+        int fd;
+        close(mypipe[0]);
+        // Close MPlayer's stdin, stdout and stderr so the unrar binary
+        // can not mess them up.
+        // TODO: Close all other files except the pipe.
+        close(0); close(1); close(2);
+        // Assign new stdin, stdout and stderr and check they actually got the
+        // right descriptors.
+        if (open("/dev/null", O_RDONLY) != 0 || dup(mypipe[1]) != 1
+                || open("/dev/null", O_WRONLY) != 2)
+            _exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+        if (action == UNRAR_LIST)
+            execl(executable, executable, "v", archive, NULL);
+        else if (action == UNRAR_EXTRACT)
+            execl(executable, executable, "p", "-inul", "-p-",
+                  archive,filename,NULL);
+        mp_msg(MSGT_GLOBAL, MSGL_ERR, "UnRAR: Cannot execute %s\n", executable);
+        _exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+    }
+    if (pid < 0) {
+        /* The fork failed.  Report failure.  */
+        mp_msg(MSGT_GLOBAL, MSGL_ERR, "UnRAR: Fork failed\n");
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    /* This is the parent process. Prepare the pipe stream. */
+    close(mypipe[1]);
+    *apid = pid;
+    if (action == UNRAR_LIST)
+        mp_msg(MSGT_GLOBAL, MSGL_V,
+               "UnRAR: call unrar with command line: %s v %s\n",
+               executable, archive);
+    else if (action == UNRAR_EXTRACT)
+        mp_msg(MSGT_GLOBAL, MSGL_V,
+               "UnRAR: call unrar with command line: %s p -inul -p- %s %s\n",
+               executable, archive, filename);
+    return fdopen(mypipe[0], "r");
+#endif
+  }
+}
+
+#define ALLOC_INCR 1 * 1024 * 1024
+int unrar_exec_get(unsigned char **output, unsigned long *size,
+                   const char *filename, const char *rarfile)
+{
+    int bufsize = ALLOC_INCR, bytesread;
+    pid_t pid;
+    int status = 0;
+    FILE *rar_pipe;
+
+    rar_pipe=launch_pipe(&pid,unrar_executable,UNRAR_EXTRACT,rarfile,filename);
+    if (!rar_pipe) return 0;
+
+    *size = 0;
+
+    *output = malloc(bufsize);
+
+    while (*output) {
+        bytesread=fread(*output+*size, 1, bufsize-*size, rar_pipe);
+        if (bytesread <= 0)
+            break;
+        *size += bytesread;
+        if (*size == bufsize) {
+            char *p;
+            bufsize += ALLOC_INCR;
+            p = realloc(*output, bufsize);
+            if (!p)
+                free(*output);
+            *output = p;
+        }
+    }
+#ifdef __MINGW32__
+    pclose(rar_pipe);
+#else
+    fclose(rar_pipe);
+    pid = waitpid(pid, &status, 0);
+#endif
+    if (!*output || !*size || (pid == -1 && errno != ECHILD) ||
+            (pid > 0 && status)) {
+        free(*output);
+        *output = NULL;
+        *size = 0;
+        return 0;
+    }
+    if (bufsize > *size) {
+        char *p = realloc(*output, *size);
+        if (p)
+            *output = p;
+    }
+    mp_msg(MSGT_GLOBAL, MSGL_V, "UnRAR: got file %s len %lu\n", filename,*size);
+    return 1;
+}
+
+#define PARSE_NAME 0
+#define PARSE_PROPS 1
+
+int unrar_exec_list(const char *rarfile, ArchiveList_struct **list)
+{
+    char buf[1024], fname[1024];
+    char *p;
+    pid_t pid;
+    int status = 0, file_num = -1, ignore_next_line = 0, state = PARSE_NAME;
+    FILE *rar_pipe;
+    ArchiveList_struct *alist = NULL, *current = NULL, *new;
+
+    rar_pipe = launch_pipe(&pid, unrar_executable, UNRAR_LIST, rarfile, NULL);
+    if (!rar_pipe) return -1;
+    while (fgets(buf, sizeof(buf), rar_pipe)) {
+        int packsize, unpsize, ratio, day, month, year, hour, min;
+        int llen = strlen(buf);
+        // If read nothing, we got a file_num -1.
+        if (file_num == -1)
+            file_num = 0;
+        if (buf[llen-1] != '\n')
+            // The line is too long, ignore it.
+            ignore_next_line = 2;
+        if (ignore_next_line) {
+            --ignore_next_line;
+            state = PARSE_NAME;
+            continue;
+        }
+        // Trim the line.
