cant compile ffmpeg on FC5
 

i dont know if it ./configured correctly


[root@daffodil ffmpeg-0.4.9-pre1]# make
make -C libavcodec all
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/hiraditya/Desktop/ffmpeg-0.4.9-pre1/libavcodec'
gcc -O3 -g -Wall -DHAVE_AV_CONFIG_H -I.. -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_GNU_SOURCE -c -o common.o common.c
In file included from avcodec.h:14,
from common.c:28:
common.h:67: error: array type has incomplete element type
common.h:71: error: array type has incomplete element type
make[1]: *** [common.o] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/hiraditya/Desktop/ffmpeg-0.4.9-pre1/libavcodec'
make: *** [lib] Error 2

after thaat make install also popped up the same error message


so what can be done know

You should be able to install ffmpeg using yum (or the Add / Remove programs utility).

--Ian