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I add another info By looking in http://buildd.debian.org/fetch.cgi?pkg=mplayer;ver=1.0%7Erc1-15;arch=alpha;stamp=1185972985 I deduced that indeed "configure" detects the CPU of the buildd , as follows > Checking for GCC & CPU optimization abilities ... ev67 > Checking for MVI instruction support in GCC ... yes This means that mplayer is compiled with 'gcc -mcpu=ev67 ' ; and also that CAN_COMPILE_ALPHA_MVI is set, and this enables some specific code in libmpeg2/ (I don't know what MVI is , alas - but it looks as something that not all CPUs have) So the simplest workaround seems to set -mcpu to some lower CPU and to disable MVI... a. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFG0dCb9B/tjjP8QKQRAnVNAJ9/rHMi2j49z1Uow3ZiCCT9prHTEACfQRso GpZPah4Qx7lpzUKnj34GUe0= =8jJN -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]