Update on compiling MPlayer

I did an:

# gmake uninstall
$ gmake distclean
$ ./configure --prefix=/opt/mplayer --enable-gui
$ gmake
# gmake install


and now it is running. I also installed SUNWgroff. I am not sure why there were Errors about "MMX_EXT unknown in function gmc_mmx() " while compiling the first time. This time it was all OK.

(Also) Compiling MPlayer

I tried to compile MPlayer by following this Post of the Observatory-Blog. Like some other People, I got some Errors. I try to collect the Actions and Workarounds here, that helped me to compile MPlayer.

As Enda O'Connor wrote in a Comment to the mentioned Blogpost, you have to install additional Packages. At least you need to install SUNWgawk. I recommend to check, if you have all needed Headers installed (like SUNWxorg-headers).

To make sure the GNU-Version of awk will be used while compiling, add it to your PATH-Variable:

$: export PATH=/usr/gnu/bin:$PATH

On my Machine (IBM z61m Noteboook) I had to disable MMX to compile:

$: ./configure --prefix=/opt/mplayer --enable-gui --disable-mmx --disable-mmxext

Unfortunatly I could compile and install MPlayer whitout Errors, but if I start it I get the following Message:


Obviously something went totally wrong :-( I will try to compile (and configure) MPlayer again, and provide an Update if its running.

UPDATE: See next Blogpost. Disabling of MMX was not necessary!