playing .midi files in linux

[FFGANDALF]

according to the features page VLC can play .midi files in linux. When I try to do this I get an error message:

No suitable decoder module:
VLC does not support the audio or video format "MIDI". Unfortunately there is no way for you to fix this.

does anyone have any ideas to fix this?

[Rémi Denis-Courmont]

You did not build the fluidsynth plugin, or you did not configure any wavetable for it in the Preferences.

[booga]

I'm getting the same error message.
so how does one build the fluidsynth plugin? How do I know if I've already built it?

Where in Preferences do we configure the wavetable?

P.S. I'm using Ubuntu 9.10. In VLC/Preferences/[Input/Codecs]/[Audio Codecs], I do not see FluidSynth, as the image on http://www.remlab.net/op/vlc-midi.shtml shows.

[xtophe]

I'm getting the same error message.
so how does one build the fluidsynth plugin?

./configure --help |grep fluidsynth

How do I know if I've already built it?

vlc --list |grep fluidsynth

Where in Preferences do we configure the wavetable?

P.S. I'm using Ubuntu 9.10. In VLC/Preferences/[Input/Codecs]/[Audio Codecs], I do not see FluidSynth, as the image on http://www.remlab.net/op/vlc-midi.shtml shows.

Looks like you ansered yourself

[booga]

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vlc --list |grep fluidsynth VLC media player 1.0.2 Goldeneye

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./configure --help |grep fluidsynth bash: ./configure: No such file or directory

[Rémi Denis-Courmont]

There you go, your build does not include FluidSynth. Game over for you.

[booga]

how can i have fluidsynth? Can i make my own build? how can i make my own build?

[Rémi Denis-Courmont]

You can build yourself, but it is a slow and intricate process. If you are not famililar with Unix software compilation, tough luck.

Better contact your VLC package maintainer.