[MPlayer-dev-eng] packaging cygwin mplayer

[Diego Biurrun]

Joey Parrish wrote:
> I've been up all night obsessively finishing a package for cygwin
> mplayer.  I want to make it clear that I hope this is decent work, but
> that I can make no guarantees because I haven't slept at all.  If you
> don't like it, that's fine.  I don't consider this to be release quality
> yet.  In fact, I'm totally prepared for the possiblity that no one other
> than myself thinks this is a good idea.  That happens to me a lot.  :)
> </DISCLAIMER>

Cool!!!

> So, that being said, here's what I've got:
> I made a small set of patches against CVS today that help me deal with
> issues I came across in the packaging.  _These are not for inclusion in
> CVS._  I patched and compiled a static binary with runtime cpu-detection 
> and boxed it up with an app that hides the console window and made a
> nifty installer based on Inno. (it's free, I don't have the URL handy.)

http://www.jrsoftware.org/isinfo.php

> MPlayer installs, associates itself with media file types (not
> configurable yet, it doesn't even ask { AND YES, THIS WILL TAKE OVER
> YOUR FILE ASSOCIATIONS, BEWARE} ), and when you launch them you get
> a directx window, no console, and win32 audio output with framedrop on.
> OSD is enabled and fonts are installed, and all the expected input
> bindings are in effect.  On the boxen I've tested on so far, it actually
> plays very well.

Appears to work nicely in my tests.

Configurable file associations will be welcome enhancement, though (Yes, 
I already read your answer to this, just remarking).

Nice work, this is another important step towards world domination ;-)

Diego