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From: Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Wine and h.264
Date: Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:32:52
Message-Id: b932915a0911051032q7d466551k54937669ecd3527d@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Wine and h.264 by James
1 Don't even bother with stable wine. keyword it in package.keywords, merge
2 1.1.32 and try again.
3
4 Wine changes rapidly - 1.1.12 is 3 months behind
5
6 On Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 7:37 PM, James <wireless@×××××××××××.com> wrote:
7
8 > Hello,
9 >
10 >
11 > I'm certainly very new to Wine. I'm trying to test
12 > this software on Wine and Gentoo:
13 >
14 >
15 > http://www.hikvision.com/en/enproducts1.asp?tid=25&bgclassid=12&classid=25&act=d
16 >
17 > Hikvision Client Software 4000 V2.0 (Build 090813)
18 >
19 >
20 > it allow H.264 encoded software to be viewed on a PC. It works well
21 > on Windows, but, I thought I'd give it a whirl on Gentoo.
22 >
23 >
24 > I emerged wine (1.1.12), copied the executable to my dir
25 > (/.wine/drive_c/windows) and tried to run it. Somehow
26 > I ran the install shield program, but none of the exe
27 > files work.
28 >
29 > Did I botch the process? I have not used wine, in a
30 > very long time....
31 >
32 >
33 > suggestions and examples to follow on installation/config
34 > and running windoz apps are most welcome.
35 >
36 >
37 > James
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44
45 --
46 Alan McKinnon
47 alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com

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[gentoo-user] Re: Wine and h.264 James <wireless@×××××××××××.com>