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Win32CompileMSYSNew

2011-01-28T15:26:12Z

Walidtabar: /* LUA tools */

= Introduction =

== About ==

MSys is a helper environment for MinGW, the compiler chain for Windows based on GCC. It is the '''fastest''' and '''recommended '''way to build VLC natively on Windows. Note that you could also [[Win32Compile|cross compile]] VLC from Linux, if desired (it is faster).

VLC is a complex program with many dependencies, so minimal command-line experience is required. Also, don't be in a hurry (2 hours is a minimum for the whole process) and don't despair if it doesn't work first time.

== On the edge vs Conservative ==

This update aims at building versions from the 1.1.0 branch natively in the most straightforward way.

Of course, if you want to live on the edge, feel free to select more recent versions of the proposed tools, contribs or sources, but the build has only been thoroughly validated with the versions indicated in the main text flow.

:''Such alternative ways are indented, italicized and marked "Note for the brave" :-). Your mileage may vary''

== Acknowledgements ==

This howto was re-created by [[User:J-b|Jean-Baptiste Kempf]] and updated in June 2009, September 2009, December 2009 and March 2010.

It was updated in June 2010 by Vicne with the help of J-b, gnosygnu and MichaelMc

= Windows tools needed =

== Text editor ==

To edit unix-style text documents you need a suitable editor.

For those wishing to have a Notepad look-and-feel I recommend [http://sourceforge.net/projects/notepad2/ notepad2], which may tempt you to ditch Notepad altogether. You can set File - Line endings - Default to "Unix (LF)", but it always saves opened files in the ending style they have.

== Unzip Utility (7-zip) ==

Many files to downloaded will have to be uncompressed. As most of them use Linux-originated formats (.tar.gz, .tar.bz2, .tar.lzma), you will need a versatile unzipping utility. A recent version of [http://www.7-zip.org/ 7-zip] is therefore strongly advised.

Please note that most archives contain directory structures. Unless otherwise stated, you have to merge the contents with the existing dirs

= GNU Windows Environment =

Before installing, ensure your Windows user name does not contain spaces (VLC will not build in a folder with spaces in it). If it does, please create another user on your system.

In the following text, we'll refer to this user name as "<username>". Replace it appropriately where needed of course.

== MinGW ==

:''the old version of mingw GCC (3.4.5) worked with VLC, because it uses SlJl exception unwinding. Any "vanilla" version 4.0+ by default uses dwarf2 exception unwinding, so isn't compatible with the contribs. So recommend installing TDM, below.''

=== TDM/MinGW Setup ===

Use the installer found at http://sourceforge.net/projects/tdm-gcc/files/TDM-GCC%20Installer/tdm-gcc-4.5.1.exe/download

Go through the wizard:

*unckeck "Check for updated files..."
*Select "Create"
*install to C:\MinGW
*keep default settings

*afterwards check that C:\MinGW\bin is added to windows PATH (http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000549.htm)

=== MinGW utils ===

Installing mingw-utils is recommended: http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/mingw-utils-0.3.tar.gz

Extract contents to c:\MinGW

== MSys ==

=== MSys Setup ===

Use the installer found at http://sourceforge.net/project/downloading.php?group_id=2435&filename=MSYS-1.0.11.exe

Go through the wizard and install to to default C:\Msys\1.0

In the command window that opens, answer questions as follows:

Accept Post Install: [y]
MinGW Installed? : [y]
path to MinGW: [c:/MinGW]

=== MSys Developer Toolkit ===

Use the installer found at http://downloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/msysDTK-1.0.1.exe

Go through the wizard, keeping default values

=== AutoTools and libcrypt ===

Update autoconf, automake, libtool as well as libcrypt by downloading the following files and extracting them to C:\Msys\1.0:

*http://sourceforge.net/projects/mingw/files/MSYS/autoconf/autoconf-2.63-1/autoconf-2.63-1-msys-1.0.11-bin.tar.lzma/download
*http://sourceforge.net/projects/mingw/files/MSYS/automake/automake-1.11-1/automake-1.11-1-msys-1.0.11-bin.tar.lzma/download
*http://sourceforge.net/projects/mingw/files/MSYS/libtool/libtool-2.2.7a-1/libtool-2.2.7a-1-msys-1.0.11-bin.tar.lzma/download
*http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/libcrypt-1.1_1-2-msys-1.0.11-dll-0.tar.lzma

