[MPlayer-cygwin] Re: mplayer

[Stefan Gürtler]

> > Sascha Sommer wrote:
> >
> > >>I downloaded MPlayer-mingw32-1.0pre4.zip from the mplayer website and
> > >>unzipped it. There is an executable mplayer.exe but it doesnt execute.
> > >>What configuration do I need to do? I searched through the README
files
> > >>and documentation but couldnt find anything. Do I have to compile the
> > >>source code? Should I download "MPlayer v1.0pre4 source"?
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> > > MPlayer is a compandline player. You have to start it from console
with
> > > mplayer file.avi.
> > > Or just drop a file onto the exe.
> > >
> > > Sascha
> >
> > Here is what I'm doing:
> >
> > rohans at TUJAN206 /home/Desktop/mplayer
> > $ ls
> > AUTHORS  Copyright  LICENSE  Readme.txt  Rich Mullins - As The Deer.mp3
> >   codecs  drivers  man_page.html  mencoder.exe  mplayer  mplayer.exe
> >
> > rohans at TUJAN206 /home/Desktop/mplayer
> > $ mplayer Rich\ Mullins\ -\ As\ The\ Deer.mp3
> > bash: mplayer: command not found
> >
>
> ./mplayer.exe Rich\ Mullins\ -\ As\ The\ Deer.mp3
>
> Sascha
>
OK, my answere came too late. Do you know how to set the PATH-Variable?

Stefan