INSTALL file for vlc, the VideoLAN Client
-Building VideoLAN
-=================
-
-A typical way to configure the vlc is :
+Configuring VideoLAN
+====================
- ./configure --prefix=/usr --enable-mmx --enable-gnome
+A typical way to configure vlc is:
-For a full compilation, you may try :
-
- ./configure --prefix=/usr --enable-mmx --enable-gnome --enable-fb \
- --enable-glide --enable-ggi --enable-mga --enable-esd --enable-alsa
+ ./configure --prefix=/usr --enable-gnome
See `./configure --help' for more information.
-Then, run `make', and `make install' to install it.
-
+If you intend to debug stuff, you may want to compile with debugging
+symbols:
-To build a Debian package, you may use :
+ make distclean ; ./configure --prefix=/usr --enable-gnome --enable-debug
- dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot -us -uc
+Building VideoLAN
+=================
-To build RedHat packages, use :
+Have a look at the generated Makefile.opts file, you may want to choose
+which modules will be compiled as plugins, and which ones will remain in
+the core application. The configure script tries to guess for you.
- rpm -ba vlc.spec
+Once configured, run `make' to build vlc.
Installing and running VideoLAN
===============================
-You can install the vlc and its plugins by typing :
+You can install the vlc and its plugins by typing:
make install
-But you don't need to do it if you don't want ; vlc can be launched
-from the current directory as well :
+But you don't need to install it if you don't want to; vlc can be launched
+from the current directory as well:
./vlc
+
+Building packages
+=================
+
+To build a Debian package, you may use:
+
+ dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot -us -uc
+
+
+To build RedHat packages, use:
+
+ rpm -ba vlc.spec
+
+To build an ipkg package (iPAQ familiar Linux), use:
+
+ ipkg-buildpackage
+