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...@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ If you want to build VLC from sources, you can do it in several ways: ...@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ If you want to build VLC from sources, you can do it in several ways:
Read http://wiki.videolan.org/Win32CompileCygwinNew to have a complete HOWTO Read http://wiki.videolan.org/Win32CompileCygwinNew to have a complete HOWTO
- On GNU/Linux, using the mingw32 cross-compiler. - On GNU/Linux, using the mingw32 cross-compiler.
This method is preferred over all the others. This method is preferred over all the others.
UNSUPPORTED METHODS UNSUPPORTED METHODS
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...@@ -42,14 +42,7 @@ UNSUPPORTED METHODS ...@@ -42,14 +42,7 @@ UNSUPPORTED METHODS
Please note that the gettext utilities are not included in the default Please note that the gettext utilities are not included in the default
MSYS/MINGW packages so you won't be able to build VLC with i18n support. MSYS/MINGW packages so you won't be able to build VLC with i18n support.
- natively on Windows, using Microsoft Visual C++. Even though we provide some - natively on Windows, using Microsoft Visual Studio. This will not work.
msvc project files with vlc, this method is advised only if you just want to
experiment/play with some basic functionality in vlc. The reason for this
is that vlc depends on a lot of 3rd party libraries and building them in
MSVC is not convenient and sometimes even impossible.
( NOTE: if you want to run vlc under the msvc debugger, you need to run it
with the --fast-mutex --win9x-cv-method=1 options because the debugger
usually loses signals sent by PulseEvent() )
Getting the right compiler tools Getting the right compiler tools
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...@@ -60,12 +53,12 @@ You first need to download a GNU/Linux cross-compiler version of mingw32. ...@@ -60,12 +53,12 @@ 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 For Debian GNU/Linux users, you can use the mingw32, mingw32-binutils and
mingw32-runtime packages. mingw32-runtime packages.
- compiling natively on Windoze with cygwin: - compiling natively on Windows with cygwin:
You will need to download and run the setup.exe app from cygwin's web site 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 (www.cygwin.com). You will also need to make sure you install at least the
gcc-g++, gcc-mingw, mingw-runtime and win32-api packages. gcc-g++, gcc-mingw, mingw-runtime and win32-api packages.
- compiling natively on Windoze with MSYS+MINGW: - compiling natively on Windows with MSYS+MINGW:
You will need to download and install the latest MSYS, MSYS-DTK and MINGW. You will need to download and install the latest MSYS, MSYS-DTK and MINGW.
The installation is really easy. Begin with the MSYS auto-installer and once The installation is really easy. Begin with the MSYS auto-installer and once
this is done, extract MINGW into c:\msys\1.0\mingw. You also have to remember this is done, extract MINGW into c:\msys\1.0\mingw. You also have to remember
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