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The directories are listed in alphabetical order, with an overview of their contents on the right:
 
The directories are listed in alphabetical order, with an overview of their contents on the right:
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{| class="wikitable"
  
Directory Name        Directory Explanation
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|-
 
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! Directory Name         
activex               activex bindings
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! Directory Explanation
 
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|-
bindings                Java and Python bindings
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|activex                
 
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|activex bindings
doc               Documentation (not up-to-date)
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|-
 
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|bindings                 
evc               I don't know
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|Java and Python bindings
 
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|-
extras -
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|doc                
        -contrib (subdirectory of extras) - for required libraries (contains Makefiles to automatically download and compile (or cross-compile) and patch those. Please first attempt to get the development headers precompiled for your distribution.
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|Documentation (not up-to-date)
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|-
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|evc                
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|I don't know
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|-
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|extras -
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|contrib (subdirectory of extras) - for required libraries (contains Makefiles to automatically download and compile (or cross-compile) and patch those. Please first attempt to get the development headers precompiled for your distribution.
 
         extras also contains the emacs.init file (useful for coding in Videolan style)
 
         extras also contains the emacs.init file (useful for coding in Videolan style)
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|-
 
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|include                
include               Header files for vlc
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|Header files for vlc
 
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|-
ipkg               I guess this is not so important, last modified 2 years ago!
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|ipkg                
 
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|I guess this is not so important, last modified 2 years ago!
libs               Loader and secure rtp libraries
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|-
 
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|libs                
lxdialog               I guess this is not important, last modified 1 year ago!
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|Loader and secure rtp libraries
 
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|-
m4               Macro files needed for ???
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|lxdialog                
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|I guess this is not important, last modified 1 year ago!
modules -most important directory --todo
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|-
 
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|m4                
mozilla               Mozilla plugin
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|Macro files needed for ???
 
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|-
msvc Deprecated, Microsoft Visual C files I guess
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|modules
 
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|-most important directory --todo
po i18n files
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|-
 
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|mozilla                
python -not important
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|Mozilla plugin
 
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|-
share -icons,scripts to make default player etc.
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|msvc
 
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|Deprecated, Microsoft Visual C files I guess
src -to-do
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|-
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|po
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|i18n files
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|-
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|python
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|not important
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|-
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|share
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|icons,scripts to make VLC the default player etc.
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|-
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|src
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|to-do
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|-
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|test
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|scripts to see if everything is OK
  
test -scripts to see if everything is OK
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Revision as of 16:47, 2 April 2007

This page lists the directories in the source tree of VLC, aimed at giving new beginners an overview of the code.

The directories are listed in alphabetical order, with an overview of their contents on the right:

Directory Name Directory Explanation
activex activex bindings
bindings Java and Python bindings
doc Documentation (not up-to-date)
evc I don't know
extras - contrib (subdirectory of extras) - for required libraries (contains Makefiles to automatically download and compile (or cross-compile) and patch those. Please first attempt to get the development headers precompiled for your distribution.
        extras also contains the emacs.init file (useful for coding in Videolan style)
include Header files for vlc
ipkg I guess this is not so important, last modified 2 years ago!
libs Loader and secure rtp libraries
lxdialog I guess this is not important, last modified 1 year ago!
m4 Macro files needed for ???
modules
mozilla Mozilla plugin
msvc Deprecated, Microsoft Visual C files I guess
po i18n files
python not important
share icons,scripts to make VLC the default player etc.
src to-do
test scripts to see if everything is OK