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Can't compile VLC with cygwin

Postby besnia » 07 Nov 2006 08:37

Hi everyone,

After reading a few forums and readme file followed to the dot and many tries to compile I still can't. I am a newbie so please bear with me and any pointers would be greatly appreciated. I tried the latest SVN src code. This is what goes on during the configure stage:
$ ../configure-vlc
+ AUTOMAKESUCKS=no
+ INSTALLSUCKS=no
+ ACLOCAL_ARGS='-I m4'
+ test -d extras/contrib/bin
+ rm -f m4/autoconf260.m4
+ case "$(autoconf --version|head -1)" in
++ autoconf --version
++ head -1
+ amvers=no
+ for v in '"-1.9"' '"19"' '"-1.8"' '"18"' '"-1.7"' '"17"'
+ automake-1.9 --version
+ amsuff=-1.9
+ amvers=-1.9
+ break
+ test -1.9 = no
+ case "${amvers}" in
+ libtoolize=no
+ glibtoolize --version
+ libtoolize --version
+ libtoolize=libtoolize
+ test libtoolize = no
+ gettextize --version
++ gettextize --version
++ sed -e '1s/[^0-9]*//' -e q
+ expr 0.15 '>=' 0.11.5
+ autopoint=autopoint
+ GETTEXT=yes
+ pkg-config --version
+ PKGCONFIG=yes
+ aclocal=aclocal-1.9
+ automake=automake-1.9
+ autoconf=autoconf
+ autoheader=autoheader
+ set +x
generating modules/**/Makefile.am and m4/private.m4
.................................................................. done.
+ rm -f aclocal.m4 configure config.log config.h config.h.in
+ rm -Rf 'autom4te*.cache'
+ rm -f config.guess config.sub missing mkinstalldirs compile depcomp install-sh

