Script to get newest MPlayer, XviD, and x264 from cvs/svn

six6 · 1st August 2005, 23:45

Hi all:

Currently, this is experimental. Use at your own risk.

I wrote a small shell script that should work on all linux systems that downloads, builds, and installs MPlayer (and all binary codecs), x264, and XviD from cvs or subversion (depending on what that software's repository is). You also have the option to install the stable MPlayer instead of cvs. On debian based systems it also downloads the dependencies needed for compilation, but on other systems you must manually get the software it needs (run the script to see what software you might need).

It's included with bitterbpp to help those that need to get these softwares to operate bitterbpp, but also works well if you just want the latest mentioned stuff.

Anyway, here it is:

download: bitterbpp-refresh (updated Feb 5 2006)
read on-line: bitterbpp-refresh.txt

Directions:
1. If you implicitly trust me, run the script as root

. If you are uncomfortable running a script from the internet (you should be!), read it to see what it does. If you can't read bash/perl scripts, well hmm, I guess you'll have to trust me if you want to run it

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2. The first time through, don't "run quietly" if you want to see what's going on!

That's all! Anytime you want to update to the latest stuff, you can just rerun the script.

I'd appreciate if people give suggestions, etc!

Edit: If the MPlayer CVS gives you funny problems (doesn't download, aborts the login, etc), re-run the script using MPlayer stable. If you want to get the CVS, try again in a few hours (or days...) and hopefully the MPlayer devs will have the CVS fixed by then

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six6 "HTML is not allowed" Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: In Adamantine Chains and penal Fire Posts: 67	Script to get newest MPlayer, XviD, and x264 from cvs/svn Hi all: Currently, this is experimental. Use at your own risk. I wrote a small shell script that should work on all linux systems that downloads, builds, and installs MPlayer (and all binary codecs), x264, and XviD from cvs or subversion (depending on what that software's repository is). You also have the option to install the stable MPlayer instead of cvs. On debian based systems it also downloads the dependencies needed for compilation, but on other systems you must manually get the software it needs (run the script to see what software you might need). It's included with bitterbpp to help those that need to get these softwares to operate bitterbpp, but also works well if you just want the latest mentioned stuff. Anyway, here it is: download: bitterbpp-refresh (updated Feb 5 2006) read on-line: bitterbpp-refresh.txt Directions: 1. If you implicitly trust me, run the script as root . If you are uncomfortable running a script from the internet (you should be!), read it to see what it does. If you can't read bash/perl scripts, well hmm, I guess you'll have to trust me if you want to run it . 2. The first time through, don't "run quietly" if you want to see what's going on! That's all! Anytime you want to update to the latest stuff, you can just rerun the script. I'd appreciate if people give suggestions, etc! Edit: If the MPlayer CVS gives you funny problems (doesn't download, aborts the login, etc), re-run the script using MPlayer stable. If you want to get the CVS, try again in a few hours (or days...) and hopefully the MPlayer devs will have the CVS fixed by then Last edited by six6; 5th February 2006 at 20:33.