[MPlayer-users] I wrote a newbie-oriented article on how to compile/install MPlayer and would greatly appriciate comments

[nico]

just a few ideas:

1) why don't you add a chapter about RPM installation, using urpmi for 
exemple...using precompiled packages for a newbe is much easy, at least for 
the data files (skins, fonts..).

2) I would add some worlds about the codec.conf file: MPlayer uses 
~/.mplayer/codecs.conf by default, but when it installs only 
/usr/local/share/mplayer/codecs.conf is updated. Well, it's not a serious 
problem since MPlayer tells you how to do that in case it doesn't find the 
appropriate codec ;-)

3) you should add more option descriptions for the configure script; at least 
the --help option should be useful for a newbe; and maybe the "--with-*-dir=" 
options, if the script doesnt find the libraries... 

'hope this will help you..and if you're searching for a french translation of 
your document I could do it with pleasure.  
-- 
nico
icq#97902157
n at tourmentine.com
http://www.tourmentine.com

Le Mercredi 26 Juin 2002 20:23, Farrell Farahbod a écrit :
> [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
> OMG! LOL! I'm soo soo sorry...
>
> i totally forgot about the URL...
>
> OK, here it is:
>
> http://mysite.iptic.com/upgrdman/temp/mplayer/mplayer-article.html
>
> I'm sooo sooo sorry...
>
> thanks,
>
> farrell / upgrdman
>
> On Tue, 2002-06-25 at 22:49, Alan Murrell wrote:
> > [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
> > Hi Farrell,
> >
> > > I would appreciate it A LOT if some of you people
> > > could read my article
> >
> > What's the URL??
> >
> >
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