compiling VLC XP using cygwin

[shivsaxena]

Please help... I am using the following:
- cygwin (mingw-runtime is at 3.14.1 where as the http://wiki.videolan.org/Win32CompileCygwin suggests that it should be at 3.11.1) - the rest of the cygwin setup is the same as suggested by the wiki.

- vlc source code 0.8.6b (i tried 0.8.6d with same result)

I get the following error:

if gcc -mno-cygwin -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. -I../.. -I/usr/win32/include -I/usr
/win32/include/ebml -D_OFF_T_ -D_off_t=long -DSYS_MINGW32 -I../../include `top_b
uilddir="../.." ../../vlc-config --cflags plugin access_output_file` -Wsign-comp
are -Wall -mms-bitfields -pipe -MT libaccess_output_file_plugin_a-file.o -MD -M
P -MF ".deps/libaccess_output_file_plugin_a-file.Tpo" \
-c -o libaccess_output_file_plugin_a-file.o `test -f 'file.c' || echo
'./'`file.c; \
then mv -f ".deps/libaccess_output_file_plugin_a-file.Tpo" ".deps/libacc
ess_output_file_plugin_a-file.Po"; \
else rm -f ".deps/libaccess_output_file_plugin_a-file.Tpo"; exit 1; \
fi
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-file.o] Error 1
make[4]: Leaving directory `/home/shiv/VLC/vlc-0.8.6b/modules/access_output

Please help... i have been struggling with this for a while. re-installed cygwin... thanks a ton in advance

[Homda]

I have the same issue too...
Anyone could give some suggestion!?

Thanks

[Homda]

Could anyone can give me some suggestion???
Please help!!!

[MDPI314]

Hi, I had the same problem when compiling VLC 0.8.6d under Cygwin

I temporary found a solution, which is by modifying source code ...
You "just" have to comment the line "#include <sys/stat.h>" in both files
vlc/modules/access_out/file.c
vlc/modules/access_out/udp.c

Message for official VLC developers ^^ :
-> the problem is that "config.h" is not included before sys/stat.h (I guess, via inclusion of vlc.h ?? I'm reading VLC source code for the first time)
-> In addition, "configure" script seems not to add #ifdef HAVE_SYS_STAT_H arround #include <sys/stat.h>

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

ok, nice spot. I hope the trunk is fixed.

[MDPI314]

Hmmm it looks like that's not enough .... I still can't build 0.8.6d due to other errors
sometimes "configure" or "make" just 'stop' without any message .... (irregular behavior => cygwin fault ? )
now compilation stops while making "misc" module with a message like
"no rule to make target freetype.c required by freetype_plugin.a".
I have freetype installed.

Perhaps the second point is a consequence of the first one....
(imagine that a sub command executed by "configure" crashes ... ??? Is cygwin sick ?? )

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

Did you correctly specify the contribs place?

[MDPI314]

Yes I Think, this is what I took and what I did : (You will notice some 'changes' because this morning the compilation decided to work better )
Cygwin install to fit "at best" the recommendations shown on http://wiki.videolan.org/Win32CompileCy ... to_install
Downloaded the source package VLC 0.8.6d (http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-sources.html the .tar.bz2)
Downloaded the source package contrib-20070412-win32-bin-gcc-3.4.5-only.tar.bz2 (I follow the link into INSTALL.win32 text file)
Downloaded the x264-snapshot-20070412-2245.tar.bz2 from ftp://ftp.videolan.org/pub/videolan/x264/snapshots/
(My final goal is to recompile x264)
Extracted contrib package tar xjvf contrib-20070412-win32-bin-gcc-3.4.5-only.tar.bz2 -C /
HERE THERE ARE SOME STRANGE THINGS : It extracts to /usr/win32-branch (This has to be /usr/win32, hasn't it ?)
Nevermind, I link /usr/win32 to point to /usr/win32-branch .....
I also had a problem when configuring with live555 (--with-live555-tree parameter problem?), so I create a link from /live.com to /usr/win32/live.com
Configuring/Compiling x264 : Okay, but some instability while compiling (I think there's a problem with cygwin actual version, I submited this to cygwin.com and I'm waiting for answers....). Finally it's successful and I copy libx264.a to /usr/win32/lib and x264.h to /usr/win32/include
Modified source code vlc/modules/access_output/file.c and vlc/modules/access_output/udp.c (like I already said)
Also modified source code vlc/modules/mux/mpeg/pes.c in the same way
Configuring VLC, here's the command lines I use this morning (disabling freetype!):

