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<para>
You have to copy or symlink <filename>etc/cygwin_inttypes.h</filename>
from the MPlayer source directory to <filename>/usr/include/inttypes.h</filename>
in order to make MPlayer compile.
</para>

<para>
To get native DirectX video, download
<ulink url="http://www.videolan.org/vlc/dx7headers.tgz">DirectX 7 header files</ulink>,
extract them to <filename>/usr/include/</filename> or <filename>/usr/local/include/</filename>
and recompile. If the image is distorted, try turning off hardware acceleration with
<option>-vo directx:noaccel</option>
</para>

<para>
Instructions and files for making SDL run under Cygwin can be found on the
<ulink url="http://www.libsdl.org/extras/win32/cygwin/">libsdl site</ulink>.

<option>--enable-qtx-codecs</option> and put the codecs into
the default Windows DLL location, <filename class="directory">C:\WINNT\system32</filename>
or <filename class="directory">C:\Windows\system</filename> depending on your
Windows version.
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<para>
Cygwin versions prior to 1.3.23 do not include <filename>inttypes.h</filename>.
You will have to copy or symlink <filename>etc/cygwin_inttypes.h</filename>
from the MPlayer source directory to <filename>/usr/include/inttypes.h</filename>
in order to make MPlayer compile.
</para>

<para>
To get native DirectX video, download
<ulink url="http://www.videolan.org/vlc/dx7headers.tgz">DirectX 7 header files</ulink>,
extract them to <filename>/usr/include/</filename> or <filename>/usr/local/include/</filename>
and recompile. You will then be able to use the directx video out driver. You
can make the movie window stay on top with <option>-vo directx:ontop</option>. If
the image is distorted, try turning off hardware acceleration with
<option>-vo directx:noaccel</option>.
</para>

<para>
Instructions and files for making SDL run under Cygwin can be found on the
<ulink url="http://www.libsdl.org/extras/win32/cygwin/">libsdl site</ulink>.

<option>--enable-qtx-codecs</option> and put the codecs into
the default Windows DLL location, <filename class="directory">C:\WINNT\system32</filename>
or <filename class="directory">C:\Windows\system</filename> depending on your
Windows version.
</para>

<para>
The Cygwin console is rather slow. Redirecting output or using the
<option>-quiet</option> option has been reported to improve performance.
</para>
 
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</chapter>