[FFmpeg-user] ffmpeg build fail with libx264

[James Board]

>>     git clone git:://git.videolan.org/x264.git

>>     make
>
>This fails here (and makes it practically impossible 
>to help you / answer your question).

What fails where?  I really don't understand you.  That command didn't
fail.  In fact I explicitly stated there were no errors or warnings for
that command.  ????

>> and received this error
>> ERROR: libx264 must be installed and version must be >= 0.118
>
>Doesn't your distribution offer a newer version?
>(And how does this work with MEncoder which uses 
>the exact same configure check?)

No, Centos 6.4.  Version 107 of x264.  Mencoder had no problems
with it.