Index: get_path.h
===================================================================
--- get_path.h	(revision 30880)
+++ get_path.h	(working copy)
@@ -24,4 +24,10 @@
 char *get_path(const char *filename);
 void set_path_env(void);

+#ifdef CONFIG_WIN32DLL
+extern void SetCodecPath(const char *);   // in loader/drv.c
+
+static char *codec_path=NULL;
+#endif
+
 #endif /* MPLAYER_GET_PATH_H */
Index: DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1
===================================================================
--- DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1	(revision 30880)
+++ DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1	(working copy)
@@ -754,6 +754,10 @@
 .RE
 .
 .TP
+.B \-codecpath <dir>
+Specify a directory for binary codecs.
+.
+.TP
 .B \-profile <profile1,profile2,...>
 Use the given profile(s), \-profile help displays a list of the defined profiles.
 .
Index: mplayer.c
===================================================================
--- mplayer.c	(revision 30880)
+++ mplayer.c	(working copy)
@@ -2701,6 +2701,11 @@
     set_priority();
 #endif

+#ifdef CONFIG_WIN32DLL
+  if (codec_path)
+    SetCodecPath(codec_path);
+#endif
+
 #ifndef CONFIG_GUI
     if(use_gui){
       mp_msg(MSGT_CPLAYER,MSGL_WARN,MSGTR_NoGui);
Index: cfg-common-opts.h
===================================================================
--- cfg-common-opts.h	(revision 30880)
+++ cfg-common-opts.h	(working copy)
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_PRIORITY
 	{"priority", &proc_priority, CONF_TYPE_STRING, 0, 0, 0, NULL},
 #endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_WIN32DLL
+	{"codecpath", &codec_path, CONF_TYPE_STRING, 0, 0, 0, NULL},
+#endif
 	{"noconfig", noconfig_opts, CONF_TYPE_SUBCONFIG, CONF_GLOBAL|CONF_NOCFG|CONF_PRE_PARSE, 0, 0, NULL},

 // ------------------------- stream options --------------------
Index: mencoder.c
===================================================================
--- mencoder.c	(revision 30880)
+++ mencoder.c	(working copy)
@@ -534,6 +534,11 @@
   set_priority();
 #endif

+#ifdef CONFIG_WIN32DLL
+  if (codec_path)
+    SetCodecPath(codec_path);
+#endif
+
 // check font
 #ifdef CONFIG_FREETYPE
   init_freetype();