Changes between Version 5 and Version 6 of How to quickly compile libx264

Timestamp:

02/28/2013 10:11:32 PM (4 months ago)

Author:

llogan

Comment:

# typically means "as root" or superuser

How to quickly compile libx264

@@ -1 +1 @@
 In order to quickly compile your [http://www.videolan.org/developers/x264.html libx264], you can type the following commands in your shell:
 {{{
-# cd /my/path/where/i/keep/compiled/stuff
-# git clone git://git.videolan.org/x264.git
-# cd x264
-# ./configure --enable-static --enable-shared
-# make
+$ cd /my/path/where/i/keep/compiled/stuff
+$ git clone git://git.videolan.org/x264.git
+$ cd x264
+$ ./configure --enable-static --enable-shared
+$ make
 # make install
 # ldconfig
 }}}
 
-P.S. If you are using Ubuntu, you'll most probably have to use sudo for the last 2 commands, like:
+Note: `$` generally indicates that the command can be run as a normal user. `#` indicates that superuser privilages are generally required. If you are using Ubuntu, you'll most probably have to use `sudo` for commands preceded by `#`, such as:
 {{{
-# sudo make install
-# sudo ldconfig
+$ sudo make install
+$ sudo ldconfig
 }}}
 
-P.S.S
 If you get a message like this:
 {{{
@@ -26 +25 @@
 
 {{{
-# wget http://www.tortall.net/projects/yasm/releases/yasm-1.2.0.tar.gz
-# tar xf yasm-1.2.0.tar.gz
-# cd yasm-1.2.0
-# ./configure
-# make
+$ wget http://www.tortall.net/projects/yasm/releases/yasm-1.2.0.tar.gz
+$ tar xf yasm-1.2.0.tar.gz
+$ cd yasm-1.2.0
+$ ./configure
+$ make
 # make install
 }}}
-and after that, just repeat the configure/make/make install steps for libx264 and it should be fine this time.
+and after that, just repeat the `configure`, `make`, and `make install` steps for libx264 and it should be fine this time.