=== Glib and PKG-CONFIG ===

Similarly, download the following files and extract them to C:\MSys\1.0:

Note* Download the latest version inside this folders:

*http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/binaries/win32/glib
*ftp://ftp.gnome.org/pub/gnome/binaries/win32/dependencies/pkg-config_0.23-3_win32.zip
*ftp://ftp.gnome.org/pub/gnome/binaries/win32/dependencies/pkg-config-dev_0.23-3_win32.zip
*http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/gnome/binaries/win32/dependencies/gettext-runtime_0.18.1.1-2_win32.zip

=== Add pkg config path variable ===

Add the following line to the *top* of C:\MSys\1.0\msys.bat:

set PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/win32/lib/pkgconfig

=== Fix libtool search dirs ===

Open C:\MSys\1.0\bin\libtool and change line 9926 by appending ' /mingw/lib' to the end of 'compiler_lib_search_dirs'. The line should then read :

compiler_lib_search_dirs="/usr/lib /usr/lib /bin/../lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-msys/2.95.3-1 /bin/../lib/gcc-lib /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-msys/2.95.3-1 /bin/../lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-msys/2.95.3-1/../../../../i686-pc-msys/lib /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-msys/2.95.3-1/../../../../i686-pc-msys/lib /mingw/lib"

== LUA tools ==

VLC uses the LUA scripting language (See [http://www.lua.org lua.org]). Unfortunately, no binaries are provided so you need to compile them.

*Download the lua tools package from http://www.lua.org/ftp/lua-5.1.4.tar.gz
*Uncompress it in your home folder (C:\MSys\1.0\home\<username>)
*run C:\MSys\1.0\msys.bat
*type the following commands:

cd /home/<username>/lua-5.1.4
make mingw

This should produce lua.exe, luac.exe and lua51.dll in the src directory. Put these in your /bin with the commands:

cd src
cp *.exe /bin
cp *.dll /bin
cd ..

= Precompiled contribs =

:''Note for the brave : Alternatively, you can get the latest contrib from :http://people.videolan.org/~jb/Contribs/''

*download the file http://people.videolan.org/~jb/Contribs/contrib-20100608-win32-bin-gcc-4.4.4-runtime-3.17-only.tar.bz2
*extract it to C:\MSys\1.0 '''but without the /usr path'''. For example, one of the resulting files should be:

C:\MSys\1.0\win32\lib\libdvdnav.a

Contribs are basically some precompiled 3rd party library (Here's a [[Contrib_Status|list]] of what they all are).

= VLC sources =

:''Note for the brave : This section lists the steps for VLC version 1.1.0rc3. Alternatively, you could get the latest sources from the development tree using GIT. It's not as difficult as it looks to do so. If you want chose that route, please follow instructions on the [[Git Windows]] page (just download the VLC repository--you don't need the x264 one) then skip the next section "Last Change"''

== Base: VLC version 1.1.0rc3 ==

*download the file http://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/testing/vlc-1.1.0-rc3/vlc-1.1.0-rc3.tar.bz2
*extract it to C:\MSys\1.0\home\<username>
*rename the vlc-1.1.0rc3 dir to vlc

== add missing configure-msys (1.1.x only)==
* Download http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git;a=blob_plain;f=extras/package/win32/configure-msys.sh;hb=HEAD
* Save it (not using proposed name) as C:\msys\1.0\home\<username>\vlc\extras\package\win32\configure-msys.sh

== add missing configure-common (1.1.x only) ==
* Download http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git;a=blob_plain;f=extras/package/win32/configure-common.sh;hb=HEAD
* Save it (not using proposed name) as C:\msys\1.0\home\<username>\vlc\extras\package\win32\configure-common.sh

= Last change : whoami and hostname =

Whoami is not available on Windows, and hostname doesn't support the -f option used by the build process. These utilities are used to show the name and computer of the person who compiled VLC in the 'About' box.