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./toolbox --distclean ./bootstrap CONTRIB_TREE=/usr/win32 \ PATH=${CONTRIB_TREE}/bin:$PATH \ CPPFLAGS="-I/usr/win32/include -I/usr/win32/include/ebml" \ LDFLAGS=-L/usr/win32/lib \ PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/usr/win32/lib/pkgconfig \ CC="gcc -mno-cygwin" CXX="g++ -mno-cygwin" \ ./configure \ --enable-sdl --with-sdl-config-path=${CONTRIB_TREE}/bin \ --disable-gtk \ --disable-mkv \ --enable-nls \ --enable-ffmpeg --with-ffmpeg-mp3lame --with-ffmpeg-faac --with-ffmpeg-zlib \ --enable-faad \ --enable-flac \ --enable-theora \ --with-wx-config-path=${CONTRIB_TREE}/bin \ --with-freetype-config-path=${CONTRIB_TREE}/bin \ --with-fribidi-config-path=${CONTRIB_TREE}/bin \ --enable-live555 --with-live555-tree=${CONTRIB_TREE}/live.com \ --enable-caca --with-caca-config-path=${CONTRIB_TREE}/bin \ --with-xml2-config-path=${CONTRIB_TREE}/bin \ --with-dvdnav-config-path=${CONTRIB_TREE}/bin \ --disable-cddax \ --disable-vcdx \ --enable-goom \ --disable-gnomevfs \ --enable-x264 \ --enable-optimizations \ --enable-release \ --enable-sse --enable-mmx \ --disable-dvdread \ --disable-freetype \ --disable-fribidi \ --disable-httpd \ --disable-activex \ --disable-mozilla \ --disable-x11 \ --disable-xvideo \ --disable-glx \ --disable-xinerama \ --disable-directfb \ --disable-skins2 \ --disable-oss \ --disable-alsa \ --enable-waveout \ --disable-macosx-audio \ --enable-wxwidgets \ --enable-wingdi \ --disable-dca \ --disable-xosd \ --disable-hal \ --disable-update-check

Before asking, yes! I tried --disable-optimizations and --enable-debug and many other arguments

VLC Compilation, I tried "./compile" (the nice version ^^) and "make" ..... Often stops without any reason (cygwin problem?) but when I launch ./compile many times (to continue compilation), I've finally the error (today at 11:00am) :

