[MPlayer-cygwin] Cygwin port won't play on other PC

[Diego Biurrun]

Shachar Raindel writes:
> On Thu, 29 Jul 2004 13:09:12 +0200, Diego Biurrun <diego at biurrun.de> wrote:
> > Stefan Gürtler writes:
> > >
> > > Is there a possibility to get the -dumplog option into normal mingw builds.
> > > It can be very helpfull when there are problems while dropping clips on
> > > mplayer.exe.
> > > Then it is
> > > 1. Editing mplayer/config                #easy
> > > 2. Drop the file onto mplayer.exe    #easy
> > > 3. reading log.txt                            #easy
> > 
> > This is a hack and you should just set up your system properly to deal
> > with it.
> > 
> > > instead of
> > > 1. Open command.com / cmd.exe    #easy
> > > 2. Change to the placer where mplayer is    #tedious
> > 
> > Set up a cmd.exe that starts in that dir or just put mplayer.exe in
> > your path.
> > 
> > > 3. typ mplayer.exe C:\Very\long\and\tedious\path\to\movie.ext > log.txt
> > > #tedious
> > 
> > Just open a command prompt in the folder with your movie, you do have
> > mplayer.exe in your patch, haven't you?
> > 
> > To make this even easier, go to
> > 
> > http://biurrun.de/NT/tips+tricks.html#console
> > 
> > and install shell.reg.  This will add a context menu entry into the
> > Windows explorer that opens a command prompt in the current folder.
> > 
> > > #command.com can only show few lines, no scrolling back. Therefore > log.txt
> > > 4. view log.txt                                #easy
> > 
> > cmd.exe can show many many lines of scrollback, just set it up
> > properly.
> > 
>   Windows mplayer releases are ought to be used by many people,
> including these who are not computer experts. It is much easier to
> setup mplayer for them by unzipping the release, and making a
> short-cut for the mplayer executables on their desktop, instructing
> them to: "Drop your media file on the cuted white and blue mplayer
> logo on your desktop, and it will play", and instructing them to send
> the log file by email if they had problems, than teaching them how to
> use windows shell. I think that an option like this can be useful,
> especially if mplayer plains to become a wide-range player, used by
> people who are not technically oriented.

Yes, you are right, the option is not without merit.  But Stefan is
not one of those people, he will profit from making his shell work and
being able to use it properly ;-)

Diego