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Being a good gentooer, I upgraded to xine-lib-1.1.1-r3, per the GLSA.
However, now xine will not play wmv files. Settings look the same as
before, I think. Any hints on where to look appreciated. Thanks.

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On Tue, 10 Jan 2006 20:05:51 -0500 no_spam@home.now waved a wand and
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> Being a good gentooer, I upgraded to xine-lib-1.1.1-r3, per the GLSA.
> However, now xine will not play wmv files. Settings look the same as
> before, I think. Any hints on where to look appreciated. Thanks.

Use mplayer for WMV files. Xine won't play them.

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On 2006-01-11, Alex Buell <alex.buell@munted.org.uk> wrote:
> On Tue, 10 Jan 2006 20:05:51 -0500 no_spam@home.now waved a wand and
> this message magically appeared:
>
>> Being a good gentooer, I upgraded to xine-lib-1.1.1-r3, per the GLSA.
>> However, now xine will not play wmv files. Settings look the same as
>> before, I think. Any hints on where to look appreciated. Thanks.
>
> Use mplayer for WMV files.

That's one option.

> Xine won't play them.

BS. It always has for me. Just gave it a try. Still does.

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On Wed, 11 Jan 2006 14:54:54 -0000 Grant Edwards <grante@visi.com>
waved a wand and this message magically appeared:

> On 2006-01-11, Alex Buell <alex.buell@munted.org.uk> wrote:
> > On Tue, 10 Jan 2006 20:05:51 -0500 no_spam@home.now waved a wand and
> > this message magically appeared:
> >
> >> Being a good gentooer, I upgraded to xine-lib-1.1.1-r3, per the GLSA.
> >> However, now xine will not play wmv files. Settings look the same as
> >> before, I think. Any hints on where to look appreciated. Thanks.
> >
> > Use mplayer for WMV files.
>
> That's one option.
>
> > Xine won't play them.
>
> BS. It always has for me. Just gave it a try. Still does.

Well, it will not play VMW files with xine-lib 1.1.1-r3. It used to work
in previous versions.

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Alex Buell wrote:

> On Wed, 11 Jan 2006 14:54:54 -0000 Grant Edwards <grante@visi.com>
> waved a wand and this message magically appeared:
>
>> On 2006-01-11, Alex Buell <alex.buell@munted.org.uk> wrote:
>> > On Tue, 10 Jan 2006 20:05:51 -0500 no_spam@home.now waved a wand
>> > and this message magically appeared:
>> >
>> >> Being a good gentooer, I upgraded to xine-lib-1.1.1-r3, per the
>> >> GLSA.
>> >> However, now xine will not play wmv files. Settings look the same
>> >> as
>> >> before, I think. Any hints on where to look appreciated. Thanks.
>> >
>> > Use mplayer for WMV files.
>>
>> That's one option.
>>
>> > Xine won't play them.
>>
>> BS. It always has for me. Just gave it a try. Still does.
>
> Well, it will not play VMW files with xine-lib 1.1.1-r3. It used to
> work in previous versions.

Correct. I just downgraded to 1.1.1-r2 and xine plays wmv w/o a hitch.
It's -r3 that wll not for some reason.

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On Wed, 11 Jan 2006 17:38:19 +0000, Alex Buell wrote:

> On Wed, 11 Jan 2006 14:54:54 -0000 Grant Edwards <grante@visi.com>
> waved a wand and this message magically appeared:
>
>> On 2006-01-11, Alex Buell <alex.buell@munted.org.uk> wrote:
>> > On Tue, 10 Jan 2006 20:05:51 -0500 no_spam@home.now waved a wand and
>> > this message magically appeared:
>> >
>> >> Being a good gentooer, I upgraded to xine-lib-1.1.1-r3, per the GLSA.
>> >> However, now xine will not play wmv files. Settings look the same as
>> >> before, I think. Any hints on where to look appreciated. Thanks.
>> >
>> > Use mplayer for WMV files.
>>
>> That's one option.
>>
>> > Xine won't play them.
>>
>> BS. It always has for me. Just gave it a try. Still does.
>
> Well, it will not play VMW files with xine-lib 1.1.1-r3. It used to work
> in previous versions.

There is a thread on the gentoo user list on this subject ATM Alex.
Something to do with xmms-musepack.
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On Wed, 11 Jan 2006 15:35:18 -0500 no_spam@home.now waved a wand and
this message magically appeared:

> > Well, it will not play VMW files with xine-lib 1.1.1-r3. It used to
> > work in previous versions.
>
> Correct. I just downgraded to 1.1.1-r2 and xine plays wmv w/o a hitch.
> It's -r3 that wll not for some reason.

I think it's disabled, why I don't know.

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On Wed, 11 Jan 2006 21:35:43 +0000, Alex Buell wrote:

> On Wed, 11 Jan 2006 15:35:18 -0500 no_spam@home.now wrote:
>
>> Correct. I just downgraded to 1.1.1-r2 and xine plays wmv w/o a hitch.
>> It's -r3 that wll not for some reason.
>
> I think it's disabled, why I don't know.

# grep 'WMV' -C 5 /usr/portage/media-libs/xine-lib/xine-lib-1.1.1-r3.ebuild

pkg_postinst() {
if use win32codecs && ! use asf; then
einfo "You choose to build win32codecs support but disabled ASF"
einfo "demuxer. This way you'll have support for win32codecs in"
einfo "formats like AVI or Matroska, but not in WMV/WMA files."
einfo
einfo "To be able to play WMV/WMA files, please add asf useflag."
fi
}
# euse -i -l asf
local use flags (searching: asf)
************************************************** **********
[- ] asf (media-libs/xine-lib):
Support for ASF demuxer (required for win32codecs)
# mkdir /etc/portage
# echo 'media-libs/xine-lib asf' >> /etc/portage/package.use
# emerge -va media-libs/xine-lib

Sorry for the bash-speak but now you know how to do it for yourselves.

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On Wed, 11 Jan 2006 23:43:35 GMT Ben Measures
<saint_abroadremove@removehotmail.com> waved a wand and this message
magically appeared:

> # euse -i -l asf
> local use flags (searching: asf)
> ************************************************** **********
> [- ] asf (media-libs/xine-lib):
> Support for ASF demuxer (required for win32codecs)
> # mkdir /etc/portage
> # echo 'media-libs/xine-lib asf' >> /etc/portage/package.use
> # emerge -va media-libs/xine-lib
>
> Sorry for the bash-speak but now you know how to do it for yourselves.

Don't apologise, that is indeed the correct solution. Thanks.

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On Tue, 10 Jan 2006 20:05:51 -0500, no_spam wrote:

> Being a good gentooer, I upgraded to xine-lib-1.1.1-r3, per the GLSA.
> However, now xine will not play wmv files. Settings look the same as
> before, I think. Any hints on where to look appreciated. Thanks.

Contrary to popular belief, xine-lib-1.1.1-r4 does play wmvs. If anyone
noticed the end of the compile it says add asf to USE for xine-lib.

Works great on my system.