:''Note for the brave : the steps below are file changes so that compile works, but an alternative is to download and install GNU whoami and hostname functionality. This can be achieved by extracting who.exe, whoami.exe and hostname.exe from http://sourceforge.net/projects/mingw/files/MSYS/BaseSystem/coreutils/coreutils-5.97-2/coreutils-5.97-2-msys-1.0.11-ext.tar.lzma/download and saving them to C:/MSys/1.0/bin''

== Whoami ==

Create a new file containing the single line:

echo '<username>'

and save it as C:\MSys\1.0\bin\whoami (without any extension)

== Hostname ==

Modify configure.ac so that it doesn't call 'hostname -f' as follows:

*open C:\MSys\1.0\home\<username>\vlc\configure.ac
*goto search button:
*change it as follows:

old: AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(VLC_COMPILE_HOST, "`hostname -f 2> /dev/null || hostname`", [host which ran configure])
new: AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(VLC_COMPILE_HOST, "`hostname`", [host which ran configure])

= Build VLC =

The build is made exclusively from the command line, so if you closed the prompt at the LUA step, re-execute C:\MSys\1.0\msys.bat, then type the commands as mentioned

== Bootstrap ==

cd vlc
cp -v /usr/win32/share/aclocal/* m4/
cp -v /usr/share/aclocal/* m4/
PATH=/usr/win32/bin:$PATH ./bootstrap

== Configure ==

sh extras/package/win32/configure-msys.sh

If you want any custom options, like "--disable-lua" or anything of that nature, you'll need to edit that file directly instead of passing them in as parameters (at least currently that is required).

== Make (compile) ==

Note : If your <username> starts with the "u" or "x" character, change C:\MSys\1.0\home\<username>\config.h and double all backslashes in VLC_COMPILED_BY constant.

Type the following command :

PATH=/usr/win32/bin:$PATH make

== Create self-contained packages ==

Once the compilation is done, build self-contained VLC packages with one of the following "make" commands:

make package-win32-base

(This will create a subdirectory named vlc-x.x.x with all the binaries "stripped" without any debugging symbols).

make package-win32-zip

(Same as above but will package the directory in a zip file).

make package-win32

(Same as above but will also create an auto-installer package. You will need to have NSIS installed in its default location for this to work).

make package-win32-base-debug

(This will create a subdirectory named vlc-x.x.x with all the binaries containing debug info usable by gdb).

Note that with the 1.2 branch these names have changed slightly. Run '
grep ':' Makefile | grep package-win32
to see what they are now.

= Troubleshooting =

See [[Win32CompileMSYSTroubleShooting]].

= See also =
*[[Win32CompileMSYSOld]] - deprecated documentation

User talk:J-b

2011-01-25T19:44:50Z

Walidtabar: /* Talk Here */

==TODO==
.tooney zone
''Please give me some TODOs here''

''Give your name and don't delete anything''
* Qt4 - jb
* Qt4 contribs - Xtophe
* Branch nightlies - Xtophe
* World domination

==Talk Here==

Hi jibbynou, I've just resuscitated the [[Frequently Asked Questions]] (formerly [[FAQ]]). I don't know if/where you want to link it from: up to you :-) -- [[User:Yoann|Yoann]] 19:44, 1 March 2007 (CET)

Plop jibbynou, you can now use <nowiki>{{RightMenu|documentation toc}}</nowiki>. See [[Template:RightMenu]] and [[Template:Documentation_toc]]. -- [[User:Yoann|Yoann]] 18:27, 21 May 2007 (CEST)

Hello, how can i contribute in ASM programing.

== Win32 V. 0.8.6i Crash On Snapshot! ==

As of 8//8/08 I have discovered what looks like a bug inside of 0.8.6i when trying to right click and choose snapshot from the playing video. It crashed the application, and bogs down windows. This happened on windows XP Home sp2, Intel p4 2.53GHz 1GB ram. All updates on machine are current, and it also has the latest quicktime, windows media player, and winamp installed.

