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codecs.conf is obsoleted
author | gabucino |
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date | Wed, 23 Jul 2003 11:28:12 +0000 |
parents | 242cdc63aae1 |
children | 4b68fe57639f |
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--- a/DOCS/en/documentation.html Tue Jul 22 23:52:01 2003 +0000 +++ b/DOCS/en/documentation.html Wed Jul 23 11:28:12 2003 +0000 @@ -806,23 +806,21 @@ make install </PRE> -<P>At this point, MPlayer is ready to use. The directory - <CODE>$PREFIX/etc/mplayer</CODE> contains the <CODE>codecs.conf</CODE> - file, which is used to tell the program all the codecs and their - capabilities. This file is needed only when you want to change its - properties, as the main binary contains an internal copy of it.<BR> - Check if you have <CODE>codecs.conf</CODE> in your home directory - (<CODE>~/.mplayer/codecs.conf</CODE>) left from old MPlayer versions, and remove it.</P> +<P>At this point, MPlayer is ready to use. The + <CODE>$PREFIX/etc/mplayer/codecs.conf</CODE> file is needed only when you + want to change its properties, as the main binary contains an internal copy + of it.<BR> Check if you have <CODE>codecs.conf</CODE> in your home directory + (<CODE>~/.mplayer/codecs.conf</CODE>) left from old MPlayer versions, and + remove it.</P> <P>Note that if you have a <CODE>codecs.conf</CODE> in <CODE>~/.mplayer/</CODE>, the builtin and system <CODE>codecs.conf</CODE> will be ignored completely. Do not do this unless you want to fiddle with MPlayer internals as this can - can cause many problems. If you want to change the codecs search order, use + can cause many problems. If you want to change the codecs search order, use the <CODE>-vc</CODE>, <CODE>-ac</CODE>, <CODE>-vfm</CODE>, or <CODE>-afm</CODE> options either on the command line or in your config file (see the manual page).</P> - <P><B>Debian users</B> can build a <CODE>.deb</CODE> package for themselves, it's very simple. Just exec <CODE>fakeroot debian/rules binary</CODE> in MPlayer's root directory. See @@ -1785,27 +1783,23 @@ </PRE> <P>Or you can use the default install delivered with IRIX 6.5 in which case you - will have to edit the Makefile by hand a little bit. Change the following two - lines:</P> + will have to edit the Makefile by hand a little bit. Change the following + line:</P> <PRE> $(INSTALL) -c -m 644 DOCS/mplayer.1 $(MANDIR)/man1/mplayer.1 - - $(INSTALL) -c -m 644 etc/codecs.conf $(CONFDIR)/codecs.conf </PRE> <P>to:</P> <PRE> $(INSTALL) -m 644 mplayer.1 $(MANDIR)/man1/ - - $(INSTALL) -m 644 codecs.conf $(CONFDIR)/ </PRE> <P>And then do (from within the MPlayer source dir):</P> <PRE> - cp DOCS/mplayer.1 . ; cp etc/codecs.conf . + cp DOCS/mplayer.1 . </PRE> <P>and then go on with building and installing.</P>