make[2]: Entering directory `/cygdrive/d/VLCx264/vlc'
/bin/sh ./libtool --tag=CXX --mode=link g++ -mno-cygwin -Wsign-compare -Wall -mms-bitfields -pipe -L/usr/win32/lib -o vlc.exe vlc-vlc.o share/vlc_win32_rc.o src/libvlc.a ./modules/misc/memcpy/libmemcpymmx.a ./modules/video_chroma/libi420_rgb_mmx.a ./modules/video_chroma/libi422_yuy2_mmx.a ./modules/video_chroma/libi420_ymga_mmx.a ./modules/video_chroma/libi420_yuy2_mmx.a ./modules/misc/memcpy/libmemcpymmxext.a ./modules/misc/memcpy/libmemcpy3dn.a ./modules/demux/liblive555.a ./modules/mux/mpeg/libmux_ts.a -L/usr/local/lib -Wl,--exclude-libs,libunicows.a -lunicows -lkernel32 -L/usr/win32/lib -liconv -L/home/videolan/jb/0.8.6-bugfix/extras/contrib/lib /usr/win32/lib/libintl.a -L/home/videolan/jb/0.8.6-bugfix/extras/contrib/lib /home/videolan/jb/0.8.6-bugfix/extras/contrib/lib/libiconv.a -lws2_32 -lnetapi32 -lwinmm -mwindows -L/usr/win32/lib -L/live.com/UsageEnvironment -lUsageEnvironment -L/live.com/groupsock -lgroupsock -L/live.com/BasicUsageEnvironment -lBasicUsageEnvironment -L/live.com/liveMedia -lliveMedia -lws2_32 -ldvbpsi
g++ -mno-cygwin -Wsign-compare -Wall -mms-bitfields -pipe -o vlc.exe vlc-vlc.o share/vlc_win32_rc.o -Wl,--exclude-libs -Wl,libunicows.a -mwindows -L/usr/win32/lib src/libvlc.a ./modules/misc/memcpy/libmemcpymmx.a ./modules/video_chroma/libi420_rgb_mmx.a ./modules/video_chroma/libi422_yuy2_mmx.a ./modules/video_chroma/libi420_ymga_mmx.a ./modules/video_chroma/libi420_yuy2_mmx.a ./modules/misc/memcpy/libmemcpymmxext.a ./modules/misc/memcpy/libmemcpy3dn.a ./modules/demux/liblive555.a ./modules/mux/mpeg/libmux_ts.a -L/usr/local/lib -lunicows -lkernel32 -L/home/videolan/jb/0.8.6-bugfix/extras/contrib/lib /usr/win32/lib/libintl.a /home/videolan/jb/0.8.6-bugfix/extras/contrib/lib/libiconv.a -lnetapi32 -lwinmm -L/live.com/UsageEnvironment -lUsageEnvironment -L/live.com/groupsock -lgroupsock -L/live.com/BasicUsageEnvironment -lBasicUsageEnvironment -L/live.com/liveMedia -lliveMedia -lws2_32 /home/videolan/jb/0.8.6-bugfix/extras/contrib/lib/libdvbpsi.a
src/libvlc.a(libvlc_a-libvlc.o):libvlc.c:(.text+0xaadd): undefined reference to `_announce_HandlerDestroy'
src/libvlc.a(libvlc_a-unicode.o):unicode.c:(.text+0x16): undefined reference to `_vlc_current_charset'
src/libvlc.a(libvlc_a-configuration.o):configuration.c:(.text+0x1f7e): undefined reference to `_i18n_atof'
src/libvlc.a(libvlc_a-modules.o):modules.c:(.text+0x518): undefined reference to `_vlc_current_charset'
src/libvlc.a(libvlc_a-modules.o):modules.c:(.text+0x830): undefined reference to `_sout_AnnounceRegister'
src/libvlc.a(libvlc_a-modules.o):modules.c:(.text+0x83b): undefined reference to `_sout_AnnounceRegisterSDP'
src/libvlc.a(libvlc_a-modules.o):modules.c:(.text+0x846): undefined reference to `_sout_AnnounceUnRegister'
src/libvlc.a(libvlc_a-modules.o):modules.c:(.text+0x851): undefined reference to `_sout_AnnounceSessionCreate'
src/libvlc.a(libvlc_a-modules.o):modules.c:(.text+0x85c): undefined reference to `_sout_AnnounceSessionDestroy'
src/libvlc.a(libvlc_a-modules.o):modules.c:(.text+0x867): undefined reference to `_sout_AnnounceMethodCreate'
src/libvlc.a(libvlc_a-modules.o):modules.c:(.text+0x1354): undefined reference to `___vlc_fix_readdir_charset'
src/libvlc.a(libvlc_a-modules.o):modules.c:(.text+0x16fb): undefined reference to `_us_atof'
src/libvlc.a(libvlc_a-modules.o):modules.c:(.text+0x1706): undefined reference to `_us_strtod'
src/libvlc.a(libvlc_a-modules.o):modules.c:(.text+0x175b): undefined reference to `_GetFallbackEncoding'
src/libvlc.a(libvlc_a-vlm.o):vlm.c:(.text+0x194c): undefined reference to `_i18n_atof'
src/libvlc.a(libvlc_a-subtitles.o):subtitles.c:(.text+0x4e7): undefined reference to `___vlc_fix_readdir_charset'
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
make[2]: *** [vlc.exe] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/cygdrive/d/VLCx264/vlc'
make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/cygdrive/d/VLCx264/vlc'
make: *** [all] Error 2

Oooo yeah it almost did it

j-b, could you just compile VLC starting from scratch (i.e. new cygwin installation) and tell me if you meet the same problems ?

[MDPI314]

Hmmm it seems there's a problem on cygwin in fact
I made my own program and a script which compiles the program in loop ....
By waiting a little time, gcc (or a subtool it's using I'm not an expert ) crashes lol !

See my posts in cygwin mailing list archives : (and try reproducing the 'bug' yourself )
http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2008-01/msg00218.html
http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2008-01/msg00224.html

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

I did for the trunk version, and it works perfectly...

Add --enable-sout

[MDPI314]

Hi. I endly made it !

Let's resume ...