-Sincerely
AfterBurn
: this was fixed in updated binary.

== Win32 Contribs 20070220 ==

There is some missing reference to gsm_ms_encoder and gsm_ms_decoder. I have tried to compile the libgsm, but there is no such method. Could you provide this library or give a hint, where to find it?
Besides when using your contrib some libraries need to be put in some directory named /home/videolan/j-b..... (sorry, I don't remember the path exactly (not sitting in front of the machine where I used your contrib - I will look it up on Sunday). Why does the vlc bootstrap/configure/compile reference this path which looks like it is your build path?

Thx in advance for answering my questions and keep up the good work!

:Well, this contrib may be broken because of the support and non-support of GSM in ffmpeg. This should be changed. Use another (older contrib), and I should do a new one in a few days.
::Thanks very much. I have now just added pseudo-methods for these two missing methods and it worked for me. --[[User:Hxp|Hxp]] 14:36, 14 March 2007 (CET)

== ALERT!!! PEOPLE CHARGING FOR VLC PLAYER!!!!! ==

If you download VLC player at this link http://www.vlc-mediaplayer.info/uk/ it will try to charge you £2 (via SMS) to install.
: Fixed.

== Thanks for the welcome ==

Thanks for the welcome message, Jean-Baptiste.

I've already made one suggestion [[Documentation Talk:EditingGuidelines|over here]].

As I get to know VLC, I'll try to make more contributions to the documentation wiki. I've also run a MediaWiki-based wiki for a couple of years:

http://www.screenpedia.org

But I wouldn't call myself a ''professional'' wiki admin!

Regards,

--[[User:Jeremy Butler|Jeremy Butler]] 18:12, 9 July 2007 (CEST)

== MacOS wiki ==

No probs J-b. Je vais faire ca que je pouvais, et que je comprends ! [[User:Facius|Facius]] 14:39, 8 October 2007 (CEST)

Deux petits questions:

Est-ce que mon idee de stocker les images hors du wiki reste bien ?

Est-ce q'on sais pourquoi le Template Ed n'est pas present ? [[User:Facius|Facius]] 14:42, 8 October 2007 (CEST)

: Il faut réactiver les images alors. Je vais le faire. [[User:J-b|jb]] 18:34, 9 October 2007 (CEST)
: Ed ? waht's that ?

== Bureaucrat ==

Hi, could I be a bureaucrat? I'm already a sysop, and I'll feel complete if I'm a bureaucrat. (Even though I'll probably never make anyone a sysop) [[User:The thing|The thing]] ([[User talk:The thing|Talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/The thing|Contribs]]) 21:13, 8 August 2008 (CEST)
: Done [[User:J-b|jb]] 19:51, 18 August 2008 (CEST)

== Error in article ==

Hi,
I'm using your guide to compile VLC ([[User:J-b#My_VLC]]) under Ubuntu 8.10 but is outdated: 
"''configure: WARNING: --with-ffmpeg-tree is deprecated. Use PKG_CONFIG_PATH instead.''" 
And, therefore, an error occurs when it tries to compile ''libavcodec'': 
"''checking for AVCODEC... no 
configure: error: Could not find libavcodec or libavutil. Use --disable-avcodec to ignore this error.''" 
It would be better to delete that wiki page or update it. 
Thank you anyway for your effort and work. 
A greeting.

----

'''Add''': 
Missing an important parameter in the config of ffmpeg: --enable-postproc

The name of postproc is different in ffmpeg svn version over the name that looks VLC (¿?): 
''VLC'': 
checking for POSTPROC... yes 
checking libpostproc/postproc.h usability... no 
checking libpostproc/postproc.h presence... no 
checking for libpostproc/postproc.h... no 
checking postproc/postprocess.h usability... no 
checking postproc/postprocess.h presence... no 
checking for postproc/postprocess.h... no 

<s>Solution: 
The real path/name in ffmpeg svn version is libpostproc/postprocess.h. 
The temporal solution is change the name to the file ''postprocess.h'' > ''postproc.h''

These options no longer exist:'' --with-ffmpeg-mp3lame --with-ffmpeg-faac''

