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@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ First
 
  - Read this file
 
 
  - Read this file
 

- - Read the information present on http://developers.videolan.org/vlc/
+ - Read the information present on http://www.videolan.org/developers/

 
 
 Requirements
 
 
 Requirements


@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ ____________
 
 You will need the following tools if you plan to use the SVN version of vlc:
 
 
 You will need the following tools if you plan to use the SVN version of vlc:
 

- - autoconf version 2.50 or later
-
- - automake version 1.5 (but 1.6 or later is recommended)
-
- - gettext version 0.10.40 (but 0.11.3 or later is recommended)
+ - Autoconf version 2.60 or later
+ - Automake version 1.9 or later
+ - gettext version 0.16.1 or later
+ - pkg-config
+ - libgcrypt 1.2 (or compatible)

 
 After retrieving the SVN tree, you need to run the bootstrap script to
 generate all the files needed to build vlc. You can then run configure.
 
 After retrieving the SVN tree, you need to run the bootstrap script to
 generate all the files needed to build vlc. You can then run configure.


@@ -83,4 +83,6 @@ Look at other modules for guidelines on how to add build and linkage options.
 After changing configure.ac you will always need to rerun bootstrap and 
 configure.
 
 After changing configure.ac you will always need to rerun bootstrap and 
 configure.
 

+VLC keeps a cache of its module (in ~/.vlc/cache on Linux), so you'll have to delete it. (or use vlc --reset-plugins-cache)
+Then use vlc -vvv --color --list to check that your plugin is seen by VLC.