[vlc] Re: vlc wont work

[Jason Luka]

Actually, this weekend I'm downgrading to RH8.0 and rebuilding vlc.  XFree86 4.2 support will mean vlc will run with RH7.3 and 8.0.  I'll leave two versions on the home page.  One for 7.3-8.0 (XFree86-4.2) and one for 9.0 (XFree86-4.3).

You wrote:

> From: "Michael S.Zick" <mszick at goquest.com>
> To: vlc at videolan.org, Warren Hrach <warren11 at cox.net>
> Cc: vlc at videolan.org, Dave Looney <dlooney at attglobal.net>
> Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2003 20:17:46 -0500
> Subject: [vlc] Re: vlc wont work
> 
> 
> 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).
> 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.
> 
> You might want to do a test run before doing the "--rebuild" -
> check your installed docs for details...
> ->info rpm
> and/or
> ->man rpm
> 
> Best of luck
> Mike
> 
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