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First of all, i am new to the whole cygwin thing- so i apologize in advance for my ignorance!!!
I've tried for a few days now to get the VLC player to build using Cygwin on winxp pro. I've tried using gcc 3.3.3 and 3.4.4 with the --disable-mkv option but keep getting the followoing:

"configure: error: libiconv is needed for VLC to work properly".

I have downloaded the latest code from the subversion repository and I have uninstalled and re-installed libiconv a few times from different cygwin mirrors just to make sure i have a good install and i still get the same error. i am using the followiing script to kick off the build:

./bootstrap && \
CPPFLAGS="-I/usr/win32/include -I/usr/win32/include/ebml" \
LDFLAGS=-L/usr/win32/lib \
CC="gcc -mno-cygwin" CXX="g++ -mno-cygwin" \
./configure \
--disable-sdl --disable-gtk \
--enable-nls \
--enable-ffmpeg --with-ffmpeg-mp3lame --with-ffmpeg-faac \
--with-ffmpeg-zlib --enable-faad --enable-flac --enable-theora \
--with-wx-config-path=/usr/win32/bin \
--with-freetype-config-path=/usr/win32/bin \
--with-fribidi-config-path=/usr/win32/bin \
--enable-livedotcom --with-livedotcom-tree=/usr/win32/live.com \
--enable-caca --with-caca-config-path=/usr/win32/bin \
--with-xml2-config-path=/usr/win32/bin \
--with-dvdnav-config-path=/usr/win32/bin \
--disable-cddax --disable-vcdx --enable-goom \
--enable-toolame --enable-dvdread \
--enable-debug \
--enable-optimizations \
--enable-release \
--disable-mkv
Make

Anybody have any ideas?

Thanks in advance- magabondu.

I don't think this relates exactly to the issue but the last few lines of the script aren't appropriate that way.
you dont want to use debug and release together due to something I don't know exactly but has to do with the generated file. You will either end up with something that is not a debug build or not a release build or maybe some mixture between.

Also, you may find that once you succeed in configuration that you keep getting odd errors during make(perhaps even BSOD). I have found that the only successful way to finish a make w/o failing is to use `logout'(or `exit') after the configuration. Then restart for the make.

i didn't even notice that- i guess i was to pre-occupied with cygwin to look for the obvious. i will remove the release flag and see what happens. thanks- sometimes you just need anther set of eyes.

try a different cygwin mirror for iconv..

on the bash type: I have iconv (GNU libiconv 1.9) without any problems..

I have exactly the same issue althought I have libiconv 1.9

Anybody have a solution ?

Thanks.

Hello all,

Have you find something to fix this problem ?

Thanks,