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On Tue, 23 Feb 2010 02:43:40 +0000 (UTC), baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org wrote:

> On Tue, 23 Feb 2010, baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org wrote:

>> Hi Folks,

>>   As there has been some disussion about playing .flv video in BL, I
>> have had a go at compiling an up-to-date MPlayer.

>> For those who want to try an updated MPlayer:

>>     http://www.ausreg.com/bl/bl3/readme.htm  ...  bottom entry.

> Please rename the package to include the mplayer version.

   Will have a go.  :)
When I boot into BL.  Later.

   It is a snapshot version: 
/mplayer-export-snapshot/mplayer-export-2010-02-10/ 


>>     It is a BIG download - just over 12 MB - but includes all libaries,
>> so NO dependencies. Compiled in SW9.1.

> I think SW8.1 gcc and glibc did not work for compiling a recent version.
> Thanks for making this available.

>> Will play .flv files.

> Does it work as Seamonkey/Firefox plugin to play flv and/or youtube?

  Don't know. I don't have Seamonkey, and I wouldn't add a static version
as a plug-in for Firefox.  I did this specificaly for use in BL.
The first time ever attempting to compile a static anything.
Consider it a "proof of process" as it were.  :)

  In my other Linuxes I compile only dynamic versions of MPlayer.

>> Might be a good idea to back-up your existing MPlayer - just in case this
>> one turns out to be buggy.

> Is the binary itself 12MB?  David Moberg's binary is 7.6MB but it
> compressed smaller.

  It is the binary. Nothing else. As I said, I haven't tried to trim it
in any way except disabling the GUI.  Understand, I am in uncharted
waters here - I am feeling my way.

   I would guess that someone who knows what is needed and what is not
needed could reduce the size of the binary. And if someone clever wants
to do that, I wouldn't mind a bit.

   But I have found that previous versions of MPlayer for BL did have
some bugs, so hopefully this one will perform better.


> (netpbm is misspelled netpbn at your site but the link is correct)

   Just fixed that, thanks.

Regards,
        Ron


Ron Clarke
AUSREG Consultancy      http://www.ausreg.com
Tadpole Tunes           http://www.tadpoletunes.com
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