docs/manual/appendix-win32.xml: Remove mention of popt, we don't depend on that any longer (#353136). Add some commen...

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* docs/manual/appendix-win32.xml:
Remove mention of popt, we don't depend on that any
longer (#353136). Add some comments pointing out that
this section is slightly outdated.
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Tim-Philipp Müller 2006-08-28 11:06:05 +00:00
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2006-08-28 Tim-Philipp Müller <tim at centricular dot net>
* docs/manual/appendix-win32.xml:
Remove mention of popt, we don't depend on that any
longer (#353136). Add some comments pointing out that
this section is slightly outdated.
2006-08-28 Wim Taymans <wim@fluendo.com> 2006-08-28 Wim Taymans <wim@fluendo.com>
Patch by: Torsten Schoenfeld <kaffeetisch at gmx dot de> Patch by: Torsten Schoenfeld <kaffeetisch at gmx dot de>

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<chapter id="chapter-win32"> <chapter id="chapter-win32">
<title>Windows support</title> <title>Windows support</title>
<para>
<emphasis>Note: this section is out of date. GStreamer-0.10 has much better
support for win32 than previous versions though and should usually compile
and work out-of-the-box both using MSYS/MinGW or Microsoft compilers. The
<ulink url="http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org">GStreamer web site</ulink> and the
<ulink url="http://news.gmane.org/gmane.comp.video.gstreamer.devel">mailing list
archives</ulink> are a good place to check the latest win32-related news.
</emphasis>
</para>
<sect1 id="section-win32-build"> <sect1 id="section-win32-build">
<title>Building <application>GStreamer</application> under Win32</title> <title>Building <application>GStreamer</application> under Win32</title>
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<para>The GStreamer project depends on other libraries, namely :</para> <para>The GStreamer project depends on other libraries, namely :</para>
<itemizedlist> <itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>GLib</para></listitem> <listitem><para>GLib</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>popt</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>libxml2</para></listitem> <listitem><para>libxml2</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>libintl</para></listitem> <listitem><para>libintl</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>libiconv</para></listitem> <listitem><para>libiconv</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist> </itemizedlist>
<para>There is now an existing package that has all these dependencies built with MSVC7.1. It exists either as precompiled librairies <para>Work is being done to provide pre-compiled GStreamer-0.10 libraries as
and headers in both Release and Debug mode, or as the source package to build it yourself. You can a packages for win32. Check the <ulink url="http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org">
find it on <ulink url="http://mukoli.free.fr/gstreamer/deps/">http://mukoli.free.fr/gstreamer/deps/</ulink>.</para> GStreamer web site</ulink> and check our
<ulink url="http://news.gmane.org/gmane.comp.video.gstreamer.devel">mailing list
</ulink> for the latest developments in this respect.</para>
<note> <note>
<title>Notes</title> <title>Notes</title>
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<sect1 id="section-win32-install"> <sect1 id="section-win32-install">
<title>Installation on the system</title> <title>Installation on the system</title>
<para>By default, GSTreamer needs a registry. You have to generate it using "gst-register.exe". It will create <para>FIXME: This section needs be updated for GStreamer-0.10.</para>
<!--
<para>By default, GStreamer needs a registry. You have to generate it using "gst-register.exe". It will create
the file in c:\gstreamer\registry.xml that will hold all the plugins you can use.</para> the file in c:\gstreamer\registry.xml that will hold all the plugins you can use.</para>
<para>You should install the GSTreamer core in c:\gstreamer\bin and the plugins in c:\gstreamer\plugins. Both <para>You should install the GStreamer core in c:\gstreamer\bin and the plugins in c:\gstreamer\plugins. Both
directories should be added to your system PATH. The library dependencies should be installed in c:\usr</para> directories should be added to your system PATH. The library dependencies should be installed in c:\usr</para>
<para>For example, my current setup is :</para> <para>For example, my current setup is :</para>
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<listitem><para><filename>c:\usr\bin\libgobject-2.0-0.dll</filename></para></listitem> <listitem><para><filename>c:\usr\bin\libgobject-2.0-0.dll</filename></para></listitem>
<listitem><para><filename>c:\usr\bin\libgthread-2.0-0.dll</filename></para></listitem> <listitem><para><filename>c:\usr\bin\libgthread-2.0-0.dll</filename></para></listitem>
<listitem><para><filename>c:\usr\bin\libxml2.dll</filename></para></listitem> <listitem><para><filename>c:\usr\bin\libxml2.dll</filename></para></listitem>
<listitem><para><filename>c:\usr\bin\popt.dll</filename></para></listitem>
</itemizedlist> </itemizedlist>
-->
</sect1> </sect1>