[MPlayer-users] Compile error

[Fredrik Kuivinen]

On Sat, Mar 23, 2002 at 12:19:08PM +0100, Attila Kinali wrote:
> [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
> On Sat, 23 Mar 2002 01:05:30 +0100
> Fredrik Kuivinen <freku045 at student.liu.se> wrote:
> 
> 
> > Why not let 'configure' disable this stuff automagically on platforms where it
> > isn't supported?
> 
> Because then noone will ever port it.
> If it doesnt hurt nobody will do anything.
>

Eh? Lets make it as hard as possible for the users to compile mplayer. 

An example session with the new mplayer configure system: 
$uname -a
Linux ... i686
$./configure
VIDIX isn't ported to QNX yet please do it.


$./configure --help
...
--disable-vidix-qnx-checking ... [enable]
...

$./configure --disable-vidix-qnx-checking
VIDIX isn't ported to HPUX yet please do it.
...


Printing "mplayer can't play sorenson videos yet please fix it." is another
option. Sorenson support would be nice to have...

I hope you get the point.

/ Fredrik