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a free video player
+---------------
+Build from CVS
+---------------
+ 1). Run autogen.sh: ./autogen.sh (this will configure xine-lib to install
+ to /usr/local/lib). You can change this location and other flags.
+ Look at ./configure --help for more options.
+
+ 2). Configure xine-lib running "./configure <configure flags>" if
+ necessary.
+
+ 3). Run "make" to start building an optimized version.
+
+ OR
+
+ Run "make debug" to start building a debug version.
+
+ 4) Run "make install" to install xine-lib to the desired directory.
+ If nothing was done this directory should be /usr/local/lib.
+
+ 5) Ensure that the desired directory path, e.g. /usr/local/lib, is
+ in ld.so.conf. If not enter it and re-run ldconfig:
+
+ ldconfig -v
-this directory contains technical documentation and stuff of interest
-for developers. please see the directory "doc/" in the package
-xine-ui for end-user documentation.