I was having trouble fine tuning the DVD mastering features in programs like ffmpegX and mpegworks, so I thought I'd try installing all of the tar.gz packages required to run the unix program dvdauthor from the terminal prompt. Here's the problem I encountered:

(1) downloaded dvdauthor-0.6.9, read (pico) INSTALL in the source directory, typed './configure' as instructed, and was informed that I need to install libdvdread to continue

(2) NOTE: already installed Apple Developer Tools

(3) downloaded libdvdread-0.9.4, followed instructions, typed './configure', typed 'make', typed 'make install', seemed to go smoothly

(4) ran './configure' from dvdauthor-0.6.9 directory again, this time I need to install libpng to continue

(5) downloaded libpng-1.2.5, same compiling commands as before, learned about Darwin's 'sudo' command to alter root directory permissions, typed 'sudo make install', entered administrative password, install seemed to go fine

(5) ran './configure' from dvdauthor-0.6.9 dir again, this time it needs libxml2

(6) downloaded libxml2-2.6.2, configured and compiled it as with others, seemed to go smoothly, however......

(7) I ran './configure' yet again from the dvdauthor dir, but it told me that libxml2 >= 2.5.0 still can't be found. Hmm. Well that's funny, because I could have sworn I just installed it....

So that's my problem, as best as I can describe it. I have decompressed each of these packages, and compiled them in my root directory, so I would guess they're all in the right place. I tried running a new Terminal session too, on the off chance that might help, but still no go. If anyone knows where I could find a comprehensive guide for installing dvdauthor on Darwin, I'd be greatful for that, or any tips how to get dvdauthor's installer to recognize libxml2. Thanks a lot!

-urchin