[mythtv-users] where to get libvorbis-devel source for mythmusic installation

[Jarod C. Wilson]

On Tuesday, Oct 7, 2003, at 12:42 US/Pacific, Ray Olszewski wrote:

>> Well, he really doesn't actually need the source, he just needs 
>> libvorbis-devel installed, so:
>>
>> apt-get update
>> apt-get install libvorbis-devel
>>
>> And that'll work on Debain and Red Hat alike (assuming you've 
>> installed apt). It is also included on the Red Hat CDs, but I can't 
>> speak for any other distro.
>
> You are right, of course, Jarod. From the wording of his original 
> question, I inferred that he really did want the source, not the 
> binary ... perhaps because he was building a system where he compiled 
> everything locally to take advantage of some architecture-dependent 
> optimizations that would not be available in stock binaries.

Well, on the flip side, perhaps I'm incorrect in my assumption that he 
simply wanted libvorbis-devel installed, and he really did want the 
source. :)

But from the looks of it, he just wanted libvorbis-devel installed so 
he could build mythmusic, so simply getting it installed somehow was 
the goal, be it through building from source or a pre-compiled binary.

> I suppose all this is just a reminder that "source" is a term that 
> does have a specific, technical meaning in the context of software.

Absolutely. Then too, perhaps he did mean it that way, but didn't 
realize there were distro packages available to ease his pain. ;p

--Jarod

-- 
Jarod C. Wilson, RHCE

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