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DoesItReallyMatter: Add page to :Category:Windows

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	See also [[WindowsCE]]		See also [[WindowsCE]]
	[[Category:Building]]		[[Category:Building]]
			[[Category:Windows]]

Edwardw: fix template

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fix template

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	{{Historical\|Support for the WinCE compile was removed in [http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git;a=commitdiff;h=a7b2dcf0ee052630b5469fb2dac652d307e0784c a7b2dcf0ee052630b5469fb2dac652d307e0784c]. If you still want to compile for WinCE, either checkout an older revision, or revert the necessary removals.}}		{{Historical\|Support for the WinCE compile was removed in [http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git;a=commitdiff;h=a7b2dcf0ee052630b5469fb2dac652d307e0784c a7b2dcf0ee052630b5469fb2dac652d307e0784c]. If you still want to compile for WinCE, either checkout an older revision, or revert the necessary removals.}}

	=Introduction=		=Introduction=

Edwardw at 04:16, 14 August 2013

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	~~<big>'''NOTA BENE:~~ Support for the WinCE compile was removed in [http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git;a=commitdiff;h=a7b2dcf0ee052630b5469fb2dac652d307e0784c a7b2dcf0ee052630b5469fb2dac652d307e0784c]~~. Therefore, this page is of primarily historical interest only~~. If you still want to compile for WinCE, either checkout an older revision, or revert the necessary removals.~~'''</big>~~		{{Historical\|Support for the WinCE compile was removed in [http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git;a=commitdiff;h=a7b2dcf0ee052630b5469fb2dac652d307e0784c a7b2dcf0ee052630b5469fb2dac652d307e0784c]. If you still want to compile for WinCE, either checkout an older revision, or revert the necessary removals.}}

	=Introduction=		=Introduction=

Edwardw: note well

2012-09-25T01:28:41Z

note well

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			<big>'''NOTA BENE: Support for the WinCE compile was removed in [http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git;a=commitdiff;h=a7b2dcf0ee052630b5469fb2dac652d307e0784c a7b2dcf0ee052630b5469fb2dac652d307e0784c]. Therefore, this page is of primarily historical interest only. If you still want to compile for WinCE, either checkout an older revision, or revert the necessary removals.'''</big>

	=Introduction=		=Introduction=

J-b at 11:15, 23 November 2010

2010-11-23T11:15:29Z

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	* If the colors are wrong when playing a video (red and blue swapped), try removing the libswscale plugin.		* If the colors are wrong when playing a video (red and blue swapped), try removing the libswscale plugin.


			See also [[WindowsCE]]
	[[Category:Building]]		[[Category:Building]]

Linkfanel: /* Known issues */

2010-04-21T17:07:36Z

Known issues

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	== Known issues ==		== Known issues ==

	* There is '''no usable GUI''' for WinCE. There is a WinCE GUI module, however, it is unmaintained and badly broken~~. In the 1.0 branch~~, it ~~will compile, load and show up when you launch VLC, but it doesn't work (clicking on buttons doesn't do anything etc). In~~ the 1.1 branch~~, it simply doesn't compile anymore: use <code>--disable-wince</code> to skip it~~. Yes, not having a GUI makes VLC pretty useless, so contributions from developers are badly welcome.		* There is '''no usable GUI''' for WinCE. There used to be a WinCE GUI module up to the 1.0 branch, however, it was unmaintained and badly broken, so it was removed in the 1.1 branch. Yes, not having a GUI makes VLC pretty useless, so contributions from developers are badly welcome.
	*: The diffs in which the WinCE GUI was removed are [http://repo.or.cz/w/vlc.git/commitdiff/745cf118bbab187333d581b692f93cd4ca2da898 this one] and [http://repo.or.cz/w/vlc.git/commitdiff/ba2736f415a73cc336663387e2d3b9225635a8e9 this one].		*: The diffs in which the WinCE GUI was removed are [http://repo.or.cz/w/vlc.git/commitdiff/745cf118bbab187333d581b692f93cd4ca2da898 this one] and [http://repo.or.cz/w/vlc.git/commitdiff/ba2736f415a73cc336663387e2d3b9225635a8e9 this one]. The module may compile, load and show up when you launch VLC, but it doesn't work (clicking on buttons doesn't do anything etc).

