[MPlayer-users] Help w/ compiling source

[RC]

On Sun, 20 Jan 2008 18:06:36 -0500
Richard Geddes <rich.geddes at verizon.net> wrote:

> I assume that these packages assist ./configure to determine the code
> to include for mplayer to use xorg.

It's not just a hint of sorts, headers are technical necessity.

I've always been dumbfounded by the fact that nearly all Linux distros*
don't just include the headers with the package, as they are quite tiny,
and terribly important if you EVER want to compile even a single
program.  *Slackware Linux being the exception--ALL the BSDs include
headers as well.