X-Git-Url: https://git.sesse.net/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=INSTALL.win32;h=6ad01e51b52930b34a2028189364f3d6623cd5a1;hb=ba8f5af2374314a1aac064c1d12a76779e0de8bc;hp=7f4c0c5581341378683572dc6ca2063bf690ec2d;hpb=731c3c844c4333fdd0377e0ae4624fd73bda6a6b;p=vlc diff --git a/INSTALL.win32 b/INSTALL.win32 index 7f4c0c5581..6ad01e51b5 100644 --- a/INSTALL.win32 +++ b/INSTALL.win32 @@ -1,5 +1,3 @@ -$Id$ - INSTALL file for the Windows9x/Me/NT4/2k/XP version of the VLC media player @@ -31,6 +29,13 @@ If you want to build VLC from sources, you can do it in several ways: NOTE: This is the PREFERRED way of building VLC natively (the others are not as much tested so expect more difficulties with them). + Read http://wiki.videolan.org/Win32CompileCygwinNew to have a complete HOWTO + +- On GNU/Linux, using the mingw32 cross-compiler. + This method is preferred over all the others. + +UNSUPPORTED METHODS +------------------- - natively on Windows, using MSYS+MINGW (www.mingw.org) (MSYS is a minimal build environment to compile Unixish projects under windoze. It provides all the common Unix tools like sh, gmake...) @@ -46,8 +51,6 @@ If you want to build VLC from sources, you can do it in several ways: with the --fast-mutex --win9x-cv-method=1 options because the debugger usually loses signals sent by PulseEvent() ) -- or on GNU/Linux, using the mingw32 cross-compiler. - Getting the right compiler tools ================================ @@ -57,11 +60,6 @@ You first need to download a GNU/Linux cross-compiler version of mingw32. For Debian GNU/Linux users, you can use the mingw32, mingw32-binutils and mingw32-runtime packages. -Or you can use our mingw32 gcc-3.3.1 cross-compiler package: -http://www.videolan.org/pub/testing/win32/mingw-gcc3.3.1-linux-crosscompiler.tar.bz2 (requires libc6 >= 2.3.2). -You will need to extract this package in your root directory (everything will -be extracted in /usr/local/cross-tools). - - compiling natively on Windoze with cygwin: You will need to download and run the setup.exe app from cygwin's web site (www.cygwin.com). You will also need to make sure you install at least the @@ -88,21 +86,26 @@ or mpeg4 video decoding, etc... Depending on your needs you will have to compile/install some or all of these external libraries. -They can be found here (source code): -http://download.videolan.org/pub/testing/contrib/ +* They can be found here (source code): + http://download.videolan.org/pub/testing/contrib/ -We also provide a package with all the libraries already compiled so it is -actually really easy to compile a full-featured version of vlc (these compiled -libraries will only work with mingw or cygwin): -http://download.videolan.org/pub/testing/win32/contrib-20040902-win32-bin-gcc3.3.1-only.tar.bz2 (Check out fo more recent versions at the same location). +* We also provide a package with all the libraries already compiled so it is + actually really easy to compile a full-featured version of vlc (these compiled + libraries will only work with mingw or cygwin): + http://download.videolan.org/pub/testing/win32/contrib-20060330-win32-bin-gcc-3.4.5-only.tar.bz2 + (Check out for more recent versions at the same location). -All you need to do is extract it in your root directory (the include files -and libraries will be put in /usr/win32). You can do this with the following -command: + All you need to do is extract it in your root directory (the include files + and libraries will be put in /usr/win32). You can do this with the following + command: - tar xjvf contrib-20040902-win32-bin-gcc3.3.1-only.tar.bz2 -C / + tar xjvf contrib-20060330-win32-bin-gcc-3.4.5-only.tar.bz2 -C / -Please note the "-C /". + Please note the "-C /". + +* An automated way of building the contrib libraries is provided in + extra/contrib. It will download, configure and build the libraries. + See the extras/contrib/README for more info. A complete list of the libraries on which we depend can be found here: http://developers.videolan.org/vlc/ @@ -113,49 +116,27 @@ Configuring the build Once you've got all the files you need in place, you need to configure the build with the `./configure' script. -I'll assume that you are using the pre-compiled 3rd party libraries I'm +I'll assume that you are using the pre-compiled 3rd party libraries we are providing and that they are in /usr/win32. If you are cross-compiling from Debian, you can use something along those lines: ./bootstrap && \ + PATH=/usr/win32/bin:$PATH \ + PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR=/usr/win32/lib/pkgconfig \ CPPFLAGS="-I/usr/win32/include -I/usr/win32/include/ebml" \ LDFLAGS=-L/usr/win32/lib \ CC=i586-mingw32msvc-gcc CXX=i586-mingw32msvc-g++ \ ./configure --host=i586-mingw32msvc --build=i386-linux \ --disable-gtk \ - --enable-nls --enable-sdl \ - --enable-ffmpeg --with-ffmpeg-mp3lame --with-ffmpeg-faac \ - --with-ffmpeg-zlib --enable-faad --enable-flac --enable-theora \ - --with-wx-config-path=/usr/win32/bin \ - --with-freetype-config-path=/usr/win32/bin \ - --with-fribidi-config-path=/usr/win32/bin \ - --enable-livedotcom --with-livedotcom-tree=/usr/win32/live.com \ - --enable-caca --with-caca-config-path=/usr/win32/bin \ - --with-xml2-config-path=/usr/win32/bin \ - --with-dvdnav-config-path=/usr/win32/bin \ - --disable-cddax --disable-vcdx --enable-goom \ - --enable-twolame --enable-dvdread \ - --enable-debug - -If you are cross-compiling with our gcc-3.3.1 package, you can use something -along those lines: - - ./bootstrap && \ - PATH=/usr/local/mingw/bin:$PATH \ - CPPFLAGS=-I/usr/win32/include \ - LDFLAGS=-L/usr/win32/lib \ - CC=i586-mingw32msvc-gcc CXX=i586-mingw32msvc-g++ \ - ./configure --host=i586-mingw32msvc --build=i386-linux \ - --disable-gtk \ - --enable-nls --enable-sdl \ + --enable-nls --enable-sdl --with-sdl-config-path=/usr/win32/bin \ --enable-ffmpeg --with-ffmpeg-mp3lame --with-ffmpeg-faac \ --with-ffmpeg-zlib --enable-faad --enable-flac --enable-theora \ --with-wx-config-path=/usr/win32/bin \ --with-freetype-config-path=/usr/win32/bin \ --with-fribidi-config-path=/usr/win32/bin \ - --enable-livedotcom --with-livedotcom-tree=/usr/win32/live.com \ + --enable-live555 --with-live555-tree=/usr/win32/live.com \ --enable-caca --with-caca-config-path=/usr/win32/bin \ --with-xml2-config-path=/usr/win32/bin \ --with-dvdnav-config-path=/usr/win32/bin \ @@ -169,18 +150,20 @@ hasn't been tested in about a year or so. So to build without the emulation layer, use something like this: ./bootstrap && \ + PATH=/usr/win32/bin:$PATH \ + PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/usr/win32/lib/pkgconfig \ CPPFLAGS="-I/usr/win32/include -I/usr/win32/include/ebml" \ LDFLAGS=-L/usr/win32/lib \ CC="gcc -mno-cygwin" CXX="g++ -mno-cygwin" \ ./configure \ --disable-gtk \ - --enable-nls --enable-sdl \ + --enable-nls --enable-sdl --with-sdl-config-path=/usr/win32/bin \ --enable-ffmpeg --with-ffmpeg-mp3lame --with-ffmpeg-faac \ --with-ffmpeg-zlib --enable-faad --enable-flac --enable-theora \ --with-wx-config-path=/usr/win32/bin \ --with-freetype-config-path=/usr/win32/bin \ --with-fribidi-config-path=/usr/win32/bin \ - --enable-livedotcom --with-livedotcom-tree=/usr/win32/live.com \ + --enable-live555 --with-live555-tree=/usr/win32/live.com \ --enable-caca --with-caca-config-path=/usr/win32/bin \ --with-xml2-config-path=/usr/win32/bin \ --with-dvdnav-config-path=/usr/win32/bin \ @@ -194,11 +177,13 @@ CXX="g++ -mno-cygwin" line. You're on your own though. If you are compiling with MSYS/MINGW, then you can use something along those lines: ./bootstrap && \ + PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/usr/win32/lib/pkgconfig \ + PATH=/usr/win32/bin:$PATH \ CPPFLAGS="-I/usr/win32/include -I/usr/win32/include/ebml" \ LDFLAGS=-L/usr/win32/lib \ ./configure \ --disable-gtk \ - --enable-nls --enable-sdl \ + --enable-nls --enable-sdl --with-sdl-config-path=/usr/win32/bin \ --enable-ffmpeg --with-ffmpeg-mp3lame --with-ffmpeg-faac \ --with-ffmpeg-zlib --enable-faad --enable-flac --enable-theora \ --with-wx-config-path=/usr/win32/bin \ @@ -212,6 +197,19 @@ lines: --disable-mkv \ --enable-debug +If you have used the "extras/contrib" way, you don't need to precise +the CFLAGS, LDFLAGS and --with-foo-config-path=. + ./bootstrap && \ + ./configure \ + --disable-gtk \ + --enable-nls --enable-sdl \ + --enable-ffmpeg --enable-faad --enable-flac --enable-theora \ + --disable-cddax --disable-vcdx --enable-goom \ + --enable-twolame --enable-dvdread \ + --enable-mkv --enable-caca --enable-live555\ + --enable-debug + + See `./configure --help' for more information. Actually Compiling the VLC source @@ -219,9 +217,6 @@ Actually Compiling the VLC source Once configured, to build VLC, just run `make'. -( If you are using our gcc-3.3.1 cross-compiler you'll need to use: - PATH=/usr/local/mingw/bin:$PATH make ) - Once the compilation is done, you can either run VLC directly from the source tree or you can build self-contained VLC packages with the following 'make' rules: