Date: Wed, 26 May 2004 11:08:01 +0200 From: Erik Trulsson <ertr1013@student.uu.se> To: Joe Schmoe <non_secure@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: mplayer + realaudio ... what to expect when installing ... Message-ID: <20040526090801.GA26585@falcon.midgard.homeip.net> In-Reply-To: <20040526080914.55717.qmail@web21508.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20040526080914.55717.qmail@web21508.mail.yahoo.com>
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On Wed, May 26, 2004 at 01:09:14AM -0700, Joe Schmoe wrote: > Hello, > > I have a simple goal - to convert realaudio files I > have saved to my drive into mp3s, on the fbsd command > line. > > The answer, I have been told, is to install mplayer > with realaudio support, and then just: > > mplayer file.ra -ao pcm > > That sounds reasonable. But I have two issues. > > First, I see no mplayer+realaudio in the ports tree - > just mplayer. How do I get realaudio support into > mplayer ? cd /usr/ports/multimedia/mplayer make WITH_REALPLAYER=yes install It is very useful to read the Makefile for a port to find out various options for it. > > Second, just what kind of install is mplayer (and > mplayer + realaudio, for that matter) ?? I want to > keep this system nice and clean - and I will be upset > if mplayer installs a million dependencies, or does > something lame like install X for me, when I don't > want it. So can someone describe just what an mplayer > install is like ... and how to keep it from installing > X, etc., if that is what it does ? mplayer does have about a gazillion dependencies (most of them optional) including X (not optional), so if you don't want X installed then mplayer isn't for you. (It is a multimedia player after all, and to play video you need graphics support.) -- <Insert your favourite quote here.> Erik Trulsson ertr1013@student.uu.se
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