+        while (llen > 0 && strchr(" \t\n\r\v\f", buf[llen-1]))
+            --llen;
+        buf[llen] = '\0';
+        p = buf;
+        while (*p && strchr(" \t\n\r\v\f", *p))
+            ++p;
+        if (!*p) {
+            state = PARSE_NAME;
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        if (state == PARSE_PROPS && sscanf(p, "%d %d %d%% %d-%d-%d %d:%d",
+                                           &unpsize, &packsize, &ratio, &day,
+                                           &month, &year, &hour, &min) == 8) {
+            new = calloc(1, sizeof(ArchiveList_struct));
+            if (!new) {
+                file_num = -1;
+                break;
+            }
+            if (!current)
+                alist = new;
+            else
+                current->next = new;
+            current = new;
+            current->item.Name = strdup(fname);
+            state = PARSE_NAME;
+            if (!current->item.Name) {
+                file_num = -1;
+                break;
+            }
+            current->item.PackSize = packsize;
+            current->item.UnpSize = unpsize;
+            ++file_num;
+            continue;
+        }
+        strcpy(fname, p);
+        state = PARSE_PROPS;
+    }
+#ifdef __MINGW32__
+    pclose(rar_pipe);
+#else
+    fclose(rar_pipe);
+    pid = waitpid(pid, &status, 0);
+#endif
+    if (file_num < 0 || (pid == -1 && errno != ECHILD) ||
+            (pid > 0 && status)) {
+        unrar_exec_freelist(alist);
+        return -1;
+    }
+    if (!alist)
+        return -1;
+    *list = alist;
+    mp_msg(MSGT_GLOBAL, MSGL_V, "UnRAR: list got %d files\n", file_num);
+    return file_num;
+}
+
+void unrar_exec_freelist(ArchiveList_struct *list)
+{
+    ArchiveList_struct* tmp;
+
+    while (list) {
+        tmp = list->next;
+        free(list->item.Name);
+        free(list);
+        list = tmp;
+    }
+}
+
Index: unrar_exec.h
===================================================================
--- unrar_exec.h	(revision 0)
+++ unrar_exec.h	(revision 0)
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/*
+ * List files and extract file from rars by using external executable unrar.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2005 Jindrich Makovicka <makovick gmail com>
+ * Copyright (C) 2007 Ulion <ulion2002 gmail com>
+ *
+ * This file is part of MPlayer.
+ *
+ * MPlayer is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * MPlayer is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with MPlayer; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+ */
+
+#ifndef UNRAR_EXEC_H
+#define UNRAR_EXEC_H
+
+#include "unrarlib.h"
+
+extern char* unrar_executable;
+
+int unrar_exec_get(unsigned char **output, unsigned long *size,
+                   const char *filename, const char *rarfile);
+
+int unrar_exec_list(const char *rarfile, ArchiveList_struct **list);
+
+void unrar_exec_freelist(ArchiveList_struct *list);
+
+#endif /* UNRAR_EXEC_H */
Index: vobsub.c
===================================================================
--- vobsub.c	(revision 25315)
+++ vobsub.c	(working copy)
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@
 #include "vobsub.h"
 #include "spudec.h"
 #include "mp_msg.h"
-#ifdef USE_UNRARLIB
+#ifdef USE_UNRAR_EXEC
+#include "unrar_exec.h"
+#elif defined(USE_UNRARLIB)
 #include "unrarlib.h"
 #endif
 #include "libavutil/common.h"
@@ -35,7 +37,7 @@
  * The RAR file must have the same basename as the file to open
  * See <URL:http://www.unrarlib.org/>
  **********************************************************************/
-#ifdef USE_UNRARLIB
+#if defined(USE_UNRARLIB) || defined(USE_UNRAR_EXEC)
 typedef struct {
     FILE *file;
     unsigned char *data;
@@ -59,7 +61,7 @@
     if (stream->file == NULL) {
 	char *rar_filename;
 	const char *p;
-	int rc;
+	int rc = 0;
 	/* Guess the RAR archive filename */
 	rar_filename = NULL;
 	p = strrchr(filename, '.');
@@ -88,15 +90,27 @@
 	} else {
 		p++;
 	}
+#ifdef USE_UNRAR_EXEC
+	rc = unrar_exec_get(&stream->data, &stream->size, p, rar_filename);
+#endif
+#ifdef USE_UNRARLIB
+	if (!rc)
 	rc = urarlib_get(&stream->data, &stream->size, (char*) p, rar_filename, "");
+#endif
 	if (!rc) {
 	    /* There is no matching filename in the archive. However, sometimes
 	     * the files we are looking for have been given arbitrary names in the archive.
 	     * Let's look for a file with an exact match in the extension only. */
-	    int i, num_files, name_len;
+	    int i, num_files = -1, name_len;
 	    ArchiveList_struct *list, *lp;
+#ifdef USE_UNRARLIB
 	    /* the cast in the next line is a hack to overcome a design flaw (IMHO) in unrarlib */
 	    num_files = urarlib_list (rar_filename, (ArchiveList_struct *)&list);
+#endif
+#ifdef USE_UNRAR_EXEC
+	    if (num_files <= 0)
+	    num_files = unrar_exec_list(rar_filename, &list);
+#endif
 	    if (num_files > 0) {
 		char *demanded_ext;
 		demanded_ext = strrchr (p, '.');
@@ -105,13 +119,24 @@
 	    	    for (i=0, lp=list; i<num_files; i++, lp=lp->next) {
 			name_len = strlen (lp->item.Name);
 			if (name_len >= demanded_ext_len && !strcasecmp (lp->item.Name + name_len - demanded_ext_len, demanded_ext)) {
-		            if ((rc = urarlib_get(&stream->data, &stream->size, lp->item.Name, rar_filename, ""))) {
-				break;
-		   	    }
+#ifdef USE_UNRAR_EXEC
+	                    rc = unrar_exec_get(&stream->data, &stream->size,
+                                                lp->item.Name, rar_filename);
+		            if (rc) break;
+#endif
+#ifdef USE_UNRARLIB
+		            rc = urarlib_get(&stream->data, &stream->size,
+                                             lp->item.Name, rar_filename, "");
+		            if (rc) break;
+#endif
 			}
 		    }
 		}
+#ifdef USE_UNRARLIB
 	    	urarlib_freelist (list);
+#else
+	    	unrar_exec_freelist(list);
+#endif
 	    }
 	    if (!rc) {
 		free(rar_filename);