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 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
+   ./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
+