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2019-02-15T20:21:40Z

2011-12-01T17:20:43Z

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	'''This version ONLY works for 0.9.x, for 1.0.x and for 1.1.x.'''		'''This version ONLY works for 0.9.x, for 1.0.x and for 1.1.x.'''

	'''WARNING''': building VLC on Cygwin has ever been a failure-prone task. It is also very slow (specially if you enable debug and optimizations). If you want to build on windows, [[Win32CompileMSYSNew]] is a much better option. Otherwise, you should strongly consider cross-compiling from Linux (on a virtual machine, via dual-boot or from another computer). You were warned.		'''WARNING''': building VLC on Cygwin has ever been a failure-prone task. It is also very slow (specially if you enable debug and optimizations). If you want to build on windows, [[Win32CompileMSYSNew]] is a much better option. Otherwise, you should strongly consider cross-compiling from Linux (on a virtual machine, via dual-boot or from another computer, see [[Win32Compile]]). You were warned.

	=Introduction=		=Introduction=

2011-09-16T00:49:46Z

Qt4 issues

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	==Qt4 issues==		==Qt4 issues==
	There are some Qt4 and winapi issues (like '''InterlockedCompareExchange''' error) which you can work out with information you get from http://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=50360&p=164758&hilit=win32api#p164219 and http://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?f=14&p=175301#p175301 threads. If you don't plan to compile ~~QT4~~ or skins2 interface, you can skip this.		There are some Qt4 and winapi issues (like '''InterlockedCompareExchange''' error) which you can work out with information you get from http://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=50360&p=164758&hilit=win32api#p164219 and http://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?f=14&p=175301#p175301 threads. If you don't plan to compile Qt4 or skins2 interface, you can skip this.

	=Configure=		=Configure=

2011-09-16T00:49:22Z

Fixed cases

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	http://download.videolan.org/pub/testing/win32/		http://download.videolan.org/pub/testing/win32/

	==~~QT4~~ issues==		==Qt4 issues==
	There are some ~~QT4~~ and winapi issues (like '''InterlockedCompareExchange''' error) which you can work out with information you get from http://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=50360&p=164758&hilit=win32api#p164219 and http://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?f=14&p=175301#p175301 threads. If you don't plan to compile QT4 or skins2 interface, you can skip this.		There are some Qt4 and winapi issues (like '''InterlockedCompareExchange''' error) which you can work out with information you get from http://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=50360&p=164758&hilit=win32api#p164219 and http://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?f=14&p=175301#p175301 threads. If you don't plan to compile QT4 or skins2 interface, you can skip this.

	=Configure=		=Configure=

2010-11-23T23:50:46Z

added deprecated documentation

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	20091028 Update the configure command to work fine for recent version 1.0.2		20091028 Update the configure command to work fine for recent version 1.0.2

			= See also =
			*[[Win32CompileCygwinOld]] - deprecated documentation

	[[Category:Building]]		[[Category:Building]]
	[[Category:Coding]]		[[Category:Coding]]

2010-10-12T03:08:20Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 03:08, 12 October 2010
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	'''This version ONLY works for 0.9.x, for 1.0.x and for 1.1.x.'''		'''This version ONLY works for 0.9.x, for 1.0.x and for 1.1.x.'''

	'''WARNING''': building VLC on Cygwin has ever been a failure-prone task. It is also very slow (specially if you enable debug and optimizations). ~~You~~ should ~~really~~ consider cross-compiling from Linux (on a virtual machine, via dual-boot or from another computer). You were warned.		'''WARNING''': building VLC on Cygwin has ever been a failure-prone task. It is also very slow (specially if you enable debug and optimizations). If you want to build on windows, [[Win32CompileMSYSNew]] is a much better option. Otherwise, you should strongly consider cross-compiling from Linux (on a virtual machine, via dual-boot or from another computer). You were warned.

	=Introduction=		=Introduction=

2010-07-13T12:54:08Z

Bootstrap

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	and then run bootstrap.		and then run bootstrap.

			dos2unix botstrap
	./bootstrap		./bootstrap

			You should go through dos2unix for every script which produces errors related to '\r'

	It might fail with some '''unable to remap error <some_dll_file_name>'''. It seems you need to rebase all Cygwin DLLs: close all your cygwin applications and launch 'ash' from basic windows command prompt (Start -> Run -> cmd), from there run rebaseall (so start e.g. C:\cygwin\bin\ash.exe and type there text below).		It might fail with some '''unable to remap error <some_dll_file_name>'''. It seems you need to rebase all Cygwin DLLs: close all your cygwin applications and launch 'ash' from basic windows command prompt (Start -> Run -> cmd), from there run rebaseall (so start e.g. C:\cygwin\bin\ash.exe and type there text below).

2009-11-07T12:20:40Z

Git

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	git clone git://git.videolan.org/vlc.git		git clone git://git.videolan.org/vlc.git

			or if you just want to download latest VLC revision (saves bandwidth)

			git clone git://git.videolan.org/vlc.git --depth 1

	or if your proxy denies git protocol connections use:		or if your proxy denies git protocol connections use:

2009-10-28T17:00:12Z

small text fix

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	== Git ==		== Git ==
	The very latest VLC source code can be obtained through a tool called Git. The Cygwin package we're about to install comes with an internal git component.		The very latest VLC source code can be obtained through a tool called [[Git]]. The Cygwin package we're about to install comes with an internal git component.

	cd /cygdrive/c/VLC/		cd /cygdrive/c/VLC/
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	If git fails for some reason, then please try to use git from basic Windows command prompt (Start -> Run -> cmd), not from Cygwin shell.		If git fails for some reason, then please try to use git from basic Windows command prompt (Start -> Run -> cmd), not from Cygwin shell.

	Please note that the very latest VLC sources does not necessary build fine all the time. So if you need something stable, it is ~~best~~ to use version snapshot archive ~~or directly a git tag~~.		Please note that the very latest VLC sources ("master" branch) does not necessary build fine all the time. So if you need something stable, better is to use a git tag or a version snapshot archive.

	== Snapshots ==		== Snapshots ==

2009-10-28T14:30:10Z

Installing the Win32 "contrib" package in Cygwin

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	NOTE: Make sure to DELETE your old version (/usr/win32 folder) instead of extracting a new version on top of it.		NOTE: Make sure to DELETE your old version (/usr/win32 folder) instead of extracting a new version on top of it.

	Version 1.0.1 of VLC source code has been tested and found working with contrib-1.0.0.tar.bz2		Version 1.0.2 of VLC source code has been tested and found working with contrib-20091020-win32-bin-gcc-4.2.1-sjlj-runtime-3.15.2-only.tar.bz2

	==Keeping the Win32 "contrib" package up-to-date==		==Keeping the Win32 "contrib" package up-to-date==