[vlc] Re: vlc wont work

[Michael S.Zick]

On Thursday 17 April 2003 08:17 pm, Michael S.Zick wrote:

Since my RedHat system does not have a "retract that last
e-mail" function - I have to reply to myself with a couple
of important notes...

> On Thursday 17 April 2003 02:40 pm, Warren Hrach wrote:
> > On Tue, 15 Apr 2003, Michael S.Zick wrote:
> > > Hint:
> > > ftp://ftp.xfree86.org/pub/XFree86/4.3.0/
> > > Mike
> >
> > Mike,
> >     Sorry to say that is another can of worms for me.  After trying ftp,
> > sftp and mozilla all I can say is screw it.  If I can't find an rpm that
> > all I need to do is type 'rpm -i xxx.rpm' I just cannot get this updated
> > |
>
> Sorry, I should have been more helpful...
> (There is a 00README there that sezs: ...sources only for right now...)
> Let me try again...
>
> Problem 1) When binaries of XFree86 are built (what you need for "rpm -i
> ...") for a very new XFree86 (or anything else for that matter), they will
> first be built to require the most recent versions of everything else.
> Translation:
> If your system was released before the XFree86-4.3.0; then it will be
> awhile before it gets built for older systems - perhaps never.
> So -
> 1a) You could just wait (and watch the XFree86 site for what you need).

There are sites that provide such packages (new stuff, 
built for older systems) - try following:
http://freshrpms.net
They build for rh-7.x, rh-8.0, rh-9.0 (including vlc)

> Or -
> 1b) Build it yourself, with the help of the RPM commands -
> ->use one of the RPM archives to find whatever your looking for...
> ->http://rpmfind.net
> ->enter: XFree86 in the box; press search
> ->Grok listing
> -?Is there an RPM for the version of XFree86 and your system?
> -A: No
> ->Click on the one that sezs: XFree86-4.3.0-3.src.rpm
> ->Save it to disk
> ->enter: rpm --rebuild {where_ever_you_put_it}/XFree86-4.3.0-3.src.rpm
> ->make your current directory: /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/{your cpu}/
> and there you should find the binary rpms, custom compiled for
> your system, ready for you to do your: rpm -i ... to them.
>
OOPS -
"--rebuild" will already have done the "rpm -i ..." by the time it
completes.

> You might want to do a test run before doing the "--rebuild" -

You would be very well advised to check the docs and do a
test run FIRST - I may well have made other mistakes.

> check your installed docs for details...
> ->info rpm
> and/or
> ->man rpm
>
> Best of luck
> Mike
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