[x264-devel] removing (old) versions of x264

[Jason Garrett-Glaser]

On Sun, Jul 26, 2009 at 11:19 AM, Matyas<mplayer.list at sustik.com> wrote:
> This is a completely newbie question.
>
> I am compiling and installing x264 from git.  I say make install as root
> as the last command:
>
> # make install
> install -d /usr/local/bin /usr/local/include
> install -d /usr/local/lib /usr/local/lib/pkgconfig
> install -m 644 x264.h /usr/local/include
> install -m 644 libx264.a /usr/local/lib
> install -m 644 x264.pc /usr/local/lib/pkgconfig
> install x264 /usr/local/bin
> ranlib /usr/local/lib/libx264.a
>
> Does this remove (overwrite) old versions of the x264?  There are indications
> that I have old x264 laying around my system, since mencoder picks up that
> old version:
> Well? > /usr/local/bin/x264 --version
> x264 0.68.1189 9d0b5e9
> Well? > strings test.avi | grep x264
> x264 - core 65 r1073 6a4a9be...
>
> Thanks.
> Matya

Mencoder is linked to the shared copy of x264.  You are installing a
new statically linked copy.

Also, you are installing to /usr/local, while mencoder is likely
reading from /usr/.

Finally, this is not a development question, and so does not belong on
this mailing list.

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