diff DOCS/en/documentation.html @ 10458:b46878301e1e

codecs.conf is obsoleted
author gabucino
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>