[MPlayer-users] How to Inform mplayer about ffmpeg location

[Ingo Brückl]

Alexandre Schenberg wrote on Sat, 7 Jul 2012 07:07:44 -0300:

> When I try to execute ./configure in mplayer, it tells me:
> "No FFmpeg checkout, press enter to download one with git or CTRL+C to
> abort"

> I  don't have git, however I DO HAVE ffmpeg, but it is installed
> locally, so what parameters I need to pass to configure so it seems
> ffmpeg?

In MPlayer's directory:

  ln -s /path/to/ffmpeg ffmpeg

Ingo