[MPlayer-users] SuperBit DVD

[Arpi]

Hi,

> > > MPlayer "make install" ignores the "--prefix=<prefix>" switch?  Why ?
> > because it's not automake stuff
                ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> > nowhere is written that a Makefile should honor --prefix
> > it's a feature of automake only, but we don't like automake
> 
> Why do you use it then ? :o)

we do NOT use it. can't yo uread?

> > > When I say I want mplayer in some specific dir, I do so with good
> > > reason.  Since when does a shell script know better than a human ?
> > makefile is not shell script
> 
> Whatever it is, it should not ignore my choices.  Why can, say, wine
> install it's shared libs in <prefix>/lib and not mplayer ?

have you ever tried 'make --i-want-a-beer' and it didn't ignored your
choice? with wine, for example?

> P.S.:
> Anyway, this is getting off-topic.  I'm sure you guys will figure out a
> way of making the install process handle the xvidix libs properly.

strange, it installs properly for everyone but you


A'rpi / Astral & ESP-team

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