[Ffmpeg-devel] Error in configure script on MinGW+MSys

[Ramiro Polla]

>Hi, I tried to compile ffmpeg using the latest SVN
>trunk (August 10, 2006) using MingGW+MSys on WinXP
>Pro. I believe I found a bug that prevent it from
>compiling.
>
>The first problem, MSys complain about missing "exec
>bash". Then I comment several lines from "configure"
>script.
>

You need to use a newer version of bash.
Read http://ml20rc.msnfanatic.com/ffmpeg/msysguide.html
Read step 1, and pay special attention to step 1.1.3.

Ramiro Polla

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