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* Re: [gentoo-user]  vlc win32codecs on amd64
  @ 2007-02-03  1:17 99%   ` Steve Dibb
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From: Steve Dibb @ 2007-02-03  1:17 UTC (permalink / raw
  To: gentoo-user

kashani wrote:
> James wrote:
>> Hello one and all,
>>
>> What's the trick to getting win32codecs to install and work with
>> vlc on amd64?
>>
>> Any wikis?
>>
>> I cannot seem to get VLC to compile in win32codecs on an amd64...
>> Yes I realize that 'win32' and amd64 are different arches, but,
>> surely there is a solution for this? Maybe not just with
>> vlc but every app that can work with win32codes on amd64?
> 
> My understanding is that win32codec is generally not 64bit safe, but 
> they'd be fine on amd64 if you're running your OS as 32bit.

Close.  You can't use win32codecs on amd64 at all, unless you are using a 32 bit 
binary program with them.  Simple as that.  So VLC cannot use 32 bit binary 
codecs, unless someone made a vlc 32-bit binary and put it in the tree.

Steve
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