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'''configure''' (also known as '''./configure''') is a [[wikipedia:bash|BASH script]] used to gather information about your computer and select options on what to link to and how. Before running [[make]] (which compiles vlc), you should run configure.

If you are compiling source from [[SVN]], then you should run ./bootstrap before running configure.

You can run configure like this:
 ./configure --options

== Options ==
Below are some common options for configure:
{|
! option !! meaning
|-
| --prefix=''/home/user/vlc/'' || Sets the location of where to install vlc
|-
| --enable-flac || Turns on support for [[FLAC]] audio files
|-
| --enable-ffmpeg || Links with [[ffmpeg]]
|-
| --with-ffmpeg-tree=''/home/user/ffmpeg'' || Location of ffmpeg source code
|}

See `./configure --help' for more information.
== Examples ==

=== Linux ===
 ./configure --enable-x11 --enable-xvideo --disable-gtk \
 --enable-sdl --enable-ffmpeg --with-ffmpeg-mp3lame \
 --enable-mad --enable-libdvbpsi --enable-a52 --enable-dts \
 --enable-libmpeg2 --enable-dvdnav --enable-faad \
 --enable-vorbis --enable-ogg --enable-theora --enable-faac\
 --enable-mkv --enable-freetype --enable-fribidi \
 --enable-speex --enable-flac --enable-livedotcom \
 --with-livedotcom-tree=/usr/lib/live --enable-caca \
 --enable-skins --enable-skins2 --enable-alsa --disable-kde\
 --disable-qt --enable-wxwindows --enable-ncurses \
 --enable-release 

=== Windows ===
''From http://developers.videolan.org/vlc/vlc/INSTALL.win32''

If you are cross-compiling from Debian, you can use something along those lines:

  ./bootstrap && \
  PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR=/usr/win32/lib/pkgconfig \
  CPPFLAGS="-I/usr/win32/include -I/usr/win32/include/ebml" \
  LDFLAGS=-L/usr/win32/lib \
  CC=i586-mingw32msvc-gcc CXX=i586-mingw32msvc-g++ \
  ./configure --host=i586-mingw32msvc --build=i386-linux \
      --disable-[[gtk]] \
      --enable-[[nls]] --enable-[[sdl]] --with-sdl-config-path=/usr/win32/bin \
      --enable-[[ffmpeg]] --with-ffmpeg-mp3lame --with-ffmpeg-[[faac]] \
      --with-ffmpeg-[[zlib]] --enable-[[faad]] --enable-[[flac]] --enable-[[theora]] \
      --with-[[wx]]-config-path=/usr/win32/bin \
      --with-[[freetype]]-config-path=/usr/win32/bin \
      --with-[[fribidi]]-config-path=/usr/win32/bin \
      --enable-[[live555]] --with-live555-tree=/usr/win32/live.com \
      --enable-[[caca]] --with-caca-config-path=/usr/win32/bin \
      --with-[[xml2]]-config-path=/usr/win32/bin \
      --with-[[dvdnav]]-config-path=/usr/win32/bin \
      --disable-[[cddax]] --disable-[[vcdx]] --enable-[[goom]] \
      --enable-[[twolame]] --enable-[[dvdread]] \
      --enable-[[debug]]

If you are using cygwin, you can build VLC with or without the POSIX emulation layer. Without is usually better and with POSIX emulation hasn't been tested in about a year or so. So to build without the emulation layer, use something like this:

  ./bootstrap && \
  PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/usr/win32/lib/pkgconfig \
  CPPFLAGS="-I/usr/win32/include -I/usr/win32/include/ebml" \
  LDFLAGS=-L/usr/win32/lib \
  CC="gcc -mno-cygwin" CXX="g++ -mno-cygwin" \
  ./configure \
      --disable-gtk \
      --enable-nls --enable-sdl --with-sdl-config-path=/usr/win32/bin \
      --enable-ffmpeg --with-ffmpeg-mp3lame --with-ffmpeg-faac \
      --with-ffmpeg-zlib --enable-faad --enable-flac --enable-theora \
      --with-wx-config-path=/usr/win32/bin \
      --with-freetype-config-path=/usr/win32/bin \
      --with-fribidi-config-path=/usr/win32/bin \
      --enable-live555 --with-live555-tree=/usr/win32/live.com \
      --enable-caca --with-caca-config-path=/usr/win32/bin \
      --with-xml2-config-path=/usr/win32/bin \
      --with-dvdnav-config-path=/usr/win32/bin \
      --disable-cddax --disable-vcdx --enable-goom \
      --enable-twolame --enable-dvdread \
      --enable-debug

If you want to use the emulation layer, then just omit the CC="gcc -mno-cygwin" CXX="g++ -mno-cygwin" line. You're on your own though.

If you are compiling with MSYS/MINGW, then you can use something along those lines:
  ./bootstrap && \
  PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/usr/win32/lib/pkgconfig \
  CPPFLAGS="-I/usr/win32/include -I/usr/win32/include/ebml" \
  LDFLAGS=-L/usr/win32/lib \
  ./configure \
      --disable-gtk \
      --enable-nls --enable-sdl --with-sdl-config-path=/usr/win32/bin \
      --enable-ffmpeg --with-ffmpeg-mp3lame --with-ffmpeg-faac \
      --with-ffmpeg-zlib --enable-faad --enable-flac --enable-theora \
      --with-wx-config-path=/usr/win32/bin \
      --with-freetype-config-path=/usr/win32/bin \
      --with-fribidi-config-path=/usr/win32/bin \
      --enable-caca --with-caca-config-path=/usr/win32/bin \
      --with-xml2-config-path=/usr/win32/bin \
      --with-dvdnav-config-path=/usr/win32/bin \
      --disable-cddax --disable-vcdx --enable-goom \
      --enable-twolame --enable-dvdread \
      --disable-[[mkv]] \
      --enable-debug

If you have used the "extras/contrib" way, you don't need to precise the CFLAGS, LDFLAGS and --with-foo-config-path=.
 ./bootstrap && \
  ./configure \
      --disable-gtk \
      --enable-nls --enable-sdl \
      --enable-ffmpeg --enable-faad --enable-flac --enable-theora \
      --disable-cddax --disable-vcdx --enable-goom \
      --enable-twolame --enable-dvdread \
      --enable-mkv --enable-caca --enable-live555\
      --enable-debug

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