For some reason I do not understand, VLC does not recognize x264 as compiled... 
Solution: 
This solves both the problem of x264 as of ffmpeg libraries: 
export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=extras/ffmpeg/libavcodec:extras/ffmpeg/libavdevice:extras/ffmpeg/libavformat:extras/ffmpeg/libavutil:extras/ffmpeg''/libswscale:extras/ffmpeg/libpostproc:extras/x264:/usr/lib/pkgconfig;./configure --prefix=/usr --enable-snapshot --enable-dbus-control --enable-musicbrainz --enable-shared-libvlc --enable-mozilla --enable-lirc --enable-live555 --with-live555-tree=extras/live --enable-x264 --enable-shout --enable-taglib --enable-v4l --enable-cddax --enable-dvb --enable-vcdx --enable-realrtsp --enable-xvmc --enable-svg --enable-dvdread --enable-dv --enable-theora --enable-faad --enable-twolame --enable-real --enable-flac --enable-tremor --enable-dirac --enable-skins2 --enable-qt4 --enable-aa --enable-caca --enable-esd --enable-portaudio --enable-jack --enable-xosd --enable-galaktos --enable-goom --enable-ggi --disable-cddax --disable-vcdx --enable-mkv --enable-dca --disable-qt --disable-kde --enable-a52 --enable-xvideo --disable-fribidi....''

Obviously, some parameters that I put into this config can (and should) change depending on the needs of each.</s>

----
Edits: 
There is a bug in the code of VLC that does not link the code of ffmpeg correctly.

: The solution is on my blog. [[User:J-b|jb]] 12:15, 30 December 2008 (CET)

== Websites' Status ==

Hello, I was just wondering if you were contemplating an upgrade of this wiki to MediaWiki 1.14 as I noticed that you are still on 1.11 which seems rather counterproductive.

I was also wondering if you had considered using [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:PHPBB/Users_Integration Extension:PHPBB] from mediawiki.org to allow unified login between your forum and wiki especially as you were considering OpenID.

Also do tell me if I can be of any help with the site as the code for the various VideoLAN projects is a little over my head so I'd love to help with this (I'm fairly familiar with working on community sites if not media player code).

(also something appears to be wrong with Trac: (though I'm sure this has already been noted)
<pre>:Report execution failed: invalid reference to FROM-clause entry for table "t" LINE 9: LEFT OUTER JOIN ticket_custom diff ON t.id=diff.ticket AND... ^ HINT: There is an entry for table "t", but it cannot be referenced from this part of the query.)</pre>
on the page: [http://trac.videolan.org/vlc/report/11] )

Oh and IRCWeb isn't working as of the time of writing: http://krishna.videolan.org/cgi-bin/irc/irc.cgi (can't reach server) (once again, probably noted)

Once again, tell me if I can be of any use, otherwise, thanks for the great work on VLC and the other VideoLAN projects and I'll try and help with the wiki where I can!

--[[User:Tek|Tek]] 14:42, 16 May 2009 (CEST)

== sudo make install lines? ==

Minor suggestion:

Add sudo make install lines prior to all 4 builds (vlc, live555, x264, and ffmpeg) --[[User:Neo_The_User|Neo_The_User]] 12:26 (US Central) 05/16/2009

== Audio Interface ==
Hello JB,

Problem regarding the audio interface:

I'm using a professional audio interface (Layla 24)on 1.7G AMD system w/2G of ram and am experiencing audio severe audio breakup. Interestingly the Windows media player works fine with the same files as does all of the pro-audio apps. I have tried all of the output options including direct X but default and WIN32 of course are the only ones that give any audio output. Those are rather distorted however. Any Suggestions or if you need more input We can meet on Skype for faster input.

I am experienced in audio and perhaps (I hold an advanced degree in Electro-Acoustics) I can help with some of the audio interface problems.

Ed Wolfrum

== Spam account ==

[[User:Jheena789]] seems to be a spam account. See http://wiki.videolan.org/index.php?title=Common_Problems&diff=16884&oldid=16872. [[User:Popol0909|Popol0909]] 15:36, 21 August 2010 (UTC)