[MPlayer-users] firewalls needed :)

[daniel carter]

Hmm, this is classic, all your problems are answered in the documentation :)

Roger Fujii wrote:

> [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
> Gordan Bobic <gordan at bobich.net> wrote:
> > If they don't understand what the docs say, then they can paste the
> > part they don't understand, and ask for clarification on the list. I'm not
> > going to go as far as suggesting that they should (shock-horror) submit a
> > documentation patch with a clearer explanation...
>
> The problem is a) the docs aren't clear.

I that case "they can paste the part they don't understand, and ask for clarification on
the list."


> b) It's organized extremely poorly

I like the table of contents, makes it quick to jump to the section i am configuring

> c) requires an ENORMOUS amount of technical knowledge just to understand the
> terminology.  It is not unreasonable, given the state things are in, that
> simple questions that are not obvious in the docs

Yup, not unreasonable, and if they are not documented already they tend to get answered


> (like settting up GUI -
> why isn't there a configuration section?) will come up.

Did you read the manual?

http://www.mplayerhq.hu/DOCS/#1.4

> It took me several shots, as things like "./configure --help
> " doesn't list
> all the parameters (like --enable-gui).  I know of *NO* other program that
> requires me to read the ENTIRE doc just to run configure.

Are you sure?  It lists it here

[dantheperson at danski main]$ ./configure --help

Usage: ./configure [OPTIONS]...

Configuration:
  -h, --help             display this help and exit

Installation directories:
  --prefix=DIR           use this prefix for installing mplayer [/usr/local]
  --datadir=DIR          use this prefix for installing machine independent
                         data [/usr/local/share/mplayer]

Optional features:
  --disable-mencoder     disable mencoder [autodetect]
  --enable-largefiles    enable support for files >2^32 bytes long [disable]
  --enable-termcap       use termcap database for key codes [autodetect]
  --enable-lirc          enable LIRC (remote control) support [autodetect]
  --enable-gui           enable GUI [disable]

...[snip]