diff -Nur MPlayer-1.0rc1.old/Makefile MPlayer-1.0rc1.new/Makefile
--- MPlayer-1.0rc1.old/Makefile	2006-10-23 00:32:31.000000000 +0200
+++ MPlayer-1.0rc1.new/Makefile	2006-10-26 00:40:20.000000000 +0200
@@ -410,6 +410,7 @@
 	$(CC) -DCODECS2HTML codec-cfg.c mp_msg.o -o $@
 
 install: $(ALL_PRG)
+	$(MAKE) -C input install
 ifeq ($(VIDIX),yes)
 	$(MAKE) -C libdha install
 	$(MAKE) -C vidix install
diff -Nur MPlayer-1.0rc1.old/configure MPlayer-1.0rc1.new/configure
--- MPlayer-1.0rc1.old/configure	2006-10-23 00:32:31.000000000 +0200
+++ MPlayer-1.0rc1.new/configure	2006-10-26 00:40:20.000000000 +0200
@@ -7382,7 +7382,7 @@
 fi
 if test "$_lirc" = yes ; then
   _def_lirc='#define HAVE_LIRC 1'
-  _ld_lirc='-llirc_client'
+  #_ld_lirc='-llirc_client'
 else
   _def_lirc='#undef HAVE_LIRC'
 fi
diff -Nur MPlayer-1.0rc1.old/input/Makefile MPlayer-1.0rc1.new/input/Makefile
--- MPlayer-1.0rc1.old/input/Makefile	2006-10-23 00:32:25.000000000 +0200
+++ MPlayer-1.0rc1.new/input/Makefile	2006-10-26 00:58:46.000000000 +0200
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 include ../config.mak
 
 LIBNAME = libinput.a
+LIBSRCS = 
 
 SRCS=input.c
 ifeq ($(JOYSTICK),yes)
@@ -9,26 +10,31 @@
 endif
 ifeq ($(LIRC),yes)
 SRCS += lirc.c
+LIBSRCS += lirc-dl.c
 endif
 
 OBJS=$(SRCS:.c=.o)
+SHAREDOBJS=$(LIBSRCS:.c=.so)
 
 CFLAGS  = -I. -I.. $(OPTFLAGS)
 
-.SUFFIXES: .c .o
+.SUFFIXES: .c .o .so
 
 
 .c.o:
 	$(CC) -c $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $<
 
+all:    $(LIBNAME) $(SHAREDOBJS)
+
 $(LIBNAME):     $(OBJS)
 	$(AR) r $(LIBNAME) $(OBJS)
 	$(RANLIB) $(LIBNAME)
 
-all:    $(LIBNAME)
+lirc-dl.so: lirc-dl.c lirc-dl.h
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -llirc_client -shared -o $@ $<
 
 clean:
-	rm -f *.o *.a *~
+	rm -f *.o *.a *.so *~
 
 distclean: clean
 	rm -f .depend
@@ -38,6 +44,10 @@
 depend:
 	$(CC) -MM $(CFLAGS) $(SRCS) 1>.depend
 
