x264 compilation

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@celtic_druid, Sharktooth, bobOr and the others.

Probably no one will want to do this, but....if someone has 10 spare minutes could you please compile and post here a very detailed step by step guide for dummies (like me) on how to compile x264 under Windows XP (or at least fix and complete the example guide below). I don't need to understand how exactly it works, rather just blindly follow the steps. I've read the whole thread and made some compilation attempts, but a few things are still eluding me (the GPAC thing?). If more than one posts his version of such a guide, it would be even better. I can see x264vfw.dll and x264.exe always have different sizes, depending on who compiles them (St, bobOr or CD), so I guess different compilation procedures (parameters) are used.

A HUGE thanks in advance!


Example Guide:

Note: Most of this example guide is incorrect, including steps order, unnecessary steps, software versions, configure options etc. It's just an example of how to explain things to complete newbies (if you want the real thing check the final guide a few posts below).

step 1. Download and install TortoiseSVN from
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/t...3.msi?download

step 2. To download the x264 source, create an empty folder on your hard drive like this c:\x264\ . Right-click on this folder and select "SVN checkout" from the menu. Then in the field named "URL of repository:" type "svn://svn.videolan.org/x264/trunk" (without the quotes) and click OK. Wait for a few seconds until downloading is finished. Now the latest x264 source code is in the folder.

(note: there are many ways to download the source. TortoiseSVN is just one of them)

step 3. Download "MinGW-2.0.0-3.exe" from
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/m...3.exe?download
Execute the file and install MinGW to folder "c:\MinGW\"

step 4. Download "nasm-0.98.38-win32.zip" from
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/n...2.zip?download
Extract the zip file, rename "nasmw.exe" to "nasm.exe" and copy "nasm.exe" to: C:\MinGW\bin\)

step 5. Download "gcc-core-3.4.4-20050522-1.tar.gz" from
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/m...ar.gz?download
Extract the file, maintaining the directory structure, into your root directory for mingw "c:\MinGW", overwriting the old ones.

step 6.
Download "GPAC Framework 0.4.1 2005.10.08.exe" from
http://www.aziendeassociate.it/cd.asp?dir=/gpac/dev
Execute the file and install MinGW to folder "C:\GPAC\" (not c:\Program Files\GPAC\)

step 7. Download "binutils-2.16.91-20050827-1.tar.gz" from
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/m...ar.gz?download
Extract the file, maintaining the directory structure, into your root directory for mingw "c:\MinGW\", overwriting the old ones.

step 8. Download "w32api-3.3.tar.gz" from
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/m...ar.gz?download
Extract the file, overwriting lib and include folders into your root directory for mingw "c:\MinGW\"

step 9. Download "MSYS-1.0.10.exe" from
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/m...0.exe?download
Execute the file and install to "C:\msys\1.0"

When asked "Do you want to continue with the post install? [yn]" type y to confirm and press "Enter"
When asked "Do you have MinGW installed? [yn]" type y and press "Enter"
When asked "Where is your MinGW installation?" type c:/MinGW and press "Enter". Make sure you type in the path of your MinGW directory using forward slashes (/), not like the Dos prompt style (c:\)
Press Ok to finish the MSYS installation.

step 10. Some other steps may need to be added here...

step 11. In Start Menu->Programs->MinGW->MSYS execute msys. This will open the MSYS window.

step 12. Type "cd /c/x264/" (without the quotes) and press "Enter". If you have downloaded the x264 source to a different folder you need to specify the correct path here.

step 13. Type "./configure --enable-vfw --enable-avis-input --enable-mp4-output" (without the quotes). Instead of typing it you could copy the string from this guide (Ctrl+C) and paste it into the MinGW window by hitting the middle mouse button (or the scroll ball) or Shift + Left-click if your mouse has only 2 buttons.

step 14. Type "cd /c/x264/build/cygwin/" . If you have downloaded the x264 source to a different folder you need to specify the correct path here.

step 15. Type "make NDEBUG=1" (without the quotes) and press "Enter".

step 16. Now go to "C:\x264\build\cygwin\bin\" and you'll find the x264.exe (note: I've never reached this point, always get "make: *** [x264.exe] Error 1" or something at the end)

step 17. When compiling a new version of x264, always type "make clean" first.

step 18. Some extra steps for compiling the x264vfw.dll