Beyond Linux From Scratch - Version 6.1

Chapter 37. Multimedia Libraries and Drivers

XviD-1.0.3

Introduction to XviD

XviD is an MPEG-4 compliant video CODEC.

Package Information

XviD Dependencies

Optional

NASM-0.98.39

Installation of XviD

Install XviD by running the following commands: 

cd build/generic &&
./configure --prefix=/usr &&
make

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user: 

make install &&
chmod -v 644 /usr/lib/libxvidcore.a &&
ln -v -sf libxvidcore.so.4.0 /usr/lib/libxvidcore.so.4 &&
ln -v -sf libxvidcore.so.4 /usr/lib/libxvidcore.so

Command Explanations

ln -v -sf libxvidcore.so.4 /usr/lib/libxvidcore.so: This command makes applications linked against .so names, link to .so.MAJOR. This ensures better binary compatibility, as XviD developers take care not changing the MAJOR number until there is an incompatible ABI change.

Contents

Installed Programs: None
Installed Library: libxvidcore.[so,a]
Installed Directories: None

Short Descriptions

libxvidcore.[so,a]

provides functions to encode and decode most MPEG-4 video data.

Last updated on 2005-08-01 13:29:19 -0600