[MPlayer-users] Help w/ compiling source

[andrew]

On Sun, Jan 20, 2008 at 10:43:33PM -0800, RC wrote:

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> 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.

A basic svn mplayer will happily compile  on a full Slackware 12
installation without the downloading and installation of /any/ extra
files. Part of the reason Slackware is so cool :-)

         Andrew

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