Problem in source files modules/access_output/file.c , modules/access_output/udp.c , modules/mux/mpeg/pes.c
My fault for the contrib archive : I took the one with "0.8.6b" instead of the 'generic' one. The 0.8.6b extracts to /usr/win32-branch instead of /usr/win32
External applications are responsible for Cygwin fork() crashes and other I/O problems .... I'm now working on a virtual machine, with a clean windows XP install....
another problem with linking (contrib package problem ?) I'm using the contrib-20070412-win32-bin-gcc-3.4.5-only.tar.bz2

libtool: link: warning: library '/usr/win32/lib/libdvdnav.la' was moved.
libtool: link: warning: library '/usr/win32/lib/libdvdread.la' was moved.
libtool: link: warning: library '/usr/win32/lib/libdvdcss.la' was moved.
libtool: link: warning: library '/usr/win32/lib/libdvdnav.la' was moved.
libtool: link: cannot find the library '/home/videolan/jb/vlc-trunk-0.90/extras/contrib/lib/libdvdread.la' or unhandled argument '/home/videolan/jb/vlc-trunk-0.90/extras/contrib/lib/libdvdread.la'
make: *** [all] Error 2

... So I created the tree /home/videolan/jb/vlc-trunk-0.90/extras and made a symbolic link 'contrib' which points to /usr/win32 ...

For info, my final configure script is

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CONTRIB_TREE=/usr/win32 \ PATH=${CONTRIB_TREE}/bin:$PATH \ CPPFLAGS="-I${CONTRIB_TREE}/include -I${CONTRIB_TREE}/include/ebml" \ LDFLAGS=-L${CONTRIB_TREE}/lib \ PKG_CONFIG_PATH=${CONTRIB_TREE}/lib/pkgconfig \ CC="gcc -mno-cygwin" CXX="g++ -mno-cygwin" \ ./configure \ --enable-sdl --with-sdl-config-path=${CONTRIB_TREE}/bin \ --disable-gtk \ --enable-nls \ --enable-ffmpeg --with-ffmpeg-mp3lame --with-ffmpeg-faac --with-ffmpeg-zlib \ --enable-faad \ --disable-flac \ --enable-theora \ --with-wx-config-path=${CONTRIB_TREE}/bin \ --with-freetype-config-path=${CONTRIB_TREE}/bin \ --with-fribidi-config-path=${CONTRIB_TREE}/bin \ --disable-live555 \ --enable-caca --with-caca-config-path=${CONTRIB_TREE}/bin \ --with-xml2-config-path=${CONTRIB_TREE}/bin \ --with-dvdnav-config-path=${CONTRIB_TREE}/bin \ --disable-cddax \ --disable-vcdx \ --enable-goom \ --disable-gnomevfs \ --enable-x264 \ --enable-optimizations \ --enable-release \ --enable-sse --enable-mmx \ --disable-dvdread \ --disable-freetype \ --disable-fribidi \ --disable-httpd \ --disable-activex \ --disable-mozilla \ --disable-x11 \ --disable-xvideo \ --disable-glx \ --disable-xinerama \ --disable-directfb \ --disable-skins2 \ --disable-oss \ --disable-alsa \ --enable-waveout \ --disable-macosx-audio \ --enable-wxwidgets \ --enable-wingdi \ --disable-dca \ --disable-xosd \ --disable-hal \ --disable-update-check \ --enable-sout

You'll see that I have disabled some modules I was not able to compile (but I don't care) :
- live555 (/live.com directory problem)
- flac (link problem, missing symobl _ntohl definition in bitwriter.c)

[m.e]

I have the same problem as MDPI314. I used to be able to compile vlc-0.8.6a and b but since then cygwin has been uninstalled. Now when I try to install cygwin some of the recommended package versions no longer exist. I don't know if that's the source of the problem. Anyway disabling all the thing that MDPI314 has done is not an option for me so please help.

[m.e]

Maybe someone could be nice enough to compile vlc 0.8.6d for me. I have only changed two files from the default 0.8.6d source. The files are ~\modules\video_output\sdl.c and ~\include\vlc_config.h. The modifid files can be downloaded here( . The compiled program should have the same features enabled as the official build.

I would greatly appreciate it.

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

I can do that.
What are the differenceS?

[m.e]

I can do that.
What are the differenceS?

That's very nice of you but it's no longer needed because I got it to work.

This is what I did.
1. Using cygwin setup I uninstalled mingw-runtime-3.14-1
2. Downloaded mingw-runtime-3.11-1 from http://cygwin.internet.bs/release/mingw ... -1.tar.bz2
3. installed it manually by typing "tar xjvf mingw-runtime-3.11-1.tar.bz2 -C /"
4. Tested and it works without any problems.

