Compiling VLC 1.1.11 under SUSE 12.1

[bensam]

Dear all,
I downloaded this version and tried to compile it like this:

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% cd extras/contrib; % ./bootstrap; % make;

but I get this error message:

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make -C src make[1]: Entering directory `/home/sam/Downloads/vlc-1.1.11/extras/contrib/src' (cd mpcdec; cmake . -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=../../toolchain.cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/home/sam/Downloads/vlc-1.1.11/extras/contrib/hosts/x86_64-suse-linux && make install) CMake Error at /usr/share/cmake/Modules/CMakeDetermineSystem.cmake:92 (MESSAGE): Could not find toolchain file: ../../toolchain.cmake Call Stack (most recent call first): CMakeLists.txt:5 (project) CMake Error: Error required internal CMake variable not set, cmake may be not be built correctly. Missing variable is: CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ENV_VAR CMake Error: Error required internal CMake variable not set, cmake may be not be built correctly. Missing variable is: CMAKE_C_COMPILER CMake Error: Could not find cmake module file:/home/sam/Downloads/vlc-1.1.11/extras/contrib/src/mpcdec/CMakeFiles/CMakeCCompiler.cmake CMake Error: CMAKE_C_COMPILER not set, after EnableLanguage -- Configuring incomplete, errors occurred! make[1]: *** [.mpcdec] Error 1 make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/sam/Downloads/vlc-1.1.11/extras/contrib/src' make: *** [using-src] Error 2

I checked bootstrap and config.mak why It doesn't generate the file toolchain.cmake and find that:

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BUILD

and

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HOST

variables in my case are the same and in line 32 of bootstrap is skiping the creation of this file:

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if test "$HOST" != "$BUILD"; then

So I would like if someone faced this issue and if there's a workaround.

Additional Information:
- Kernel: 3.0.0-rc7-2-desktop
- Arch: 64 bits
- Graphical environment: Gnome (running one), KDE, XFCE

[Diamanter]

I have the same problem!!
Any ideas?

[Rémi Denis-Courmont]

VLC 1.1 contribs are not designed for Linux builds. You should not use them.

[Diamanter]

But it's clearly described in Wiki wiki.videolan.org/UnixCompile .
Has anything changed?

[Rémi Denis-Courmont]

From that same page:

(...) given the large number of libraries and the variety of the platforms people build VLC for, it is not unlikely that you will hit an error while contribs are compiling. Thus, this approach is only recommended for experienced Unix compilers.

Experienced as in capable of fixing build errors autonomously.

[gepebril]

I have the same problem under Ubuntu 10.04LTS and VLC 1.1.12
So looks like time for a note on the Wiki page how to tackle this issue.
The Wiki only talks about an approach for experienced Unix compilers. Where is the solution for the common man? Or is that not the aim of Linux or VLC?

[gepebril]

VLC 1.1 contribs are not designed for Linux builds. You should not use them.

Do you have an advice what to change/remove what line from what file to complete the compilation of VLC. Thanks in advance.

[Rémi Denis-Courmont]

The other solutions are on the same wiki pages.