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Hello, I am new user in Linux and I try to install vlc on Mdk 9.2 without success since several days.
When I write "configure" I've got something like that :

configure: WARNING: X11/extensions/Xinerama.h: present but cannot be compiled
configure: WARNING: X11/extensions/Xinerama.h: check for missing prerequisite headers?
configure: WARNING: X11/extensions/Xinerama.h: proceeding with the preprocessor's result
configure: WARNING: ## ------------------------------------ ##
configure: WARNING: ## Report this to bug-autoconf@gnu.org. ##
configure: WARNING: ## ------------------------------------ ##


config.status: error: cannot find input file: modules/codec/a52old/downmix/Makefile.in

and later "make",

[root@kde vlc-0.6.2]# make
Makefile:1372: src/.deps/lib_libvlc_a-libvlc.Po: No such file or directory
Makefile:1373: src/.deps/lib_libvlc_pic_a-libvlc.Po: No such file or directory
Makefile:1374: src/.deps/vlc-vlc.Po: No such file or directory
Makefile:1375: src/audio_output/.deps/lib_libvlc_a-common.Po: No such file or directory
Makefile:1376: src/audio_output/.deps/lib_libvlc_a-dec.Po: No such file or directory
Makefile:1377: src/audio_output/.deps/lib_libvlc_a-filters.Po: No such file or directory

make: *** Pas de règle pour fabriquer la cible « src/video_output/.deps/lib_libvlc_pic_a-vout_synchro.Po ». Arrêt.

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configure: WARNING: X11/extensions/Xinerama.h: present but cannot be compiled
configure: WARNING: X11/extensions/Xinerama.h: check for missing prerequisite headers?
configure: WARNING: X11/extensions/Xinerama.h: proceeding with the preprocessor's result
configure: WARNING: ## ------------------------------------ ##
configure: WARNING: ## Report this to bug-autoconf@gnu.org. ##
configure: WARNING: ## ------------------------------------ ##

This should not be a problem

config.status: error: cannot find input file: modules/codec/a52old/downmix/Makefile.in

Are you using a CVS version ?
Then, please use "cvs update -dP" to remove directories that have left.
Else, you can safely remove the a52old directory

Makefile:1372: src/.deps/lib_libvlc_a-libvlc.Po: No such file or directory
Makefile:1373: src/.deps/lib_libvlc_pic_a-libvlc.Po: No such file or directory
Makefile:1374: src/.deps/vlc-vlc.Po: No such file or directory
Makefile:1375: src/audio_output/.deps/lib_libvlc_a-common.Po: No such file or directory
Makefile:1376: src/audio_output/.deps/lib_libvlc_a-dec.Po: No such file or directory
Makefile:1377: src/audio_output/.deps/lib_libvlc_a-filters.Po: No such file or directory

Don't know about this one, but it might be caused by the configure error

with many cvs clients it is necesarry to remove old directories yourself.
it will only remove "empty" directories if they are truly empty locally. not when they are empty in cvs.

This is always the reason why i have this problem. (usually a bitch to find)