From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from 24-148-111-2.ip.mhcable.com ([24.148.111.2] helo=smtp.mhcable.com) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1DNSMr-0004xy-00 for ; Mon, 18 Apr 2005 05:16:33 -0400 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by deliver.mhcable.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9866FE71CF for ; Mon, 18 Apr 2005 05:16:30 -0400 (EDT) Received: from smtp.mhcable.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by localhost (VaMailArmor-2.0.1.16) id 20426-1FBAA905; Mon, 18 Apr 2005 05:16:30 -0400 Received: from hhs48.com (24-105-197-112.cm.mhcable.com [24.105.197.112]) by smtp.mhcable.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6E317E71CF for ; Mon, 18 Apr 2005 05:16:30 -0400 (EDT) Received: from chuckh (helo=localhost) by hhs48.com with local-esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1DNSMo-0003MQ-3b for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Mon, 18 Apr 2005 05:16:30 -0400 Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2005 05:16:30 -0400 (EDT) From: Charles Hallenbeck To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." In-Reply-To: <20050418052753.GA16013@blackbox> Message-ID: References: <20050417232228.GA13281@taylor.homelinux.net> <20050418052753.GA16013@blackbox> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-AntiVirus: checked by Vexira MailArmor (version: 2.0.1.16; VAE: 6.28.0.18; VDF: 6.28.0.106; host: smtp.mhcable.com) Subject: Re: audio players X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2005 09:16:33 -0000 Hi Kenny, When I tried the "fakroot" shortcut, I had a missing component there too, with no clue how to find it. The script stopped with a message about "dh_testdir" not being found. I agree with you about the merits of local compiling, but the apt-get convenience is compelling. I have evidently overlooked some critical -dev files and have to figure out what. Chuck On Mon, 18 Apr 2005, Kenny Hitt wrote: > Hi. > > Here's how I built mplayer from source. > I ran the script in the debian subdir of the mplay source instead of > just running ./configure. This script told me the packages needed to be > installed when it couldn't find things. > In case it doesn't, install the apt-file package. You will need to > run > > apt-file update > > before it will be useful. > > After that, when the configure process doesn't find something, use > apt-file search filename > > to find the package containing the file. I like using the script > instead of getting someone's pre-built package because I ended up with a > mplayer Debian package built specific to my system. For example, it is > built for my AMD cpu instead of auto detecting the cpu each time it starts. > > Hope this helps. > Kenny -- The Moon is Waxing Gibbous (66% of Full) "Things are in the saddle, and they ride mankind." Ralph Waldo Emerson Visit my download site at http://www.mhcable.com/~chuckh