i have FC4.
i need to install vlc player which i have downloaded from sourceforge.Now i have one problem.

#./configure

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checking for libmodplug/modplug.h... no
checking mpcdec/mpcdec.h usability... no
checking mpcdec/mpcdec.h presence... no
checking for mpcdec/mpcdec.h... no
checking mad.h usability... yes
checking mad.h presence... yes
checking for mad.h... yes
checking for mad_bit_init in -lmad... yes
checking id3tag.h usability... no
checking id3tag.h presence... no
checking for id3tag.h... no
checking for ffmpeg-config... no
checking for FFMPEG... Package libavcodec was not found in the pkg-config search path.
Perhaps you should add the directory containing `libavcodec.pc'
to the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable
No package 'libavcodec' found
checking ffmpeg/avcodec.h usability... no
checking ffmpeg/avcodec.h presence... no
checking for ffmpeg/avcodec.h... no
configure: error: Missing header file ffmpeg/avcodec.h.
[root@localhost vlc-0.8.4a]#

This is the last error output from my konsole.

i do not know where to get 'libavcodec'.

[root@localhost ~]# cd /root/MPlayer-1.0pre7try2/libavcodec/
[root@localhost libavcodec]#


i have "libavcodec" with my MPlayer.Can i use that?If yes then how?

Instead of compiling from source, it would be easier to install VLC and MPlayer from a repo, like Livna.

I totally agree with spooon, compiling vlc or mplayer can be a pain. I guess that FC4 is similar to SUSE when it comes to development. You need to install the respective -devel package of each library you would like to include in vlc. From the above output I would guess you still have some way to go until you get a vlc with full functionality. If you have a chance to find a pre-compiled version, take it!

install ffmpeg and ffmpeg-devel. I had the same problem.

Where can I get ffmpeg-devel? I'm also having problems installing VLC.

from a repo like Livna, but then you might as well install VLC from there too

you can get the ffmpeg and ffmpeg-devel from the site
http://freshmeat.net/depends/download-all/36873/

I came here to check how to specify the PKG_CONFIG_PATH along with ./configure

Do find a solution , my compilation results are same as that of bruse...