[MPlayer-dev-eng] [PATCH] configure libav* with pkg-config

[Nico Sabbi]

Bernd Ernesti wrote:

>On Sun, Jan 29, 2006 at 01:20:57PM +0100, Nico Sabbi wrote:
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>>This patch configures mplayer's support for shared libav* trying to use
>>pkg-config before trying to use the plain -lavcodec -lavformat.
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>This maybe nice for a mplayer 'release', but would fail if you use
>the mplayer cvs version, which relies on the ffmpeg cvs version,
>and if you have another ffmpeg version with pkg-config installed.
>
>Bernd
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the static/imported versions (usually cvs checkouts in main's tree) 
still have a
higher priority than the shared ones.
I don't see the issue with the shared/external versions: in any case the 
user is required
to update ffmpeg if he wants a certain feature working.