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Don't put any of the non-released test binaries or git-compiles on software sites or on user-forums.
 
Don't put any of the non-released test binaries or git-compiles on software sites or on user-forums.
 
 
We have had bad experiences with this before and we do not appreciate it.
 
We have had bad experiences with this before and we do not appreciate it.
  

Revision as of 14:19, 9 November 2010

Generic Steps

These are the main steps to follow to Compile VLC are :

  1. Prepare your compile environment,
  2. Get the source of VLC media player,
  3. bootstrap, using the ./bootstrap, if you took the code from repository,
  4. Prepare the extras libraries needed for VLC media player, read the list,
  5. Configure,
  6. and build, using make

Warning: Don't put any of the non-released test binaries or git-compiles on software sites or on user-forums. We have had bad experiences with this before and we do not appreciate it.

Operating Systems

But there are the special HowTos for the OS you want VLC in.

Other help

See also Category:Operating systems.