[MPlayer-dev-eng] Mplayer configure and X11 libs (fwd)

[pl]

Hi,

On Fri, Jan 04, 2002 at 10:20:56PM +0100, Ponekker Zoltan wrote:

> Here. Pl ? :)

> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2002 22:53:36 +0200 (EET)
> From: Niko Ronkainen <niko.ronkainen at kofeiini.org>
> To: pontscho at makacs.poliod.hu
> Subject: Mplayer configure and X11 libs
> 
> Hopefully this is recieved by right person, sorry if wrong one. This is
> about ./configure script and autodetection of X11 libs.
> 
> I tried to get 0.60 version compiled with X11 and Xv support, but failed.
> Running ./configure showed that X11 libs existed and were detected but
> no support to X11, etc. I tried and check support for Xv and X11 from various
> place but no one gave me an answer, not even mplayer maillists. 

> Finally I
> realized that dev-libraries had to be installed in order to compile new
> programs using X11.

I thought it was obvious but well...  Looking into configure.log would
have shown that the X11 test program did not compile I guess.

> So, installing xlibs-dev (I'm using debian) helped and
> support to X11, Xv and others were found.
> 
> I'm happy now, but I only ask if it would be possible to add this to
> documentation or in FAQ so I (or others) wouldn't do this mistake again.

There'll be a warning at the end of configure now:
" Check configure.log if you wonder why an autodetection failed (check whether
  the development headers/packages are installed).

  If you suspect a bug, please read DOCS/bugreports.html.
"

Gabucino, maybe something like that should go in faq.html (around
'During make, MPlayer complains about X11 lib...') ?

"Q: configure does not enable X11 (or other library) but I DO have X11 installed. Why ?
 A: Check in configure.log for the failing detection and make sure you
 have the development libraries of your distribution installed
 (package-dev or package-devel according to your distribution flavor)"

-- 
Best regards,
  pl