	* When launching VLC, if you get an error saying "<code>vlc.exe is not a valid PocketPC application</code>" (and you use Windows Mobile 6.1), read [http://cegcc.sourceforge.net/docs/faq.html#DllDoesNotWorkWithWindowsMobile6.1 this] and set up your registry accordingly (yes, that's one entry for <code>libvlc.dll</code>, one for <code>libvlccore.dll</code>, and one for every DLL in the plugins directory; good luck).		* When launching VLC, if you get an error saying "<code>vlc.exe is not a valid PocketPC application</code>" (and you use Windows Mobile 6.1), read [http://cegcc.sourceforge.net/docs/faq.html#DllDoesNotWorkWithWindowsMobile6.1 this] and set up your registry accordingly (yes, that's one entry for <code>libvlc.dll</code>, one for <code>libvlccore.dll</code>, and one for every DLL in the plugins directory; good luck).

Harddisk: /* Known issues */

2010-01-14T23:33:45Z

Known issues

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	* There is '''no usable GUI''' for WinCE. There is a WinCE GUI module, however, it is unmaintained and badly broken. In the 1.0 branch, it will compile, load and show up when you launch VLC, but it doesn't work (clicking on buttons doesn't do anything etc). In the 1.1 branch, it simply doesn't compile anymore: use <code>--disable-wince</code> to skip it. Yes, not having a GUI makes VLC pretty useless, so contributions from developers are badly welcome.		* There is '''no usable GUI''' for WinCE. There is a WinCE GUI module, however, it is unmaintained and badly broken. In the 1.0 branch, it will compile, load and show up when you launch VLC, but it doesn't work (clicking on buttons doesn't do anything etc). In the 1.1 branch, it simply doesn't compile anymore: use <code>--disable-wince</code> to skip it. Yes, not having a GUI makes VLC pretty useless, so contributions from developers are badly welcome.
			*: The diffs in which the WinCE GUI was removed are [http://repo.or.cz/w/vlc.git/commitdiff/745cf118bbab187333d581b692f93cd4ca2da898 this one] and [http://repo.or.cz/w/vlc.git/commitdiff/ba2736f415a73cc336663387e2d3b9225635a8e9 this one].

	* When launching VLC, if you get an error saying "<code>vlc.exe is not a valid PocketPC application</code>" (and you use Windows Mobile 6.1), read [http://cegcc.sourceforge.net/docs/faq.html#DllDoesNotWorkWithWindowsMobile6.1 this] and set up your registry accordingly (yes, that's one entry for <code>libvlc.dll</code>, one for <code>libvlccore.dll</code>, and one for every DLL in the plugins directory; good luck).		* When launching VLC, if you get an error saying "<code>vlc.exe is not a valid PocketPC application</code>" (and you use Windows Mobile 6.1), read [http://cegcc.sourceforge.net/docs/faq.html#DllDoesNotWorkWithWindowsMobile6.1 this] and set up your registry accordingly (yes, that's one entry for <code>libvlc.dll</code>, one for <code>libvlccore.dll</code>, and one for every DLL in the plugins directory; good luck).

Linkfanel: /* Known issues */

2009-12-01T00:24:47Z

Known issues

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	* There is '''no usable GUI''' for WinCE. There is a WinCE GUI module, however, it is unmaintained and badly broken. In the 1.0 branch, it will compile, load and show up when you launch VLC, but it doesn't work (clicking on buttons doesn't do anything etc). In the 1.1 branch, it simply doesn't compile anymore: use <code>--disable-wince</code> to skip it. Yes, not having a GUI makes VLC pretty useless, so contributions from developers are badly welcome.		* There is '''no usable GUI''' for WinCE. There is a WinCE GUI module, however, it is unmaintained and badly broken. In the 1.0 branch, it will compile, load and show up when you launch VLC, but it doesn't work (clicking on buttons doesn't do anything etc). In the 1.1 branch, it simply doesn't compile anymore: use <code>--disable-wince</code> to skip it. Yes, not having a GUI makes VLC pretty useless, so contributions from developers are badly welcome.

	* When launching VLC, if an error message appears about missing DLLs, it might be due to mingw32ce dynamically linking against libgcc. The build system of VLC doesn't fetch and include this library when it creates the package, which is why it is missing. Try looking for <code>libgcc*.dll</code> files in <code>/opt/mingw32ce</code> and copying them in the directory where you extracted VLC. For the same reason, some C++ plugins might refuse to load due to a missing libstdc++ DLL, so you'll want to copy <code>libstdc++-6.0.dll</code> onto your device too.		* When launching VLC, if you get an error saying "<code>vlc.exe is not a valid PocketPC application</code>" (and you use Windows Mobile 6.1), read [http://cegcc.sourceforge.net/docs/faq.html#DllDoesNotWorkWithWindowsMobile6.1 this] and set up your registry accordingly (yes, that's one entry for <code>libvlc.dll</code>, one for <code>libvlccore.dll</code>, and one for every DLL in the plugins directory; good luck).

