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This document explains how to compile and install smplayer.
Compiling smplayer should be easy. It only depends on Qt. Since version
0.5.40 it can only be compiled with Qt 4.2 or greater.
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NOTE: the rest of the document is not updated yet. So please read only
how to compile it with Qt 4. Also compilation with KDE support is not possible
(all KDE code has been removed, so there'll be no difference at all)
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First I'll explain how to do it in Linux. After that there's how to do it
in Windows.
1) Compiling with Qt 3
2) Compiling with Qt 4
3) Differences between Qt 3 and Qt 4
4) Compiling with Qt 3 + KDE 3 support
5) Changing installation path
6) How to make a rpm package
7) How to make a deb package
8) How to compile in Windows
1) Compiling with Qt 3
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UPDATE: this section is obsolete.
Be sure you have installed the Qt 3 development package. Its name maybe
qt3-devel, libqt3-dev or something similar.
Uncompress the source code, open a console (konsole or similar) and cd
to the smplayer-0.5.x directory. Type "make". That's it.
If compilation fails, be sure QTDIR points to the right path.
To install it, type: "make install". That will install smplayer in
/usr/local.
You may run it without install it if you want to. It won't find the
translation files and other required files, but you'll be able to take a
look at it before installing.
To uninstall it, just type "make uninstall".
2) Compiling with Qt 4
----------------------
smplayer is being developed with Qt 3, but it's possible to compile it with
Qt 4.
Be sure you have installed the Qt 4 development package. Its name maybe
qt4-devel, libqt4-dev or similar. Some distros have a separate
qt3support package, install it too.
Uncompress the source code, open a console (konsole or similar) and enter
in the smplayer-0.5.x directory.
Type "make". With a little bit of lucky, that's all.
But it may fail. Don't worry.
If it fails it is probably because the Qt 3 qmake has been used instead of
the Qt 4 one. It seems that some distros (ubuntu for example) have renamed that
tool to qmake-qt4. Others may have installed in another directory.
Look at the contents of the qt4-devel package (or whatever its name is) and
find out where it is.
Now type something like this (just examples):
make QMAKE=qmake-qt4
or
make QMAKE=/usr/share/qt4/bin/qmake
Once it is compiled you can install it with "make install". That will install
smplayer in /usr/local.
3) Differences between Qt 3 and Qt 4
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UPDATE: this section is obsolete.
You may be wondering if smplayer will have any difference if it is compiled
with Qt 3 or Qt 4. smplayer is basically a Qt 3 application, so differences
are very small but there are a few.
smplayer compiled with Qt 4 has an option to dock the application in the
system tray (requires Qt 4.2). Anyway it's possible to have this feature
too with Qt 3, if compiled with KDE support.
The way of changing key shortcuts is different (it's easier with Qt 3).
Please read Configurable_shortcuts.txt.
4) Compiling with Qt 3 + KDE 3 support
--------------------------------------
UPDATE: this section is obsolete.
smplayer only needs Qt 3 to work, but additionally you can compile it with
KDE support. There will be two differences: the KDE open dialogs will be used
instead of the Qt ones, and there will be an option to allow you to dock
the application in the system tray.
Of course you will need the KDE development package installed.
Instead of just typing "make" you'll have to type "make KDE_SUPPORT=1". The
Makefile will try to find the KDE include and lib directories. If it fails
you can pass them in the command line. Example:
make KDE_SUPPORT=1 KDE_INCLUDE_PATH=/opt/kde3/include KDE_LIB_PATH=/opt/kde3/lib
5) Changing installation path
-----------------------------
By default smplayer will be installed in /usr/local. You can change it by
using PREFIX and DESTDIR.
Examples:
make PREFIX=/usr
make PREFIX=/usr install
That would install smplayer under /usr.
DESTDIR will be useful for package maintainers.
make PREFIX=/usr
make PREFIX=/usr DESTDIR=/tmp/ install
That would compile smplayer for /usr but in fact it will be installed in
/tmp/usr/
6) How to make a rpm package
----------------------------
Maybe there is an easier way, but this is how I do it (SuSE 9.2):
Copy the file smplayer-0.5.x.tar.gz to /usr/src/packages/SOURCES/ (or just
make a link)
Copy the file smplayer.spec from the sources to /usr/src/packages/SPECS/
Go to /usr/src/packages/SPECS/ and type "rpmbuild -bb smplayer.spec"
After the compilation, the *.rpm will be in /usr/src/packages/RPMS/i586/
7) How to make a deb package
----------------------------
First of all be sure you have the package fakeroot installed.
Enter in smplayer-0.5.x. If the directory debian/ doesn't exists, rename
debian-rvm to debian.
Now type "dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot".
The deb package will be created in the parent directory.
UPDATE: the easy way to create a a deb package is just to run the script
create_deb.sh.
8) How to compile in Windows
----------------------------
You need Qt for windows. Go to
http://www.trolltech.com/developer/downloads/qt/windows and download
qt-win-opensource-4.2.3-mingw.exe (about 50 MB). Install it.
During installation it will ask you for mingw, check the option to download
mingw.
Now uncompress the package smplayer-0.5.x.tar.gz wherever you want (*.tar.gz
files can be opened with Winrar, Winzip or 7z, for example).
Now go to Start -> Programs -> Qt by Trolltech v4.2.3 (Opensource) and select
Qt 4.2.3 Command Prompt.
UPDATE:
Now type there "cd c:\smplayer-0.5.x\" (or wherever you uncompressed it)
Now type "compile_windows.bat". That will start the compilation, it should take
a few minutes. After that you'll have a smplayer.exe under the src/release/
subdirectory.
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