[MPlayer-users] Re: SVN Compilation in Win XP (MinGW)

[Reimar Döffinger]

Hello,
On Mon, Apr 02, 2007 at 11:32:38PM +0600, Alexander Bokovikov wrote:
> Reimar D?ffinger wrote:
> >Although it is a bit outdated by now, there is still my
> >MinGW-build-package here:
> >http://www1.mplayerhq.hu/~reimar/mpl_mingw32.zip
> >Just dropping its contents into MPlayer sources and using mplmconf
> >script to configure should work.
> 
> Thanks A LOT!!! It looks just like what I'd like to have!
> Though I have a couple of questions just for better understanding:
> 
> 1. Does "--enable-gui" matter for both MPlayer and MEncoder, or it is just 
> for MPlayer and has no affect to MEncoder?

It should only affect mplayer.

> 2. I've noticed the SDL reference in your script, and there are two 
> options, looking as mutually-opposite: "--with-sdl-config=" and 
> "--disable-sdl". How should I understand it?

Well, I had a static libsdl in there, the --with-sdl-config was to make
it possible to link against it. Problem is, when compiled against static
libsdl it crashes, so I disabled it. The --with-sdl-config is irrelevant
due to the --disable-sdl, it's just there to remind me how to get it to
work in case I'll give it another try somewhen.

> Am I correct in my understanding, that I need to remove both options, if I 
> just need to compile a commandline tool? I don't need GUI. And I have a 
> care about MEncoder only at present. Does this my wish affect to the 
> configuration string?

Well, you could fiddle with the config string to save a bit of disk
space, but I think that's pointless. Just leave it as it is and only
take the mencoder binary and ignore the mplayer one.

> Also can I partially update some external libraries, which I've downloaded 
> and compiled? Can I copy just ".a" and ".h" files with similar names? Or is 
> it danderous?

It certainly is not dangerous, you sure can try it out. I think I had to
modify some .h files, you'll notice that, it just won't compile if you
replace any of those. Most should be unmodified directly from source
though.

Greetings,
Reimar Döffinger