[Mplayer-cvslog] CVS: main configure,1.703,1.704

[Sascha Sommer]

> Alex Beregszaszi writes:
>  > Modified Files:
>  > configure
>  > Log Message:
>  > last cygwin/mingw32 binary codecs support (win32codecs + real) patch by
Sascha Sommer
>  >
>  > --- configure 11 May 2003 18:47:18 -0000 1.703
>  > +++ configure 11 May 2003 18:53:12 -0000 1.704
>  > @@ -4145,6 +4144,11 @@
>  >
>  >  if test "$_win32" != no ; then
>  >      if test -z "$_win32libdir" ; then
>  > +      if cygwin || mingw32 ; then
>  > +        _win32libdir="codecs"
>
> First of all this should also be done for _xanimlibdir, this patch is
> incomplete as it stands now.

Why do you need xanim codec on windows?
Afaik they have no advantages over the native dll ones.

> Then I believe that Cygwin should behave like any other Unix port and
> not expect the codecs in ./codecs/, but in /usr/local/lib/codecs/.
>

Ok.

> For MinGW I'm not that strongly convinced, but I do not really see the
> necessity for the special case.  What's the default usage?  I think
> most people use MinGW like Cygwin and start MPlayer from a shell.  For
> binary redistribution it should not be a problem to compile with
> --with-win32libdir=codecs etc, so I vote to remove this entirely.
>

Hm. How many people are compiling mplayer on windows anyway?
I think most people are only leeching the binarys...
Btw. I do not use mplayer from a shell. I have a link to mplayer.exe in
windows/sendto. This way there are no problems with other players
installed and you can still play every file without using the keyboard.

> I will gladly come up with a patch for this, we just need a consensus
> first.
>
> BTW, I think we are missing something like a --with-codecsdir= option
> for configure that allows setting all of the different codecs dirs at
> once.  If you agree this would be a good idea, I'll send in a patch.
>

I agree ;)

Sascha