On Friday 10 November 2000 16:29, you wrote:
> 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.
>
there is some problem to make .so with .a one ....
> > why don't give an so version of these 2 libraries ?
>
> Fred'll investigate. Normally, this is because X distribs does not do it.
why not do it is two command ;-)
