X-Git-Url: https://git.sesse.net/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=INSTALL;h=547718c4647a5a43c290807277ad0cc0a70148e1;hb=d1f89a0ca8d632af8e55e0b5b19941731fbb5981;hp=50090e968aa2c7ede8065a63d2029267eccb28bd;hpb=a7dd995f4c336251841143f56ef14450ce04f491;p=vlc diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL index 50090e968a..547718c464 100644 --- a/INSTALL +++ b/INSTALL @@ -1,42 +1,61 @@ -INSTALL file for vlc, the VideoLAN Client +$Id: INSTALL,v 1.25 2003/03/19 15:44:44 hartman Exp $ +INSTALL file for the VLC media player -Building VideoLAN -================= - -A typical way to configure the vlc is : +Mac OS X and BeOS users should read the documentation available at: +http://developers.videolan.org/vlc/ - ./configure --prefix=/usr --enable-mmx --enable-gnome +Configuring VLC +=============== -For a full compilation, you may try : +A typical way to configure VLC is: - ./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: + make distclean ; ./configure --prefix=/usr --enable-gnome --enable-debug -To build a Debian package, you may use : - dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot -us -uc +Building VLC +============ +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. -To build RedHat packages, use : - - rpm -ba vlc.spec +Once configured, run `make' to build VLC. -Installing and running VideoLAN -=============================== +Installing and running VLC +========================== -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 +