So this concludes that there is a problem with mingw-runtime-3.13-1 and mingw-runtime-3.14-1.

[RoyZhang]

I change the mingw runtime back to 3.11-1 , but still encounter link problem

/usr/win32/lib/libFLAC.a(bitwriter.o):bitwriter.c:(.text+0x488): undefined refer
ence to `_ntohl@4'
/usr/win32/lib/libFLAC.a(bitwriter.o):bitwriter.c:(.text+0x4e5): undefined refer
ence to `_ntohl@4'
/usr/win32/lib/libFLAC.a(bitwriter.o):bitwriter.c:(.text+0x57f): undefined refer
ence to `_ntohl@4'
/usr/win32/lib/libFLAC.a(bitwriter.o):bitwriter.c:(.text+0x5d5): undefined refer
ence to `_ntohl@4'
/usr/win32/lib/libFLAC.a(bitwriter.o):bitwriter.c:(.text+0x66f): more undefined
references to `_ntohl@4' follow
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status


is there any thing I miss to build the VLC ?

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

Wrong version of flac for your building version.

[foenix]

Dear all :

I tried to compile the vlc 0.8.6d from 4 days ago, and something I couldn't understand about the
0.8.6d released stablly already but having problems on compiling ??

No matter what version of cygwin, mingw that I used, but I used the package of videolan released on :
http://download.videolan.org/pub/vlc/0. ... 6d.tar.bz2
http://download.videolan.org/pub/vlc/0. ... ly.tar.bz2

Acturly, I had the problem of compile, just like the
vlc/modules/access_out/file.c
vlc/modules/access_out/udp.c
and I traced the source, those problem caused by the variable "off_t". Which is defined in the <sys/types.h>
( In my environment, the file locate in the directory : /usr/include/mingw/sys/types.h )

So, I changed the code from original :
#ifndef _OFF_T_
#define _OFF_T_
typedef long _off_t;

#ifndef _NO_OLDNAMES
typedef _off_t off_t;
#endif
#endif /* Not _OFF_T_ */

Into following :
#ifndef _OFF_T_
#define _OFF_T_
typedef long _off_t;
#endif /* Not _OFF_T_ */

#ifndef _NO_OLDNAMES
typedef _off_t off_t;
#endif

#ifndef off_t
typedef long off_t;
#endif

The problem "off_t" is sloved.

[dvg_lab]

I have the same issues with vlc-0.8.6e.
1. Cygwin stops compile until comment out stat.h in
modules/access_output/file.c , modules/access_output/udp.c , modules/mux/mpeg/pes.c

2. I have no ideas about this error:

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In file included from /usr/lib/gcc/i686-pc-mingw32/3.4.4/include/c++/cwchar:54, from /usr/lib/gcc/i686-pc-mingw32/3.4.4/include/c++/bits/postyp es.h:46, from /usr/lib/gcc/i686-pc-mingw32/3.4.4/include/c++/iosfwd:50, from /usr/lib/gcc/i686-pc-mingw32/3.4.4/include/c++/bits/stl_al gobase.h:70, from /usr/lib/gcc/i686-pc-mingw32/3.4.4/include/c++/vector:67, from utils.h:28, from main.cpp:24: /usr/lib/gcc/i686-pc-mingw32/3.4.4/../../../../i686-pc-mingw32/include/wchar.h:4 19: error: `off_t' does not name a type make[3]: *** [libaxvlc_a-main.o] Error 1 make[3]: Leaving directory `/home/vlc-0.8.6e/activex' make[2]: *** [all] Error 2 make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/vlc-0.8.6e/activex' make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1 make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/vlc-0.8.6e' make: *** [all] Error 2

Looks like cygwin issue. I had the same error with vlc-0.8.6d sources after fixing stat.h errors and etc.

I'm working on video on demand system http://wiki.ouwu.com:8080/display/pb/Video+on+Demand and want to add registry key "vlcstream" to vlc install script. AFAIK it refers to NSIS script, but I have to build vlc release before make changes to NSIS script.
Could anyone help me?

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Sorry, I didn't see previous message, yes it was off_t error in cygwin. I have compiled vlc after fixing the types.h file.

But I have downloaded vlc-0.8.6e-win32.zip file unpack it and have found that I really don't
need to recompile all of project. All I have to do - edit vlc.win32.nsi file
and then make executable setup by NSIS.

