I will try to make my point clearer: The 32 bit essentials package contains the full set of files (e.g. "drvc.so"), while the 64 bit contains only those libraries, which are compiled in 64 bit (again "drvc.so" and a few others). So, it seems that on a 64 bit machine, you have to first extract the 32 bit binaries, and replace SOME files with the 64 bit versions.
I was silly enough not to see the 64 bit plugins, and compiled a 32 bit mplayer to playback a Real video. Afterwards, Reimar pointed me to the 64 bit plugins. I think a hint in the README would have prevented me from being so blind ;-) Best regards Wolfgang PS: Hope I did not top-post again (I just reply in Thunderbird) Diego Biurrun wrote: > On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 09:04:09AM +0200, Reimar Döffinger wrote: >> On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 12:11:52AM +0200, Diego Biurrun wrote: >>> On Sun, Oct 19, 2008 at 10:19:13PM +0200, Wolfgang Knauf wrote: >>>> I suggest an improvement to the file "README", section "STEP1: >>>> Installing Binary Codecs". >>>> Add something like this: >>>> "For 64 bit linux: first place the 32 bit essentials in the binary codes >>>> directory, then replace the 32 bit libraries with the 64 bit versions >>>> from the 64 bit essentials package." >>>> >>> I cannot make heads or tails of your explanation. >> I think the idea is to explicitly say that there is a 64 bit codec >> package and at least for real there is no need to compile a 32 bit >> MPlayer (probably the 32 and 64 bit codecs also have the same name which >> makes things even more confusing, so it might be worth saying that they >> aren't the same despite the same name). > > I've made an attempt to improve the README. > > Diego _______________________________________________ MPlayer-DOCS mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mplayerhq.hu/mailman/listinfo/mplayer-docs
