[vlc] Re: VLC version for Red Hat 7.2

[Chris Tucker]

Jean-Paul, thanks for the tip. - Chris.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jean-Paul Saman" <jpsaman at wxs.nl>
To: <vlc at videolan.org>
Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2003 8:27 PM
Subject: [vlc] Re: VLC version for Red Hat 7.2


> Make sure you upgrade automake and autoconf to version 1.7 and 2.57 !
>
> These are needed to build vlc, faad2 and a few other libraries.
>
> Grtz,
> Jean-Paul Saman
>
> Chris Tucker wrote:
> > 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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