[MPlayer-users] bugreport: crash with -fs

[Guillaume POIRIER]

Hi,

On 11/17/05, Dietmar Hofer <didi at a-t-s.at> wrote:
> Hi again
>
> > You may want to try CVS version before 12 Oct 2005 12:11:27 (version
> > 1.121 of swscale_template.c), which is the last commit that was done
> > on to swscale_template.c (the file which on which mplayer crashes).
>
> You're right. The version of 12 Oct 12:00 doesn't crash. while the one of 14
> Oct does.
>
> > > I try my best to give all necessary information, since this is my 1st
> > > bugreport here. Please advice me if I miss something.
> >
> > No, your bug report is exactly what we'd like to see from bug
> > reporters more ofter. Congratulations, here's a star for you! -> *
>
> thanks *g*
>
> > Please try, if possible with another version of gcc: either gcc-2.95,
> > gcc-3.4 or 4.0.
>
> hmm, this is my PC @work and I have no clue how to install another version on
> SuSE (don't want to make experiments here)...

Either get some of your co-worker to help you, or ask google. I'm
pretty confident that Suze ships at least 2 version of gcc. Other than
that, you may try to compile GCC from sources. Here is how you may do
that: http://www.mplayerhq.hu/DOCS/HTML/en/gcc-296.html


> This may sound strange since I compile mplayer from CVS, but I need newest
> versions because I work with H.264.
>
> I looked at the code and it seems that the problem sits in Assembler code.
> That's too "high" for me :-)

That's good, that means you're a _normal_ human being. Welcome in the club! :-)

Guillaume
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