On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 09:04:09AM +0200, Reimar Döffinger wrote: > On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 12:11:52AM +0200, Diego Biurrun wrote: > > On Sun, Oct 19, 2008 at 10:19:13PM +0200, Wolfgang Knauf wrote: > > > > > > I suggest an improvement to the file "README", section "STEP1: > > > Installing Binary Codecs". > > > Add something like this: > > > "For 64 bit linux: first place the 32 bit essentials in the binary codes > > > directory, then replace the 32 bit libraries with the 64 bit versions > > > from the 64 bit essentials package." > > > > > > This small hint might have prevented a silly noob like me from compiling > > > a 32 bit MPlayer, because a real media file caused a "wrong ELF32_CLASS" > > > error in a 32 bit codec ;-). > > > > I cannot make heads or tails of your explanation. > > I think the idea is to explicitly say that there is a 64 bit codec > package and at least for real there is no need to compile a 32 bit > MPlayer (probably the 32 and 64 bit codecs also have the same name which > makes things even more confusing, so it might be worth saying that they > aren't the same despite the same name).
I've made an attempt to improve the README. Diego _______________________________________________ MPlayer-DOCS mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mplayerhq.hu/mailman/listinfo/mplayer-docs
