Beyond Linux® From Scratch (systemd Edition) - Version 11.3

Chapter 42. Multimedia Libraries and Drivers

FLAC-1.4.2

Introduction to FLAC

FLAC is an audio CODEC similar to MP3, but lossless, meaning that audio is compressed without losing any information.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS 11.3 platform.

Package Information

  • Download (HTTP): https://downloads.xiph.org/releases/flac/flac-1.4.2.tar.xz

  • Download MD5 sum: ca9140f37b286d2571e37d66aae50f92

  • Download size: 1.0 MB

  • Estimated disk space required: 21 MB (additional 165 MB to run the test suite)

  • Estimated build time: 0.2 SBU (additional 0.6 SBU to run the test suite)

FLAC Dependencies

Optional

libogg-1.3.5, DocBook-utils-0.6.14, Doxygen-1.9.6, and Valgrind-3.20.0

User Notes: https://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/flac

Installation of FLAC

Install FLAC by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=/usr                                \
            --disable-thorough-tests                     \
            --docdir=/usr/share/doc/flac-1.4.2          &&
make

To test the results, issue: make check. Note that if you passed the --enable-exhaustive-tests and --enable-valgrind-testing parameters to configure and then run the test suite, it will take a very long time (up to 300 SBUs) and use about 375 MB of disk space.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Command Explanations

--disable-thorough-tests: This parameter is used so that the test suite will complete in a reasonable amount of time. Remove it if you desire more extensive tests.

Contents

Installed Programs: flac and metaflac
Installed Libraries: libFLAC.so and libFLAC++.so
Installed Directories: /usr/include/FLAC, /usr/include/FLAC++ and /usr/share/doc/flac-1.4.2

Short Descriptions

flac

is a command-line utility for encoding, decoding and converting FLAC files

metaflac

is a program for listing, adding, removing, or editing metadata in one or more FLAC files

libFLAC{,++}.so

these libraries provide native FLAC and Ogg FLAC C/C++ APIs for programs utilizing FLAC