Re: [gentoo-user] codec drivers problem.

2005-09-25 Thread Holly Bostick
David Harel schreef: > Jonathan, Thanks for your explanation. > > I still don't get it. The command emerge should have done the > dependent packages before doing the desirable package anyway. It will, but not if you haven't specified support for it via USE flags. Meaning: 1) The Win32 codec sup

Re: [gentoo-user] codec drivers problem.

2005-09-25 Thread Glenn Enright
On Sun, 25 Sep 2005 08:45, David Harel wrote: > Jonathan, Thanks for your explanation. > > I still don't get it. > The command emerge should have done the dependent packages before doing > the desirable package anyway. Also, if I have to specify additional > packages while doing mplayer, how do I a

Re: [gentoo-user] codec drivers problem.

2005-09-25 Thread David Harel
Jonathan, Thanks for your explanation. I still don't get it. The command emerge should have done the dependent packages before doing the desirable package anyway. Also, if I have to specify additional packages while doing mplayer, how do I add them? but last thing. I did emerge win32codec and

Re: [gentoo-user] codec drivers problem.

2005-09-23 Thread Jonathan Wright
David Harel wrote: What are your use flags? Did the codec get installed during the emerge or was it 'skipped'? I was not aware of the use flag. Is there a document how to use this flag in case of media players? There's the win32codec which should allow you to play wmv's, along with realplay

Re: [gentoo-user] codec drivers problem.

2005-09-23 Thread David Harel
Jonathan Wright wrote: David Harel wrote: Hi all, Installing video facilities such as mplayer or kaffeine resulted in some video formats such as .wmv not working. I unmerged all video players and libraries and then carefully emerged them back again. First the libraries and then the players a

Re: [gentoo-user] codec drivers problem.

2005-09-23 Thread Jonathan Wright
David Harel wrote: > Hi all, > > Installing video facilities such as mplayer or kaffeine resulted in some > video formats such as .wmv not working. > I unmerged all video players and libraries and then carefully emerged > them back again. First the libraries and then the players as adviced, > amon

[gentoo-user] codec drivers problem.

2005-09-23 Thread David Harel
Hi all, Installing video facilities such as mplayer or kaffeine resulted in some video formats such as .wmv not working. I unmerged all video players and libraries and then carefully emerged them back again. First the libraries and then the players as adviced, among other places, in: http://m