[MPlayer-dev-eng] [PATCH] Override default codec path

[KO Myung-Hun]

Hi/2.

Diego Biurrun wrote:
> On Sun, Jan 27, 2008 at 11:47:36PM +0900, KO Myung-Hun wrote:
>   
>> Diego Biurrun wrote:
>>     
>>> On Sun, Jan 27, 2008 at 01:11:29PM +0900, KO Myung-Hun wrote:
>>>   
>>>       
>>>> This patch enable to override default codec path using
>>>> 'MPLAYER_CODECS_DIR' env. var.
>>>>         
>>> Why?
>>>       
>> To share common DLLs with other player on the file system without 'link' 
>> feature.
>>     
>
> Why not configure MPlayer to use that common directory in the first
> place?  What other players are you referring to?
>
>   
If using MPlayer by compiling its sources, 'configure' can solve this 
problem. But in case of binary distribution, the directory where Win32 
DLLs are placed cannot be guessed. And the player I referred to was 
'WarpVision'.

>>> Also, this would need a manual page update.
>>>       
>> Ah, so ? Would you mind informing to me about where I should update ?
>>     
>
> In the ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES section.
>
>   

Ok, I've attached a manual patch merged with the above set_codec_path patch.

-- 
KO Myung-Hun

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