--- vlc-0.7.0.old/modules/video_output/caca.c	2004-02-01 21:08:01.000000000 +0100
+++ vlc-0.7.0/modules/video_output/caca.c	2004-02-01 21:09:16.000000000 +0100
@@ -171,7 +171,8 @@
                             4 * ((p_vout->output.i_width + 15) & ~15),
                             p_vout->output.i_rmask,
                             p_vout->output.i_gmask,
-                            p_vout->output.i_bmask );
+                            p_vout->output.i_bmask,
+			    0 ); /* New versions of libcaca introduced alpha */
     if( !p_vout->p_sys->p_bitmap )
     {
         msg_Err( p_vout, "could not create libcaca bitmap" );