Meir Faraj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > > If a linux distro wants a decent software dvd player, it must enable
> > > X4.0.1 with YUV overlay support --- on nvidia hardware, only this
> > > binary driver will do that
> >
> > So, we don't want a decent software dvd player.
> About dvd player ;-)
> Each time I reinstall LM mandrake I need to do a :
>
> ld --whole-archive -shared -o libXxf86dga.so libXxf86dga.a
> ld --whole-archive -shared -o libXv.so libXv.a
> /sbin/ldconfig -v
>
> so that libXxf86dga.so and libXv.so exist an I could only after this compile
> OMS DVD PLAYER with support for DGA and XV .
Usually there is no reason why this would not be possible with only .a
files. SDL for example use the dga and it works, it can even build a .so
out of SDL.
> why don't give an so version of these 2 libraries ?
Fred'll investigate. Normally, this is because X distribs does not do it.
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Guillaume Cottenceau -- Distribution Developer for MandrakeSoft
http://us.mandrakesoft.com/~gc/
