Compile Vlc 0.82 with QTE?

[huales]

I want to compile Vlc0.82 with QTE under Fedora Core 1,
I specified the configure option:

--enable-qte --with-qte=/root/qt-embedded-free-3.3.4

but there is error information during configuration:

configure: error: echo "Cannot find QT Embedded development headers."

What's the matter?

[huales]

Can anyone help me?

[Guest]

why no one reply this problem?
I'm anxiously waiting for the answer.

[huales]

[huales]

what's the reason for my problem?
Does it lie on the version of QT/E doesn't match which of VLC?

[fkuehne]

I don't know what's wrong with configure, but the QT-interface doesn't work anyway, so this doesn't matter. The QT-interface wasn't updated for many years and there is no developer in the team who has the time to update / enhance it.
You need to compile the wxWidgets interface if you want to have a GUI under Linux.
We are always glad to receive any patches concerning the QT-interface though.

[huales]

Thank you for your reply,
then, if I want to use VLC under QT/E,
can you tell me the way?

[fkuehne]

Well, there is no way. Our QT-module is simple unuseable (no correct video output, probably completely broken, since the half API was changed after its last update, etc. pp.).
Please compile our WxWidgets / WxWindows module if you want to have a GUI on Linux / *nix or Windows.

[huales]

Oh, If I can choose, I'll use WxWindows,
but this is a "must" task,
I think I should add QTE compatible GUI on it,
if you can help me,
I'll appreciate.

[fkuehne]

Well, I recommend you to mail vlc-devel@videolan to get more help on this topic, because you can reach all the developers there. Since there is already a thread going on related to this topic, I assume that you already did this.

[huales]

I mailed to vlc-devel@videolan.org,
but there aren't any replies?

I configured and compiled with QTE option,
but there isn't QTE GUI displayed,

I'm confused and don't know how to do, can you help me?
many thanks

[fkuehne]

As far as I can see, Jean-Paul Saman answered you already. It might take a few days until all people read your mails. Anyway, there are no people in our team atm, who have the time or the wish to develop a QT interface. If you post questions concerning the bindings to VLC, etc. pp., be sure that they are going to be answered of course. I just fear that you are the only who is actively developing such an interface.

[huales]

oh,
then can you tell me what should I do if I want to add a interface in your convenience?
I think I can work it out with your help.

Thank you

[fkuehne]

I recommend you to have a look either at the OSX-interface-module (if you are familiar with Cocoa and Obj-C) or at the WX-intf-module (if you are familiar with C++ and WX) or at the outdated KDE / Gnome intf-modules to see how modules are written (they are needing 4 special method, which have to be available to VLC) and how the interface communicates within the core.
If you have any questions these bindings, we can always help you.

Additionally, there is documentation on http://developers.videolan.org/vlc which is probably helpful for you.

[huales]

Thank you for your help.

I added a plugin after reading the document,
but after compile and run,
there is also no such interface,

while run with --extraintf qte,
the debug information:

main interface debug: looking for interface module: 0 candidates
main interface error: no interface module matched "qte,none"
main interface error: no suitable intf module
main vlc error: interface "qte,none" initialization failed

the step I added the module:
1. add a directory named "qte" under modules/gui/
2. just copy source code files in "qt" directory to the "qte" directory and modified a little code for compatiblity for the new version, and rename qt.cpp to qte.cpp, also edit the modules.am file for new module
3. add AC_CONFIG_FILES section content in configure.ac file for qte module:
modules/gui/qte/Makefile
4. run ./bootstrap and ./configure configure-options and make.
5. that's all, and I didn't find AX_ADD_PLUGINS in the configure.ac file.
6. run ./vlc -I qte -vvv, just run rc interface, run ./vlc --extraintf qte -vvv, shows the above debug information

are there any steps wrong? or do I forget some steps?

Regards,

[huales]

It seems that the documents isn't so compatible for the newest version software,
and I didn't find any better instructions, can you help me?

thank you.

[fkuehne]

Hmmm, could you just post this vlc-devel? That's a much better place to ask "real" development-questions. The folks who are familiar with the configure and make stuff usually don't watch the forums.

[Guest]

Thank you.
the interface just works, though not as well as wxWindows or Skins2,
it works, I'll modify it for further development.
that's great.

Thank you again

[ChrisCCF]

I don't know what's wrong with configure, but the QT-interface doesn't work anyway, so this doesn't matter. The QT-interface wasn't updated for many years and there is no developer in the team who has the time to update / enhance it.
You need to compile the wxWidgets interface if you want to have a GUI under Linux.
We are always glad to receive any patches concerning the QT-interface though.

I think he is asking for QT/E but not QT/X.

Maybe QT-interface not useful. However, as far as I know, more and more people use qtopia and more and more people would like to have a wonderful media player like vlc, so is it really not worth continue to support qte?

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

Yes, but it need adaptation, someone with material to test it. And Time...

[ChrisCCF]

initially, I would like to share my development on VLC + qtopia. But I still can't cross-compile vlc with qte support....

um... I just frustated with I can do nothing since I joined the Linux user some time.