			* If an error message appears about missing DLLs, it might be due to mingw32ce dynamically linking against libgcc. The build system of VLC doesn't fetch and include this library when it creates the package, which is why it is missing. Try looking for <code>libgcc*.dll</code> files in <code>/opt/mingw32ce</code> and copying them in the directory where you extracted VLC. For the same reason, some C++ plugins might refuse to load due to a missing libstdc++ DLL, so you'll want to copy <code>libstdc++-6.0.dll</code> onto your device too.

	* Up to Windows CE 5.0, the memory model limits each process to 32 MB of virtual address space. If you compiled VLC with too many plugins, they will quickly fill up those 32 MB, which leads too missing features, or VLC simply freezing. In any case, check the <code>vlc-log.txt</code> file in the root directory for <code>Error 14</code> logs. If you find some, you can try reducing the memory footprint of VLC by disabling some modules during the <code>./configure</code> and/or removing them from the plugins directory. In my experience, VLC can load a maximum of roughly 16 MB of plugins.		* Up to Windows CE 5.0, the memory model limits each process to 32 MB of virtual address space. If you compiled VLC with too many plugins, they will quickly fill up those 32 MB, which leads too missing features, or VLC simply freezing. In any case, check the <code>vlc-log.txt</code> file in the root directory for <code>Error 14</code> logs. If you find some, you can try reducing the memory footprint of VLC by disabling some modules during the <code>./configure</code> and/or removing them from the plugins directory. In my experience, VLC can load a maximum of roughly 16 MB of plugins.

Linkfanel: /* Common errors */

2009-11-28T15:28:59Z

Common errors

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	Then, follow the [http://cegcc.sourceforge.net/docs/debugging.html demo of a debugging session] for Windows CE.		Then, follow the [http://cegcc.sourceforge.net/docs/debugging.html demo of a debugging session] for Windows CE.

	== ~~Common errors~~ ==		== Known issues ==

	* There is '''no usable GUI''' for WinCE. There is a WinCE GUI module, however, it is unmaintained and badly broken. In the 1.0 branch, it will compile, load and show up when you launch VLC, but it doesn't work (clicking on buttons doesn't do anything etc). In the 1.1 branch, it simply doesn't compile anymore: use <code>--disable-wince</code> to skip it. Yes, not having a GUI makes VLC pretty useless, so contributions from developers are badly welcome.		* There is '''no usable GUI''' for WinCE. There is a WinCE GUI module, however, it is unmaintained and badly broken. In the 1.0 branch, it will compile, load and show up when you launch VLC, but it doesn't work (clicking on buttons doesn't do anything etc). In the 1.1 branch, it simply doesn't compile anymore: use <code>--disable-wince</code> to skip it. Yes, not having a GUI makes VLC pretty useless, so contributions from developers are badly welcome.

Linkfanel: /* Common errors */

2009-11-28T15:18:50Z

Common errors

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	== Common errors ==		== Common errors ==

	* There is '''no usable GUI''' for WinCE. There is a WinCE GUI module, however, it is unmaintained and badly broken. In the 1.0 branch, it will compile, load and show up when you launch VLC, but it doesn't work (clicking on buttons doesn't do anything etc). In the 1.1 branch, it simply doesn't compile anymore: use <code>--disable-wince</code> to skip it.		* There is '''no usable GUI''' for WinCE. There is a WinCE GUI module, however, it is unmaintained and badly broken. In the 1.0 branch, it will compile, load and show up when you launch VLC, but it doesn't work (clicking on buttons doesn't do anything etc). In the 1.1 branch, it simply doesn't compile anymore: use <code>--disable-wince</code> to skip it. Yes, not having a GUI makes VLC pretty useless, so contributions from developers are badly welcome.

	* When launching VLC, if an error message appears about missing DLLs, it might be due to mingw32ce dynamically linking against libgcc. The build system of VLC doesn't fetch and include this library when it creates the package, which is why it is missing. Try looking for <code>libgcc*.dll</code> files in <code>/opt/mingw32ce</code> and copying them in the directory where you extracted VLC. For the same reason, some C++ plugins might refuse to load due to a missing libstdc++ DLL, so you'll want to copy <code>libstdc++-6.0.dll</code> onto your device too.		* When launching VLC, if an error message appears about missing DLLs, it might be due to mingw32ce dynamically linking against libgcc. The build system of VLC doesn't fetch and include this library when it creates the package, which is why it is missing. Try looking for <code>libgcc*.dll</code> files in <code>/opt/mingw32ce</code> and copying them in the directory where you extracted VLC. For the same reason, some C++ plugins might refuse to load due to a missing libstdc++ DLL, so you'll want to copy <code>libstdc++-6.0.dll</code> onto your device too.