[MPlayer-users] FAQ about compiling 32 bit mplayer on y86_64 is wrong

[Wolfgang Knauf]

Hi everybody,

the FAQ, section 5.2, "How can I build a 32 bit MPlayer on a 64 bit 
Athlon?" seems to be wrong.

Following the instructions, it tried to build with this commandline:
./configure --target=athlon_xp --cc="gcc -m32" --as="as --32" 
--enable-gui --with-extralibdir=/usr/lib

Compilation aborted while building "libdvdcss" with the error message 
"DVD ioctls are unavailable on this system".

The reason seems to be that "configure" checks the "--target" parameter 
and expects it to start with e.g. "linux" or "freebsd". But with 
"athlon_xp", this resulted in an unknow OS "athlon", so libdvdcss (and 
e.g. real media support) would not compile.

It worked with:
./configure --target=i386-linux --cc="gcc -m32" --as="as --32" 
--enable-gui --with-extralibdir=/usr/lib

Thanks

Wolfgang Knauf