[MPlayer-users] MPlayer: compile error with update

[Reimar Döffinger]

On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 01:11:30PM -0300, Albert Scholtalbers wrote:
> I'm using MPlayer a couple of months and I thought it was time for an update
> to the latest version:
> 1) I did svn update in de mplayer directory so I ended up with revision
> 33091
> 2) I typed  ./configure  -> OK
> 3) I typed make and got this message: make: *** No rule to make target
> `libass/ass_mp.h', needed by `command.o'.  Stop.
> 
> I'm running Ubuntu 10.04.2 LTS with all updates done.
> I didn't find any clue with Google.
> 
> What is the problem?

"make" thinks that the file libass/ass_mp.h is required to build
command.o, however that is wrong and the file libass/ass_mp.h
has been removed (well, rather moved).
The reason for this is that there is command.d file around from
the previous compilation that gives "make" this wrong information.
"make distclean" should be the easiest solution, and it's always
recommended to run that if it's been a long time since your last update
or if you experience problems.