Thread: errors while installing from VLC source code

hi frnds

trying install vlc source code.
first used command
./configure

got error this...

configure: error: not find lua. lua needed interfaces (rc, telnet, http) many other custom scripts. use --disable-lua ignore error.


tried command
./conigure --disable-lua

again got similar errors....
command...i able configure(no errors came)

./configure --disable-lua --disable-avcodec --disable-postproc --disable-glx --disable-qt4 --disable-skins2



used command

make



gave errors ....


sagar@mrfrodo:~/sagar source code/vlc-1.1.13$ make

make all-recursive
make[1]: entering directory `/home/sagar/sagar source code/vlc-1.1.13'
making in po
make[2]: entering directory `/home/sagar/sagar source code/vlc-1.1.13/po'
make[2]: leaving directory `/home/sagar/sagar source code/vlc-1.1.13/po'
making in compat
make[2]: entering directory `/home/sagar/sagar source code/vlc-1.1.13/compat'
make all-am
make[3]: entering directory `/home/sagar/sagar source code/vlc-1.1.13/compat'
make[3]: nothing done `all-am'.
make[3]: leaving directory `/home/sagar/sagar source code/vlc-1.1.13/compat'
make[2]: leaving directory `/home/sagar/sagar source code/vlc-1.1.13/compat'
making in src
make[2]: entering directory `/home/sagar/sagar source code/vlc-1.1.13/src'
gen ../include/vlc/libvlc_version.h
config.status: creating src/../include/vlc/libvlc_version.h
gen stamp-revision
/bin/bash: git: command not found
make all-recursive
make[3]: entering directory `/home/sagar/sagar source code/vlc-1.1.13/src'
making in .
make[4]: entering directory `/home/sagar/sagar source code/vlc-1.1.13/src'
make[4]: nothing done `all-am'.
make[4]: leaving directory `/home/sagar/sagar source code/vlc-1.1.13/src'
making in test
make[4]: entering directory `/home/sagar/sagar source code/vlc-1.1.13/src/test'
make[4]: nothing done `all'.
make[4]: leaving directory `/home/sagar/sagar source code/vlc-1.1.13/src/test'
make[3]: leaving directory `/home/sagar/sagar source code/vlc-1.1.13/src'
make[2]: leaving directory `/home/sagar/sagar source code/vlc-1.1.13/src'
making in libs/srtp
make[2]: entering directory `/home/sagar/sagar source code/vlc-1.1.13/libs/srtp'
make[2]: nothing done `all'.
make[2]: leaving directory `/home/sagar/sagar source code/vlc-1.1.13/libs/srtp'
making in libs/unzip
make[2]: entering directory `/home/sagar/sagar source code/vlc-1.1.13/libs/unzip'
make[2]: nothing done `all'.
make[2]: leaving directory `/home/sagar/sagar source code/vlc-1.1.13/libs/unzip'
making in bin
make[2]: entering directory `/home/sagar/sagar source code/vlc-1.1.13/bin'
cc vlc_static-vlc.o
gcc: source: no such file or directory
gcc: code/vlc-1.1.13": no such file or directory
gcc: source: no such file or directory
gcc: code/vlc-1.1.13": no such file or directory
<command-line>: warning: missing terminating " character
<command-line>: warning: missing terminating " character

vlc.c: in function ‘main’:
vlc.c:158: error: missing terminating " character
vlc.c:158: error: expected ‘)’ before string constant
vlc.c:161: error: missing terminating " character
vlc.c:161: error: expected ‘)’ before string constant
vlc.c:194: warning: ‘libvlc_playlist_play’ deprecated (declared @ ../include/vlc/deprecated.h:59)

make[2]: *** [vlc_static-vlc.o] error 1
make[2]: leaving directory `/home/sagar/sagar source code/vlc-1.1.13/bin'
make[1]: *** [all-recursive] error 1
make[1]: leaving directory `/home/sagar/sagar source code/vlc-1.1.13'
make: *** [all] error 2
sagar@mrfrodo:~/sagar source code/vlc-1.1.13$






please ....

using ubuntu 9.10


p.s:
didnt modified part of source code
downloaded vlc main website....


regards
sagar

hi there , welcome forums!.. or not, welcome beans!

there version specific reason building vlc source? vlc metapackage, more encounter difficulties - not recommendation learning building source - that's htop system monitor, digress.

i'd inclined sofrtware centre or downloading .deb file pkgs.org

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