Hi pple,

Am using slackware 14.0 and i have downloaded the source files fro m SlackBuilds.org however when i run the script (vlc.SlackBuilds) it throws an error like this;

i know i have to change something in this script but i do not know how.
can anybody help me

lua is a scripting language often used for plugin extensions, also the error tells of some vlc features that you will be unable to use without lua on your system:
rc :: http://www.videolan.org/doc/play-how....html#id591054
telnet :: http://www.videolan.org/doc/streamin...o/en/ch05.html
http :: http://www.videolan.org/doc/play-how....html#id590873

if you are fine without these service modules andor the capability to extend vlc with lua plugins you can run the ./configure with the --disable-lua flag

another option would be to install lua on your box

http://slackbuilds.org/repository/14.1/development/lua/

and see if the error persists

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Hello Cin,
I am too facing the same problem over here,

configure: error: Could not find lua. Lua is needed for some interfaces (rc, telnet, http) as well as many other custom scripts. Use --disable-lua to ignore this error.

But now i have installed lua 5.2.0 .... then also i have same error.

I also tried the other way round i.e. by using --disable-lua...
But now i have following error:

configure: error: Could not find libmad on your system: you may get it from Alternatively you can use --disable-mad to disable the mad plugin.

Experts ..Please help me..... I am unable to solve this error from my system.....!!!

Either get lua from SlackBuilds, then run your VLC SlackBuild again. Or get a ready made package from Alien Bob:
http://www.slackware.com/~alien/slackbuilds/vlc/

hello brian,
I am using ubuntu 12.0LTS .......
So will this package work for me........

No, that advice only applies if you're using Slackware.

kkk...