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EAD

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Registered: 2006-03-11

Posts: 255

Mplayer pre 8

Hii in the cvs PKGBILD I have found this line

./configure --prefix=/usr --enable-gui --disable-arts --enable-x11 
    --enable-runtime-cpudetection --enable-sdl 
    --enable-theora --confdir=/etc/mplayer 
    --enable-xvid --enable-gl --enable-tv-v4l --enable-tv-v4l2 --enable-largefiles 
    --disable-liblzo --disable-speex --disable-openal --disable-jack --disable-faac 
    --disable-smb --disable-aa --disable-fribidi --disable-libdv --disable-musepack 
    --language=all

Now, I don't understand why did they  --disable-musepack  and all those disable things?
If I want it, why to disbale MPC ?
When I built MPLAYER I didn't disable a thing and works nice, Could someone explain here?

lumiwa

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Registered: 2005-12-26

Posts: 712

Re: Mplayer pre 8

Hii in the cvs PKGBILD I have found this line

./configure --prefix=/usr --enable-gui --disable-arts --enable-x11 
    --enable-runtime-cpudetection --enable-sdl 
    --enable-theora --confdir=/etc/mplayer 
    --enable-xvid --enable-gl --enable-tv-v4l --enable-tv-v4l2 --enable-largefiles 
    --disable-liblzo --disable-speex --disable-openal --disable-jack --disable-faac 
    --disable-smb --disable-aa --disable-fribidi --disable-libdv --disable-musepack 
    --language=all

Now, I don't understand why did they  --disable-musepack  and all those disable things?
If I want it, why to disbale MPC ?
When I built MPLAYER I didn't disable a thing and works nice, Could someone explain here?

For example I don't have musepack, smb...  installed

EAD

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Registered: 2006-03-11

Posts: 255

Re: Mplayer pre 8

so, Why don't make anyone install smb,muspack and so on?

Cerebral

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From: Waterloo, ON, CA

Registered: 2005-04-08

Posts: 3,108

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Re: Mplayer pre 8

so, Why don't make anyone install smb,muspack and so on?

So, what you're asking is why we don't force people to install smb and muspack?  Because the app works fine without them - if you desperately need that support, you can build it yourself with the necessary features enabled using ABS - it's part of the beauty of the system.  99% of people* won't need these features, so they aren't compiled in.

* actual statistic may vary. 9/10 people know this.

Gullible Jones

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Registered: 2004-12-29

Posts: 4,863

Re: Mplayer pre 8

Perhaps it should be enabled, but not included in the depends? You know, have a message saying "For Musepack support install libmpcdec" or whatever?

Snowman

Developer/Forum Fellow

From: Montreal, Canada

Registered: 2004-08-20

Posts: 5,212

Re: Mplayer pre 8

Perhaps it should be enabled, but not included in the depends? You know, have a message saying "For Musepack support install libmpcdec" or whatever?

If mplayer would be compiled with musepack enabled, would it work even if libmpcdec isn't installed? If not, then it explains why these things are disabled.
BTW, mplayer has quite a list of build options. If all of these were enabled, you would have a very long post-install message.

brain0

Developer

From: Aachen - Germany

Registered: 2005-01-03

Posts: 1,382

Re: Mplayer pre 8

mplayer is not that flexible. It will just link the libraries and not start without them.

yoburtu

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Registered: 2006-06-07

Posts: 103

Re: Mplayer pre 8

Hello,

I have upgraded my arch, but I have a problem with mplayer. This package has lost the vesa support:

$ mplayer -vo vesa mymovie.avi

Error opening/initializing the selected video_out (-vo) device

I have installed the previous version of mplayer ( mplayer1.0pre7-6), this version work with -vo vesa.

What's the problem with this package?.

Best regards.

yoburtu

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Registered: 2006-06-07

Posts: 103

Re: Mplayer pre 8

Hello,

how can I rebuild mplayer with vesa support?, where is the PKGBUILD?

Regards.

Snowman

Developer/Forum Fellow

From: Montreal, Canada

Registered: 2004-08-20

Posts: 5,212

Re: Mplayer pre 8

Hello,

how can I rebuild mplayer with vesa support?, where is the PKGBUILD?

Regards.

See my answer for vino: http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?t=23032
It's the same procedure. For more complete information about abs/makepkg. check the wiki.