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It seems that the VLC package for Ubuntu is unable to read mkv files, so I looked into compiling it myself. The "./configure ..." step works fine but here's what I get when using the "make" command :

And before anyone asks, YES I have the libpostproc-dev package installed. Any ideas ?[/code]

Hi frnd,

I think ur prob is common to new person installin vlc ....

In generally whataver libraries u installed for vlc that will stored in /usr/local/lib so when u put make in vlc it will refer those library files in /usr/lib so u have to include library path or copy all those installed files from /usr/local/lib to /usr/lib .....


now u can configure vlc ... u try ...
Tell me the result ...k all the best ....

bye .........

my /usr/local/lib directory is empty but indeed I can't find postprocess.h using the 'Search' function. But I have the 'libpostproc-dev' package installed, I reinstalled it several times.

Which distro ?

It seems that this package has a bug then.

The other solution is to get the sources and build ffmpeg yourself.

Hi ,


Before installing u hav to install vlc libraries ....

These are all some important libraries ....

mpeg2dec.X.tar.gz
libavbpdsi.X.tar.gz
ffmpeg200413.tar.gz

I think u installed ffmpeg so install other libraries .... If u install these libraries in will stored in /usr/local/lib ,.... now u can see all those files then try vlc installation steps ...

k........

my /usr/local/lib directory is empty but indeed I can't find postprocess.h using the 'Search' function. But I have the 'libpostproc-dev' package installed, I reinstalled it several times.

you can try to complie a version of ffmpeg with --enable-gpl --enable-pp and then provide vlc with the path for that particular ffmpeg version.

" step works fine but here's what I get when using the "make" command :.

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