[MPlayer-cygwin] Cygwin Issues with --enable-gui

[Paul Huwe]

UPDATE:

I've discovered that by command line, I can get gmplayer to play dvds/mp3s fine.. 

The problem is trying to open a file within gmplayer

Anyone have any ideas?

Cheers,
Paul


> I just downloaded the latest mplayer and tried to install
> it on my cygwin system. When configured with just a
> --cc="gcc" switch, it compiles fine and I have a working
> mplayer. When I add --enable-gui, it configs fine and makes
> fine until linking, when I get:
> 
> ...
> gui/win32/interface.o: In function `guiInit':
> /usr/local/src/mplayer-checkout-2010-05-27/gui/win32/interface.c:495:
> undefined reference to `__beginthreadex'
> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
> make: *** [mplayer.exe] Error 1
> 
> If I go to gui/win32/interface.c:495, and replace the line
> 
> hThread = _beginthreadex(NULL, 0, GuiThread, NULL, 0,
> &threadId);
> 
> with 
> 
> hThread = CreateThread(NULL, 0, GuiThread, NULL, 0,
> &threadId);
> 
> Everything makes fine and what not. After creating a link:
> 
> ln -s mplayer.exe gmplayer.exe 
> 
> and running gmplayer, I get a program that launches with
> the Blue gui (which I downloaded). When I try to open
> anything (DVD, mp3) however, I get an "Abort." and the
> program closes. mplayer will still open dvds & mp3s just
> fine. (NOTE: even if I config with --enable-debug, I still
> just get "Abort.")
> 
> Anyone have a clue as to why gmplayer is dying?
> 
> Thanks,
> ReiCow