[MPlayer-users] Upgrading MPlayer

[Ivan Kalvachev]

No need to remove anything.
Just install over the old files.
For the whole history of mplayer only one file should have been removed
on preinstallation. This is codecs.conf as it is now build-in.
If you have it install will rename it.

As MPlayer doesn't link binnary with the mplayerplug-in or other frontends
there is no need to recompile them.

Wish You Best
   Ivan Kalvachev
  iive



Bennett Perkins said:
> On Thu, 15 Jul 2004 19:06, Rick wrote:
>> Hi List,
>>
>> I know this is a basic question but I didn't find the answer in the
>> documentation.  I have mplayer installed and working properly on my
>> system but would like to know how to perform an upgrade.  I have the
>> latest CVS file already downloaded but in order to upgrade to this
>> new version do I have to uninstall all traces of the old player
>> first.  This needs to be done for certain programs, Mozilla's web
>> browser for one, or do I just 1. delete the contents of the mplayer
>> directory 2. untar the CVS file and add it to the mplayer directory
>> 3. then ./configure, make, make install.  Does this procedure
>> sucessfully overwrite all of the associated files or is there some
>> other way to do this.  Thanks in advance for any help.
>>
>> Rick
>
> I've always just installed new versions straight over the old one. That is, I
> untar the new version, configure, make, make install, and never bother
> uninstalling the old version. I just assume that the "old" files will be
> overridden by the new ones.
>
> I've never run into any problems with this. Of course, if anyone can think of
> any reasons why I *shouldn't* be doing this, please let me know! :)
>
> Bennett
>