changeset 23143:89cee9f0dfa6

Remove outdated and wrong references to codecs.conf.
author diego
date Sat, 28 Apr 2007 16:18:55 +0000
parents 4978352462a0
children 68f2a8c11937
files DOCS/xml/en/install.xml DOCS/xml/en/ports.xml
diffstat 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 27 deletions(-) [+]
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--- a/DOCS/xml/en/install.xml	Sat Apr 28 14:27:15 2007 +0000
+++ b/DOCS/xml/en/install.xml	Sat Apr 28 16:18:55 2007 +0000
@@ -134,26 +134,10 @@
 </para>
 
 <para>
-At this point, <application>MPlayer</application> is ready to use. The
-directory <filename class="directory">$PREFIX/share/mplayer</filename>
-contains the <filename>codecs.conf</filename> 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. Check if you have
-<filename>codecs.conf</filename> in your home directory
-(<filename>~/.mplayer/codecs.conf</filename>) left from old
-<application>MPlayer</application> versions, and remove it.
-</para>
-
-<para>
-Note that if you have a <filename>codecs.conf</filename> in
-<filename>~/.mplayer/</filename>,  the builtin and system
-<filename>codecs.conf</filename> will be ignored completely.
-Do not do this unless you want to fiddle with <application>MPlayer</application>
-internals as this can can cause many problems. If you want to change the codecs
-search order, use the <option>-vc</option>, <option>-ac</option>,
-<option>-vfm</option>, or <option>-afm</option> options either on the command
-line or in your config file (see the manual page).
+At this point, <application>MPlayer</application> is ready to use.
+Check if you have a <filename>codecs.conf</filename> file in your home
+directory at (<filename>~/.mplayer/codecs.conf</filename>) left from old
+<application>MPlayer</application> versions. If you find one, remove it.
 </para>
 
 <para>
--- a/DOCS/xml/en/ports.xml	Sat Apr 28 14:27:15 2007 +0000
+++ b/DOCS/xml/en/ports.xml	Sat Apr 28 16:18:55 2007 +0000
@@ -353,20 +353,14 @@
 <para>
 Or you can use the default install delivered with IRIX 6.5 in which case
 you will have to edit the <filename>Makefile</filename> by hand a little bit.
-Change the following two lines:
+Change the line:
 <programlisting>
 $(INSTALL) -c -m 644 DOCS/mplayer.1 $(MANDIR)/man1/mplayer.1
-
-$(INSTALL) -c -m 644 etc/codecs.conf $(CONFDIR)/codecs.conf
 </programlisting>
 to:
 <programlisting>
 $(INSTALL) -m 644 mplayer.1 $(MANDIR)/man1/
-
-$(INSTALL) -m 644 codecs.conf $(CONFDIR)/
 </programlisting>
-And then do (from within the <application>MPlayer</application> source dir):
-<screen>cp DOCS/mplayer.1 . ; cp etc/codecs.conf .</screen>
 and then go on with building and installing.
 </para>
 </sect2>