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| − | | Cross-compile with Mingw on Linux | + | | '''Cross-compile with Mingw on Linux''' |
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| '''Preferred''' method (uses cross compilation). On Windows, you should do it in a virtual machine.<br> ''Note: read [[Win32CompileFedora13]] if building on Fedora 13'' | | '''Preferred''' method (uses cross compilation). On Windows, you should do it in a virtual machine.<br> ''Note: read [[Win32CompileFedora13]] if building on Fedora 13'' | ||
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| − | | Native compilation with [http://www.mingw.org MSYS+MINGW] | + | | '''Native compilation''' with '''[http://www.mingw.org MSYS+MINGW]''' |
| [[Win32CompileMSYSNew]] | | [[Win32CompileMSYSNew]] | ||
| '''Native''' compilation method. MSYS is a minimal build environment to compile Unixish projects under Microsoft Windows. | | '''Native''' compilation method. MSYS is a minimal build environment to compile Unixish projects under Microsoft Windows. | ||
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| − | | Native compilation with cygwin | + | | '''Native compilation''' with '''cygwin''' |
| [[Win32CompileCygwinNew]] | | [[Win32CompileCygwinNew]] | ||
| Build using cygwin as your compile environment. '''Error''' prone, and '''slow'''. | | Build using cygwin as your compile environment. '''Error''' prone, and '''slow'''. | ||
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== Obtaining the toolchain == | == Obtaining the toolchain == | ||
Revision as of 23:18, 2 December 2011
How to compile VLC media player for Windows.
Contents
Building Methods
If you want to build VLC from source, you have several choices:
| Method | Documentation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Cross-compile with Mingw on Linux | This page | Preferred method (uses cross compilation). On Windows, you should do it in a virtual machine. Note: read Win32CompileFedora13 if building on Fedora 13 |
| Native compilation with MSYS+MINGW | Win32CompileMSYSNew | Native compilation method. MSYS is a minimal build environment to compile Unixish projects under Microsoft Windows. |
| Native compilation with cygwin | Win32CompileCygwinNew | Build using cygwin as your compile environment. Error prone, and slow. |
Obtaining the toolchain
Each build method requires its own toolchain:
| Method | Notes |
|---|---|
| Cross-compile with mingw32 on GNU/Linux |
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| Native-compile with MSYS+MINGW | Read the documentation |
| Native-compile with Cygwin | Read the documentation |
Get the source code
$ git clone git://git.videolan.org/vlc.git
Prepare3rd party libraries
Before compiling VLC, you need lots of other libraries. Here is how to get them:
$ cd contrib $ mkdir -p win32 && cd win32 $ ../bootstrap --host=i586-mingw32-msvc $ make prebuilt
Configuring the build
Bootstrap
First, prepare the tree:
$ ./bootstrap
Configure
Then, you can to configure the build with the ./configure script.
Create a subfolder:
$ mkdir win32 $ cd win32
Use the standard configure:
$ ../extras/package/win32/configure.sh --with-contrib=/usr/win32 --host=i586-mingw32msvc
or just run configure manually:
$ ../configure --with-contrib=/usr/win32 --host=i586-mingw32msvc
See '../configure --help' for more information.
Building VLC
Once configured, to build VLC, just run 'make'.
Once the compilation is done, you can either run VLC directly from the source tree or you can build self-contained VLC packages with the following make rules:
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
make package-win32-strip (might be package-win-strip)
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Creates a subdirectory named vlc-x.x.x with all the binaries 'stripped' (that is, smallest size, unusable with a debugger)
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make package-win32-7zip
|
Same as above but will package the directory in a 7z file. |
make package-win32-zip
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Same as above but will package the directory in a zip file. |
make package-win32
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Same as above but will also create an auto-installer package. You must have NSIS installed in its default location for this to work. |
Well done—you're ready to use VLC!