+install:
+	$(INSTALL) -d $(LIBDIR)/mplayer
+	$(INSTALL) -m 755 $(INSTALLSTRIP) -p *.so $(LIBDIR)/mplayer
+
 #
 # include dependency files if they exist
 #
diff -Nur MPlayer-1.0rc1.old/input/lirc-dl.c MPlayer-1.0rc1.new/input/lirc-dl.c
--- MPlayer-1.0rc1.old/input/lirc-dl.c	1970-01-01 01:00:00.000000000 +0100
+++ MPlayer-1.0rc1.new/input/lirc-dl.c	2006-10-26 00:51:48.000000000 +0200
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+
+#include "config.h"
+
+#include <lirc/lirc_client.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/time.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+#include "lirc-dl.h"
+#include "mp_msg.h"
+#include "help_mp.h"
+#include "input.h"
+
+static struct lirc_config *lirc_config;
+extern char *lirc_configfile;
+
+static char* cmd_buf = NULL;
+
+int 
+mp_input_lirc_dl_init(void) {
+  int lirc_sock;
+
+  mp_msg(MSGT_LIRC,MSGL_V,MSGTR_SettingUpLIRC);
+  if((lirc_sock=lirc_init("mplayer",1))==-1){
+    mp_msg(MSGT_LIRC,MSGL_ERR,MSGTR_LIRCopenfailed);
+    return -1;
+  }
+
+  if(lirc_readconfig( lirc_configfile,&lirc_config,NULL )!=0 ){
+    mp_msg(MSGT_LIRC,MSGL_ERR,MSGTR_LIRCcfgerr,
+		    lirc_configfile == NULL ? "~/.lircrc" : lirc_configfile);
+    lirc_deinit();
+    return -1;
+  }
+
+  return lirc_sock;
+}
+
+int mp_input_lirc_dl_read(int fd,char* dest, int s) {
+  fd_set fds;
+  struct timeval tv;
+  int r,cl = 0;
+  char *code = NULL,*c = NULL;
+
+  // We have something in the buffer return it
+  if(cmd_buf != NULL) {
+    int l = strlen(cmd_buf), w = l > s ? s : l;
+    memcpy(dest,cmd_buf,w);
+    l -= w;
+    if(l > 0)
+      memmove(cmd_buf,&cmd_buf[w],l+1);
+    else {
+      free(cmd_buf);
+      cmd_buf = NULL;
+    }
+    return w;
+  }
+      
+  // Nothing in the buffer, pool the lirc fd
+  FD_ZERO(&fds);
+  FD_SET(fd,&fds);
+  memset(&tv,0,sizeof(tv));
+  while((r = select(fd+1,&fds,NULL,NULL,&tv)) <= 0) {
+    if(r < 0) {
+      if(errno == EINTR)
+	continue;
+      mp_msg(MSGT_INPUT,MSGL_ERR,"Select error : %s\n",strerror(errno));
+      return MP_INPUT_ERROR;
+    } else
+      return MP_INPUT_NOTHING;
+  }
+  
+  // There's something to read
+  if(lirc_nextcode(&code) != 0) {
+    mp_msg(MSGT_INPUT,MSGL_ERR,"Lirc error :(\n");
+    return MP_INPUT_DEAD;
+  }
+
+  if(!code) return MP_INPUT_NOTHING;
+
+  // We put all cmds in a single buffer separated by \n
+  while((r = lirc_code2char(lirc_config,code,&c))==0 && c!=NULL) {
+    int l = strlen(c);
+    if(l <= 0)
+      continue;
+    cmd_buf = realloc(cmd_buf,cl+l+2);
+    memcpy(&cmd_buf[cl],c,l);
+    cl += l+1;
+    cmd_buf[cl-1] = '\n';
+    cmd_buf[cl] = '\0';
+  }
+
+  free(code);
+
+  if(r < 0)
+    return MP_INPUT_DEAD;
+  else if(cmd_buf) // return the first command in the buffer
+    return mp_input_lirc_read(fd,dest,s);
+  else
+    return MP_INPUT_RETRY;
+
+}
+
+void
+mp_input_lirc_dl_close(int fd) {
+  if(cmd_buf) {
+    free(cmd_buf);
+    cmd_buf = NULL;
+  }
+  lirc_freeconfig(lirc_config);
+  lirc_deinit();
+}
+
+struct mp_input_lirc_functions lirc_dl_functions = {
+  .init = &mp_input_lirc_dl_init,
+  .read = &mp_input_lirc_dl_read,
+  .close = &mp_input_lirc_dl_close
+};
diff -Nur MPlayer-1.0rc1.old/input/lirc-dl.h MPlayer-1.0rc1.new/input/lirc-dl.h
--- MPlayer-1.0rc1.old/input/lirc-dl.h	1970-01-01 01:00:00.000000000 +0100
+++ MPlayer-1.0rc1.new/input/lirc-dl.h	2006-10-26 00:40:20.000000000 +0200
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+struct mp_input_lirc_functions {
+  int (*init)(void);
+  int (*read)(int, char*, int);
+  void (*close)(int);
+};
diff -Nur MPlayer-1.0rc1.old/input/lirc.c MPlayer-1.0rc1.new/input/lirc.c
--- MPlayer-1.0rc1.old/input/lirc.c	2006-10-23 00:32:25.000000000 +0200
+++ MPlayer-1.0rc1.new/input/lirc.c	2006-10-26 00:52:01.000000000 +0200
@@ -1,115 +1,46 @@
-
 #include "config.h"
+#include "lirc-dl.h"
+#include "input.h"
 
-#include <lirc/lirc_client.h>
-#include <errno.h>
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <string.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
-#include <sys/types.h>
-#include <sys/time.h>
+#include <dlfcn.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
-#include "mp_msg.h"
-#include "help_mp.h"
-#include "input.h"
-
-static struct lirc_config *lirc_config;
+static struct mp_input_lirc_functions *functions;
+static void *lirc_handle;
 char *lirc_configfile;
 
