got the following error:
[root@localhost root]# /root/mplayer/MPlayer-0.90rc4/configure
Detected operating system: Linux
Detected host architecture: i386
Checking for gcc version ... 3.2, ok
Checking for CPU vendor ... GenuineIntel (15:0:10)
Checking for CPU type ... Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 1500MHz
Checking for GCC & CPU optimization abilities ... pentium4
Checking for kernel support of mmx ... yes
Checking for kernel support of mmx2 ... yes
Checking for kernel support of sse ... yes
Checking for kernel support of sse2 ... yes
Checking for mtrr support ... yes
Checking for assembler (as 2.13.90.0.2) ... ok
Checking for Linux kernel version ... 2.4.18-14, ok
Checking for awk ... gawk
Checking for extra headers ... none
Checking for extra libs ... none
Checking for i18n ... yes
Checking for setlocale() ... yes
Checking for language ... en not found, using en

Error: help/help_mp-en.h not found


Any help would be appreciated, Thanks

[root@localhost root]# /root/mplayer/MPlayer-0.90rc4/configure

you're running the command wrong you must be IN the directory, you can't just run it from anywhere.

you are a genius! thank you

Also to add, why are you logged in as root, its always a good idea to perform tasks as a regular user.

Just a thought since performing everyday tasks, etc as root can be dangerous, one mistake and everything is gone or non-functional.

Thanks for the tip trickykid, I started a thread recently asking if it is really that important to not login as root primarily, and I learned exactly what you just posted.

I've got a new problem, when I try to run ./configure --enable-gui

I get the following error
Checking for byte order ... Little Endian
Checking for shared postprocess lib ... no
Checking for New config ... yes
Checking for OSD menu ... no
Checking for QTX codecs ... no
Checking for Subtitles sorting ... yes
Checking for XMMS inputplugin support ... no
Checking for GUI ... yes

Error: PNG support required for GUI compilation, please install libpng and libpng-dev packages.

I installed libpng using apt-get, with no problems,
bit when I try to use apt-get install libpng-dev, I get the following error

[root@localhost root]# apt-get install libpng-dev
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
E: Couldn't find package libpng-dev

The package probably has a slightly different name, try libpng-devel, or have a look for the package on one of your install cd's.

Thanks Aussie, I found it on Synaptic already,
But now I have another error

Error: X11 support required for GUI compilation


What is that? and how do I get it?

Is X11 the same as Xfree86??

Yes, and it's the same problem you had with libpng, the xfree86-devel package needs to be installed.

Thanks Aussie, I downloaded it, and guess what, another error!

Error: the GUI requires GTK (which was not found)

Is this the same as gtk2-devel??

I'm so close, I can feel it, again thanks everyone

Yes, rpm based distro's split the packages into three rpm's, package.rpm, package-devel.rpm and package-src.rpm, you need the devel rpm's if you want to install something from source that depends on header/include files, which are what the devel rpm's contain amongst other things.

I downloaded gtk2-devel, and I still get the same error

Error: the GUI requires GTK (which was not found)

Any thoughts?

I think I found it, is it gtkmm-devel, it has gtk+

I got a new problem, any ideas?

Reading config file /usr/local/etc/mplayer/mplayer.conf: No such file or directory
Reading config file /root/.mplayer/config
[cfg] read config file: /root/.mplayer/gui.conf
Reading config file /root/.mplayer/gui.conf: No such file or directory
vo: X11 running at 1024x768 with depth 24 and 32 bpp (":0" => local display)
Reading /root/.mplayer/codecs.conf: can't open '/root/.mplayer/codecs.conf': No
such file or directory
Reading /usr/local/etc/mplayer/codecs.conf: 50 audio & 135 video codecs
font: can't open file: /root/.mplayer/font/font.desc
font: can't open file: /usr/local/share/mplayer/font/font.desc
Using Linux hardware RTC timing (1024Hz).
Can't open input config file /root/.mplayer/input.conf : No such file or directory
Can't open input config file /usr/local/etc/mplayer/input.conf : No such file or directory
Falling back on default (hardcoded) input config
SKIN dir 1: '/root/.mplayer/Skin'
SKIN dir 2: '/usr/local/share/mplayer/Skin'
[skin] file ( /usr/local/share/mplayer/Skin/default/skin ) not found.
Skin not found ( default ).
[root@localhost MPlayer-0.90rc4]#

Now that you have it installed the docs will explain all the config files, there are good man pages as well.