[predatorx]

I have the same issues with vlc-0.8.6e.
1. Cygwin stops compile until comment out stat.h in
modules/access_output/file.c , modules/access_output/udp.c , modules/mux/mpeg/pes.c

2. I have no ideas about this error:

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In file included from /usr/lib/gcc/i686-pc-mingw32/3.4.4/include/c++/cwchar:54, from /usr/lib/gcc/i686-pc-mingw32/3.4.4/include/c++/bits/postyp es.h:46, from /usr/lib/gcc/i686-pc-mingw32/3.4.4/include/c++/iosfwd:50, from /usr/lib/gcc/i686-pc-mingw32/3.4.4/include/c++/bits/stl_al gobase.h:70, from /usr/lib/gcc/i686-pc-mingw32/3.4.4/include/c++/vector:67, from utils.h:28, from main.cpp:24: /usr/lib/gcc/i686-pc-mingw32/3.4.4/../../../../i686-pc-mingw32/include/wchar.h:4 19: error: `off_t' does not name a type make[3]: *** [libaxvlc_a-main.o] Error 1 make[3]: Leaving directory `/home/vlc-0.8.6e/activex' make[2]: *** [all] Error 2 make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/vlc-0.8.6e/activex' make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1 make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/vlc-0.8.6e' make: *** [all] Error 2

Looks like cygwin issue. I had the same error with vlc-0.8.6d sources after fixing stat.h errors and etc.

I'm working on video on demand system http://wiki.ouwu.com:8080/display/pb/Video+on+Demand and want to add registry key "vlcstream" to vlc install script. AFAIK it refers to NSIS script, but I have to build vlc release before make changes to NSIS script.
Could anyone help me?

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Sorry, I didn't see previous message, yes it was off_t error in cygwin. I have compiled vlc after fixing the types.h file.

But I have downloaded vlc-0.8.6e-win32.zip file unpack it and have found that I really don't
need to recompile all of project. All I have to do - edit vlc.win32.nsi file
and then make executable setup by NSIS.

Hi

you need replace a off_t type for long type in wchar.h file.
1-> enter en cygwin
2-> cd /usr/i686-pc-mingw32/include
3-> cp wchar.h {local path ex: /cygdrive/c/VLC/}
4-> edit wchar.h in your local path
5-> change a line 419 from off_t st_size; to long st_size in wchar.h file;
6-> save file
7->replace file cp {local path ex: /cygdrive/c/VLC/wchar.h} /usr/i686-pc-mingw32/include
8-> change aut chmod 777 /usr/i686-pc-mingw32/include/wchar.h
9-> re-make vlc

chao..

[LewisPringle]

You also may want to look at:

viewtopic.php?f=14&t=46477

Though I also found that mingw 3.14 was problematic, I found that 3.13 worked fine (as did 3.11 - as the above poster suggested).

[amri123]

But i think if i give the command "--disable flac" then there seems to have some problem in playing the audios of the files.So I cant disable flac.But again if i enable it, it is giving errors----


/home/videolan/jb/vlc-trunk-0.90/extras/contrib/lib/libFLAC.a(bitwriter.o):bitwr
iter.c:(.text+0x3fb): undefined reference to `_ntohl@4'
/home/videolan/jb/vlc-trunk-0.90/extras/contrib/lib/libFLAC.a(bitwriter.o):bitwr
iter.c:(.text+0x488): undefined reference to `_ntohl@4'
/home/videolan/jb/vlc-trunk-0.90/extras/contrib/lib/libFLAC.a(bitwriter.o):bitwr
iter.c:(.text+0x4e5): undefined reference to `_ntohl@4'
/home/videolan/jb/vlc-trunk-0.90/extras/contrib/lib/libFLAC.a(bitwriter.o):bitwr
iter.c:(.text+0x57f): undefined reference to `_ntohl@4'
/home/videolan/jb/vlc-trunk-0.90/extras/contrib/lib/libFLAC.a(bitwriter.o):bitwr
iter.c:(.text+0x5d5): undefined reference to `_ntohl@4'
/home/videolan/jb/vlc-trunk-0.90/extras/contrib/lib/libFLAC.a(bitwriter.o):bitwr
iter.c:(.text+0x66f): more undefined references to `_ntohl@4' follow
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
make[4]: *** [libflacdec_plugin.dll] Error 1


So please help me in this regard,and suggest what changes should i make.Thanx