-static char* cmd_buf = NULL;
-
-int 
-mp_input_lirc_init(void) {
-  int lirc_sock;
-
-  mp_msg(MSGT_LIRC,MSGL_V,MSGTR_SettingUpLIRC);
-  if((lirc_sock=lirc_init("mplayer",1))==-1){
-    mp_msg(MSGT_LIRC,MSGL_ERR,MSGTR_LIRCopenfailed);
-    return -1;
+int mp_input_lirc_init(void)
+{
+  if(functions==NULL)
+  {
+    lirc_handle = dlopen(MPLAYER_LIBDIR "/mplayer/lirc-dl.so", RTLD_LAZY);
+    if(lirc_handle==NULL)
+      return 0;
+    functions = dlsym(lirc_handle, "lirc_dl_functions");
+    if(functions==NULL)
+      return 0;
   }
-
-  if(lirc_readconfig( lirc_configfile,&lirc_config,NULL )!=0 ){
-    mp_msg(MSGT_LIRC,MSGL_ERR,MSGTR_LIRCcfgerr,
-		    lirc_configfile == NULL ? "~/.lircrc" : lirc_configfile);
-    lirc_deinit();
-    return -1;
-  }
-
-  return lirc_sock;
+  if(functions->init!=NULL)
+    return (*functions->init)();
+  else
+    return 0;
 }
 
-int mp_input_lirc_read(int fd,char* dest, int s) {
-  fd_set fds;
-  struct timeval tv;
-  int r,cl = 0;
-  char *code = NULL,*c = NULL;
-
-  // We have something in the buffer return it
-  if(cmd_buf != NULL) {
-    int l = strlen(cmd_buf), w = l > s ? s : l;
-    memcpy(dest,cmd_buf,w);
-    l -= w;
-    if(l > 0)
-      memmove(cmd_buf,&cmd_buf[w],l+1);
-    else {
-      free(cmd_buf);
-      cmd_buf = NULL;
-    }
-    return w;
-  }
-      
-  // Nothing in the buffer, pool the lirc fd
-  FD_ZERO(&fds);
-  FD_SET(fd,&fds);
-  memset(&tv,0,sizeof(tv));
-  while((r = select(fd+1,&fds,NULL,NULL,&tv)) <= 0) {
-    if(r < 0) {
-      if(errno == EINTR)
-	continue;
-      mp_msg(MSGT_INPUT,MSGL_ERR,"Select error : %s\n",strerror(errno));
-      return MP_INPUT_ERROR;
-    } else
-      return MP_INPUT_NOTHING;
-  }
-  
-  // There's something to read
-  if(lirc_nextcode(&code) != 0) {
-    mp_msg(MSGT_INPUT,MSGL_ERR,"Lirc error :(\n");
-    return MP_INPUT_DEAD;
-  }
-
-  if(!code) return MP_INPUT_NOTHING;
-
-  // We put all cmds in a single buffer separated by \n
-  while((r = lirc_code2char(lirc_config,code,&c))==0 && c!=NULL) {
-    int l = strlen(c);
-    if(l <= 0)
-      continue;
-    cmd_buf = realloc(cmd_buf,cl+l+2);
-    memcpy(&cmd_buf[cl],c,l);
-    cl += l+1;
-    cmd_buf[cl-1] = '\n';
-    cmd_buf[cl] = '\0';
-  }
-
-  free(code);
-
-  if(r < 0)
-    return MP_INPUT_DEAD;
-  else if(cmd_buf) // return the first command in the buffer
-    return mp_input_lirc_read(fd,dest,s);
+int mp_input_lirc_read(int fd, char* dest, int s)
+{
+  if(functions!=NULL && functions->read!=NULL)
+    return (*functions->read)(fd, dest, s);
   else
-    return MP_INPUT_RETRY;
-
+    return MP_INPUT_DEAD;
 }
 
-void
-mp_input_lirc_close(int fd) {
-  if(cmd_buf) {
-    free(cmd_buf);
-    cmd_buf = NULL;
+void mp_input_lirc_close(int fd) {
+  if(functions!=NULL && functions->close!=NULL)
+  {
+    (*functions->close)(fd);
+    if(lirc_handle!=NULL)
+      dlclose(lirc_handle);
+    lirc_handle=NULL;
+    functions=NULL;
   }
-  lirc_freeconfig(lirc_config);
-  lirc_deinit();
 }
diff -Nur MPlayer-1.0rc1.old/input/lirc.h MPlayer-1.0rc1.new/input/lirc.h
--- MPlayer-1.0rc1.old/input/lirc.h	2006-10-23 00:32:25.000000000 +0200
+++ MPlayer-1.0rc1.new/input/lirc.h	2006-10-26 00:40:20.000000000 +0200
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 
 
-int 
+int
 mp_input_lirc_init(void);
 
 int