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Hi I am trying to compile vlc-0-8-6d following the instruction in the INSTALL.win32. I am trying in windows Vista and XP. The first problem is in my XP where I have the vlc.0.8.6d source and I have tried with two contrib package giving me the same error: contrib-20070412-win32-0.8.6b-bin-gcc-3.4.5 and contrib-20071121-win32-0.8.6d-bin-gcc-3.4.5 ( I have took it because I have seen http://download.videolan.org/pub/vlc/0.8.6d/win32/ finding out about the error). the configure script is the same that is specified in INSTALL.win32 file into the vlc source:

./bootstrap && \
PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/usr/win32/lib/pkgconfig \
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-gtk \
--enable-nls --enable-sdl --with-sdl-config-path=/usr/win32/bin \
--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-live555 --with-live555-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-twolame --enable-dvdread \
--disable-mkv \
--enable-debug

I can make properly the ../configure-vlc.sh and the make reports me this error (option XP):

[...]
In file included from file.c:30:
/usr/lib/gcc/i686-pc-mingw32/3.4.4/../../../../i686-pc-mingw32/include/sys/stat.h:113: error: parse error before "off_t"
/usr/lib/gcc/i686-pc-mingw32/3.4.4/../../../../i686-pc-mingw32/include/sys/stat.h:118: error: parse error before '}' token
make[4]:***[libaccess_output_file_plugin_a-filr.o] Error 1
make[4]: Leaving directory '/home/Administrador/vlc-0.8.6d/modules/access_output'
make[3]: *** [all-modules] error 1
make[3]: Leaving directory '/home/Administrador/vlc-0.8.6d/modules/'
make[2]: *** [all-recusive] error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory '/home/Administrador/vlc-0.8.6d/modules/'
make[1]: *** [all-recusive] error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/Administrador/vlc-0.8.6d/'
make: *** [all] Error 2

I get exactly the same error. Any ideas?

Also, is it normal that it wants to compile to mingw32 (and not cygwin), even if i haven't specified that as the target os?

At last I have been able to compile the the VLC-0.8.6.d through my cygwin. I don't know if this will be used for anyone but I am gonna explain which changes I have done to my successful end for if anyone can be helped:

1st problem: MAKE: Reference to unable to locate the libraries in /home/vieolan/jb/0.8.6-bugfix/extras/contrib/lib. I have created the directory /home/vieolan/jb/0.8.6-bugfix/extras/contrib/ and I've created a symbolic link to /usr/win32/lib/ where they are located all the libraries like livdvdread.a ...

2nd problem: MAKE: regard to the sys/stat.h library I've followed the link viewtopic.php?f=2&t=43367 where MDPI314 propose to comment the line #include <sys/stat> in the files file.c, udp.c in access_out and pes.c in /modules/mux/mpeg in the vlc source directory.

3rd problem: MAKE: regard to library wchar.h where the linker told me "off_t does not name a type". I've defined the type of off_t in the library like a long adding the following lines at the beginning (after definition of time_t):

#itndef _OFF_T DEFINED
typedef long off_t;
#define _OFF_T DEFINED
#endif

Then run make and all works properly.

There is another problem in time to create self-installer package for windows:
the NSIS (intalled in Program files and need to create this file http://wiki.videolan.org/Win32CompileCygwin) complain about mozilla pluggin so I have only commented the line where appears the mozilla_pluggin in the Installer files part of nsi file created after the make in the vlc directory. And then run make package-win32 again.

I hope this can help anyone.