[MPlayer-users] re:mplayer fails when invoked from at command

[RC]

On Sun, 19 Nov 2006 20:27:34 +0000
Bertie Coopersmith <bertie at coopersmith.demon.co.uk> wrote:

> (1) where in the source does the message "Terminal type `unknown' is
> not defined." come from? 

mplayer/osdep/getch2.c:  if(success==0){ printf("Terminal type `%s' is
not defined.\n", termtype);return 0;}

> Note that the same mplayer command when run in foreground does not
> output that message.

Of course not, $TERM is set when you log-in.

> Should I compile with suitable configure options in the hope of fixing
> the problem?

You should always compile from latest SVN before reporting
problems.  Unofficial packages are unsupported.