source: multimedia/libdriv/xine-lib.xml@ 3bc173f

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<sect1 id="xine-lib" xreflabel="xine Libraries-&xine-lib-version;">
<sect1info>
<othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
<date>$Date$</date>
</sect1info>
<?dbhtml filename="xine-lib.html"?>
<title>xine Libraries-&xine-lib-version;</title>

<sect2>
<title>Introduction to <application>xine Libraries</application></title>

<para>The <application>xine Libraries</application> package contains xine 
libraries. These are useful for interfacing with external plug-ins that allow 
the flow of information from the source to the screen and speakers.</para>

<sect3><title>Package information</title>
<itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
<listitem><para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&xine-lib-download-http;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&xine-lib-download-ftp;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download size: &xine-lib-size;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated Disk space required: &xine-lib-buildsize;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated build time: &xine-lib-time;</para></listitem></itemizedlist>
</sect3>

<sect3><title><application>xine Libraries</application> dependencies</title>
<sect4><title>Required</title>
<para>X (<xref linkend="xfree86"/> or <xref linkend="xorg"/>) and 
<xref linkend="esound"/> or <acronym>OSS</acronym> or 
<xref linkend="alsa"/> or <xref linkend="arts"/></para>
</sect4>
<sect4><title>Optional</title>
<para><xref linkend="pkgconfig"/>, 
<xref linkend="aalib"/>, 
<xref linkend="libmng"/>, 
<xref linkend="gnome-vfs"/>, 
<xref linkend="SDL"/>, 
<ulink url="http://www.directfb.org/">DirectFB</ulink>, 
<xref linkend="flac"/>, 
<xref linkend="libfame"/>, 
<xref linkend="libogg"/>, 
<xref linkend="libvorbis"/>, 
<xref linkend="speex"/>, 
<ulink url="http://www.theora.org/">Theora</ulink>, 
<ulink url="http://www.libstk.org/">LibSTK</ulink> and 
<ulink url="http://sam.zoy.org/projects/libcaca/">libcaca</ulink>
</para></sect4>
</sect3>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Installation of <application>xine Libraries</application></title>

<para>Install <application>xine Libraries</application> by running the 
following commands:</para>

<screen><userinput><command>./configure --prefix=/usr &amp;&amp;
make &amp;&amp;
make install</command></userinput></screen>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Contents</title>

<para>The <application>xine Libraries</application> package contains 
<command>xine-config</command>, 
<filename class="libraryfile">libxine</filename> libraries and 
various input/output plugins.</para>

</sect2>

<sect2><title>Description</title>

<sect3><title>xine-config</title>
<para><command>xine-config</command> provides information to programs trying 
to link with the <application>xine</application> libraries.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>libxine libraries</title>
<para><filename class="libraryfile">libxine</filename> libraries provide the 
<acronym>API</acronym> for processing video files.</para></sect3>

</sect2>

</sect1>