[MPlayer-users] Re: [Fwd: gmplayer 0.9-1]

[Jonathan Rogers]

Graeme Nichols wrote:
> I received the error that menu is not compiled in. You will notice a
> message right at the top of the mplayer.log file I attached ercommending
> to recompile with --disable-runtime-cpudetection.
> 
> I am trying to keep my system with only rpm binaries installed. Is there
> an rpm available with menu and --disable-runtime-cpudetection compiled
> in? Or will I have to compile myself to achieve that?

I'm not really sure what's in the RPMs, since I've been compiling CVS 
MPlayer for quite a while now. You might try the official ones from 
mplayerhq.hu. I doubt you need to be concerned about 
"--disable-runtime-cpudetection" unless your machine can't keep up. 
Binary packages are likely to rely on runtime CPU detection, since 
they're expected to run on a variety of machines. If you're extremely 
concerned about performance, you'd better compile from source, 
preferably from CVS.

The -menu option enables the OSD (on screen display) of MPlayer options. 
I don't think it has anything to do with DVD menus. Again, if you want 
DVD menu navigation, try Xine, Ogle or VLC. If you just want to play 
movies without spending too much time understanding the player, Xine may 
be a better choice anyway. MPlayer's strength is flexibility in control 
and its ability to play almost any kind of media. Xine's GUI is 
currently more user friendly than MPlayer's. I tend to use Xine for DVD 
navigation and MPlayer for everything else, including playing the main 
feature on a DVD.

> Thank you for your help. I hope I am not being too much of a nuisance.

Don't worry about it. I've received much help and insight on this list 
and I enjoy helping out. Once you've solved your problems, you can 
probably pass your insight on to others with similar problems.

Jonathan Rogers