[MPlayer-users] Mplayer Won't Compile Due to Missing libavformat/internal.h Dependency

[Marcin 'Rambo' Roguski]

> What can I do to work around this?

Perform a standard build.

> Also, I have to ask why mplayer is dependent on libavformat's 
> internals?  Is something misconfigured on my end?

Yes, mplayer will use its own ffmpeg that it sucks from repository.
By forcing it to use system ffmpeg, you're asking for trouble.