+ rm -Rf autotools
+ mkdir autotools
$
+ rm -f ABOUT-NLS
+ rm -Rf intl
+ rm -f stamp-builtin 'stamp-h*' mozilla/stamp-pic
+ rm -f vlc-config.in
+ printf ''
+ '[' yes '!=' yes ']'
+ libtoolize --copy --force
You should add the contents of `/usr/share/aclocal/libtool.m4' to `aclocal.m4'.
Putting files in AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR, `autotools'.
+ test -f ltmain.sh
+ autopoint -f
Copying file ABOUT-NLS
Copying file autotools/config.rpath
Creating directory intl
Copying file intl/ChangeLog
Copying file intl/Makefile.in
Copying file intl/VERSION
Copying file intl/bindtextdom.c
Copying file intl/config.charset
Copying file intl/dcgettext.c
Copying file intl/dcigettext.c
Copying file intl/dcngettext.c
Copying file intl/dgettext.c
Copying file intl/dngettext.c
Copying file intl/eval-plural.h
Copying file intl/explodename.c
Copying file intl/finddomain.c
Copying file intl/gettext.c
Copying file intl/gettextP.h
Copying file intl/gmo.h
Copying file intl/hash-string.h
Copying file intl/intl-compat.c
Copying file intl/l10nflist.c
Copying file intl/libgnuintl.h
Copying file intl/loadinfo.h
Copying file intl/loadmsgcat.c
Copying file intl/localcharset.c
Copying file intl/locale.alias
Copying file intl/localealias.c
Copying file intl/localename.c
Copying file intl/ngettext.c
Copying file intl/os2compat.c
Copying file intl/os2compat.h
Copying file intl/osdep.c
Copying file intl/plural-exp.c
Copying file intl/plural-exp.h
Copying file intl/plural.c
Copying file intl/plural.y
Copying file intl/ref-add.sin
Copying file intl/ref-del.sin
Copying file intl/textdomain.c
Copying file autotools/mkinstalldirs
Copying file po/Rules-quot
Copying file po/boldquot.sed
Copying file po/en@boldquot.header
Copying file po/en@quot.header
Copying file po/insert-header.sin
Copying file po/quot.sed
Copying file po/remove-potcdate.sin
+ aclocal-1.9 -I m4
+ autoconf
+ autoheader
+ automake-1.9 --add-missing --copy -Wall
configure.ac: installing `autotools/install-sh'
configure.ac: installing `autotools/missing'
activex/Makefile.am:145: shell ${VLC_CONFIG} --target builtin: non-POSIX variabl
e name
activex/Makefile.am:145: (probably a GNU make extension)
activex/Makefile.am: installing `autotools/compile'
activex/Makefile.am: installing `autotools/depcomp'
bindings/java/Makefile.am:81: `%'-style pattern rules are a GNU make extension
bindings/java/Makefile.am:83: *F: non-POSIX variable name
bindings/java/Makefile.am:85: `%'-style pattern rules are a GNU make extension
bindings/java/Makefile.am:87: *F: non-POSIX variable name
Makefile.am:315: user target `vlc$(EXEEXT)' defined here...
/usr/share/automake-1.9/am/program.am: ... overrides Automake target `vlc$(EXEEX
T)' defined here
Makefile.am:263: while processing program `vlc'
+ rm -f vlc-config.in vlc-config
+ rm -f src/misc/modules_builtin.h
+ set +x
: command not foundine 1:
: command not foundine 2:
: command not foundine 3:
: command not foundine 4:
: command not foundine 5:
configure: WARNING: you should use --build, --host, --target
configure: WARNING: invalid host type:
checking build system type... autotools/config.sub: line 131: [: !=: unary opera
tor expected
': machine `' not recognized
failedre: error: /bin/sh autotools/config.sub
../configure-vlc: line 7: --enable-sdl: command not found
../configure-vlc: line 8: --enable-nls: command not found
../configure-vlc: line 9: --enable-ffmpeg: command not found
../configure-vlc: line 10: --with-ffmpeg-zlib: command not found
../configure-vlc: line 11: --with-wx-config-path=/usr/win32/bin: No such file or
directory
../configure-vlc: line 12: --with-freetype-config-path=/usr/win32/bin: No such f
ile or directory
../configure-vlc: line 13: --with-fribidi-config-path=/usr/win32/bin: No such fi
le or directory
../configure-vlc: line 14: --enable-live555: command not found
../configure-vlc: line 15: --enable-caca: command not found
../configure-vlc: line 16: --with-xml2-config-path=/usr/win32/bin: No such file
or directory
../configure-vlc: line 17: --with-dvdnav-config-path=/usr/win32/bin: No such fil
e or directory
../configure-vlc: line 18: --disable-cddax: command not found
../configure-vlc: line 19: --enable-twolame: command not found
../configure-vlc: line 20: --disable-gnomevfs: command not found
../configure-vlc: line 21: --enable-dts: command not found
../configure-vlc: line 23: --enable-debug: command not found
As far as I can tell the modules_builtin.h compilation fails or ?

Thanks in advance to everyone!

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Postby Trax » 08 Nov 2006 01:31

Most likely caused by the current cygwin problems. It seems to throw a lot of "cannot find" things caused by shell scripts not having proper end of line characters. See sticky thread:
viewtopic.php?t=27162

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Postby besnia » 08 Nov 2006 03:51

Thx for the response Trax. Any suggestions while the cygwin environment is fixed?

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Postby Trax » 08 Nov 2006 11:03

There was a suggestion in the other thread (something with keyboard/international settings) although that doesn't work for me. In the mean time I'm trying to write an alternative to use MSYS/MINGW environment (which is btw a lot faster to compile as well).

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Re: Can't compile VLC with cygwin

Postby Gulati » 11 Sep 2007 20:32

I need to build VLC for windows / cygwin. Has anyone had any luck building VLC for windows? Thanks for any help / pointers

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Re: Can't compile VLC with cygwin

Postby sparky » 13 Sep 2007 16:53

Try the tar ball downloads instead.
See also viewtopic.php?f=14&t=40609


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