Step-3, VLC compiled on Pi2

Steps 1 and 2 are documented here:
http://bkhome.org/news/201610/ffmpeg-compiled-again-for-pi2.html
http://bkhome.org/news/201610/omxplayer-compiled-on-pi2-take-2.html

Step 3 is to compile VLC with hardware acceleration for the Pi2 and Pi3, using the system ffmpeg that Omxplayer also uses.

This is how VLC 2.2.4 was compiled:

# ./bootstrap

# CFLAGS="-I/opt/vc/include/ -I/opt/vc/include/interface/vcos/pthreads -I/opt/vc/include/interface/vmcs_host/linux -I/opt/vc/include/interface/mmal -I/opt/vc/include/interface/vchiq_arm -I/opt/vc/include/IL -I/opt/vc/include/GLES2 -mfloat-abi=hard -mcpu=cortex-a7 -mfpu=neon-vfpv4" CXXFLAGS="-I/opt/vc/include/ -I/opt/vc/include/interface/vcos/pthreads -I/opt/vc/include/interface/vmcs_host/linux -I/opt/vc/include/interface/mmal -I/opt/vc/include/interface/vchiq_arm -I/opt/vc/include/IL -mfloat-abi=hard -I/opt/vc/include/GLES2 -mcpu=cortex-a7 -mfpu=neon-vfpv4" LDFLAGS="-L/opt/vc/lib" ./configure --prefix=/usr --enable-omxil --enable-omxil-vout --enable-rpi-omxil --disable-mmal-codec --disable-mmal-vout --enable-gles2 --enable-gles1 --sysconfdir=/etc --localstatedir=/var --disable-udev --disable-dbus --enable-optimize-memory --enable-run-as-root --disable-lua  --enable-faad --enable-flac --disable-pulse --enable-alsa --disable-atmo --disable-bonjour --disable-vsxu --disable-projectm --disable-goom --enable-libgcrypt --enable-dvdread --enable-dvdnav --enable-vlc --enable-schroedinger  --enable-theora --enable-ncurses  --enable-dc1394 --disable-xvideo --with-x --disable-jack --enable-x264  --enable-x265 --enable-dvbpsi --disable-qt --enable-vpx --enable-vorbis --enable-libmpeg2 --enable-a52 --enable-mad --enable-ogg  --disable-skins2 --disable-static --enable-shared

# make

# new2dir make install

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Both VLC and Omxplayer work. The latter plays 1080p videos smoother. On the otherhand, VLC plays more video formats. So it is good to have the choice of players.

I intend to expand SimpleVLC to be a frontend to both VLC and Omxplayer. So, it is renamed to SimpleMP (Simple Multimedia Player).

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