[DVDnav-discuss] quick explanation needed

[Nico Sabbi]

gui42 wrote:
> Good morning
> 
> 
>>please, report the output of
>>dvdnav-config --minilibs -L/usr/lib -ldvdnav -lpthread
> 
> 
> $ dvdnav-config --minilibs -L/usr/lib -ldvdnav -lpthread
> Usage: dvdnav-config [OPTIONS] [LIBRARIES]
> Options:
>          [--prefix[=DIR]]
>          [--version]
>          [--libs]
>          [--cflags]
>          [--minilibs --minicflags]
> 

correct

> 
> 
>>if it doesn't show something like:
>>$ ./obj/dvdnav-config --minilibs
>>-L/usr/local/lib -ldvdnavmini -lpthread
> 
> As I am not sure of the first output you asked, here is :
> $ dvdnav-config --minilibs
> -L/usr/lib -ldvdnavmini -lpthread
> 
> 

correct

> 
>>you are using an old version. (did you read this morning's -svnlog? )
> 
> I delete my libdvdnav folder this morning and downloaded the SVN again, 
> just to be really sure ?
> 
> I don't know anything about programming but, I wonder if it is normal 
> that in the "cc check" during configure of mplayer, we find this :
> "ld: cannot find -ldvdnav".

it's normal

> Maybe it is "looking for" -ldvdnav instead of -ldvdnavmini ?!

at check yes, because at link time the linker can use either the 
internal dvdread or the external one.

Please, verify that in /usr/lib there are both dvdnav.so and dvdnavmini.so