source: multimedia/libdriv/xine-lib.xml@ 48b7295

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  <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
  %general-entities;
 
  <!ENTITY xine-lib-download-http "http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/xine/xine-lib-&xine-lib-version;.tar.gz">
  <!ENTITY xine-lib-download-ftp  " ">
  <!ENTITY xine-lib-size          "5.9 MB">
  <!ENTITY xine-lib-buildsize     "60 MB">
  <!ENTITY xine-lib-time          "4.06 SBU">
]>

<sect1 id="xine-lib" xreflabel="xine Libraries-&xine-lib-version;">
<?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="aalib"/>, <xref linkend="libmng"/>, <xref
linkend="gnome-vfs"/>, <xref linkend="SDL"/>, <xref
linkend="DirectFB"/>, <xref linkend="flac"/>, <xref linkend="libfame"/>,
<xref linkend="libogg"/>, <xref linkend="libvorbis"/>, <xref
linkend="speex"/>, <ulink url="http://www.theora.org/">Theora</ulink>
and <ulink url="http://www.libstk.org/">LibSTK</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>