From: David S. <ds...@sc...> - 2008-08-26 05:27:44
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On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 10:10:39AM +0800, Eric Zhang wrote: > So, I have to download the latest source package, compile and > install them with `--prefix=/usr'. This will overwrite the older > gstreamer files and though it's not graceful but it works. It is not necessary to do this. The default install to /usr/local will happily coexist with the installation in /usr. Set the following environment variables to use libraries, etc., in /usr/local: LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/lib PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/usr/local/lib/pkgconfig PATH=/usr/local/bin:$PATH Overwriting files in /usr is a sure way to screw up your entire system. dave... |