[MPlayer-users] [MPLAYER] Cannot play wmv files

[tommmmmm]

On 6/17/06, Dominik 'Rathann' Mierzejewski <dominik at rangers.eu.org> wrote:
>
> On Saturday, 17 June 2006 at 07:45, tommmmmm wrote:
> multilib'd or pure64?


Slamd64 10.2

> 2. I have downloaded all codecs from mplayer website ( win32 essentials
> too
> > )
>
> Whatever for? The essential tarbal is sufficient.


what for? to ensure myself that i have the codecs.

> 3. I have tried to install 3 different mplayers:
> >
> > 1.0pre7try2
> > 1.0pre8
> > mplayer from svn checkout
> >
> > If I don't use:
> > ./configure --target=athlon_xp --cc="gcc -m32" --as="as --32"
> > --with-extralibdir=/usr/lib
> > then mplayer compiles, but I can't play wmv. If I use above configure
> > options (which in theory should enable me to play wmv)
>
> In theory, they should allow you to build 32bit mplayer. Try
> $ setarch i686 ./configure ....the rest of the above
> $ setarch i686 make


I don't have such command as setarch i686


Also make sure you have ALL necessary libraries and corresponding -devel
> packages in 32bit versions.


How to make sure? And moreover, do i need to?
If there were missing libraries, configure script would give an error.