[vlc] Re: VLC version for Red Hat 7.2

[Chris Tucker]

Magic, thanks Jason & Paul. I'll give it a whirl...!
Bye now.
- Chris.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Allen" <allenp at nwlink.com>
To: <vlc at videolan.org>
Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2003 6:43 PM
Subject: [vlc] Re: VLC version for Red Hat 7.2


> You certainly want the most recent VLC sources.  Projects like
> this generally get better over time even if they do not become
> easier to build.
>
> On Rh 7.3, the 6.2 sources can be made to compile, but you also
> need to download and compile all of the dependencies.  On my
> system the faad2-20030811 sources would not build because of
> a missing header.  I downloaded the faad2_2.0_rc1 tarball from
> the original author's web site, and then had to fetch and
> install id3lib in order to get faad2 to build.  Make sure you
> read all of the various README files.  Most libraries can be
> built with a simple "./configure --enable-shared; make", but
> a few need more attention in order to come out the way you
> want.  Plan to spend at least several hours and to re-do some
> parts several times.  It's worth it in the end.
>
> The one problem I have with 6.2 is that it seg faults if I ask
> it to play a DVD with menus.  The same DVD without menus plays
> fine.  6.1 also seg faulted if I asked it for menu support.
> An error about encrypted DVD support being unavailable prints
> just before vlc dumps core.  Of course, I can play encrypted
> and region-coded DVD's just fine if I don't ask for menu support.
>
> Paul Allen
>
> Jason Luka wrote:
> > The newest VLC source should work.
> >
> > Chris Tucker wrote:
> >>No problem compiling, once I know which release is appropriate.
> >>RH 7.2 shipped with kernel 2.4.7-10 and XFree86 v4.1.0. Can anyone tell
me
> >>which release of VLC source I need?
> >>At a pinch I could update my kernel & X, but I'm trying to evaluate VLC
by
> >>the quickest route...
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