Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version 6.3

Chapter 35. Multimedia Libraries and Drivers

libvorbis-1.2.0

Introduction to libvorbis

The libvorbis package contains a general purpose audio and music encoding format. This is useful for creating (encoding) and playing (decoding) sound in an open (patent free) format.

Package Information

Additional Downloads

libvorbis Dependencies

Required

libogg-1.1.3

Optional

pkg-config-0.22, and libxslt-1.1.22 and PassiveTeX (to build the PDF documentation)

User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/Libvorbis

Installation of libvorbis

Install libvorbis by running the following commands: 

patch -Np1 -i ../libvorbis-1.2.0-security_fixes-1.patch &&
./configure --prefix=/usr &&
make

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user: 

make install &&
install -v -m644 doc/Vorbis* /usr/share/doc/libvorbis-1.2.0

Command Explanations

--enable-docs: This switch enables building the documentation.

Contents

Installed Programs: None
Installed Libraries: libvorbis.{so,a}, libvorbisenc.{so,a}, and libvorbisfile.{so,a}
Installed Directories: /usr/include/vorbis and /usr/share/doc/libvorbis-1.2.0

Short Descriptions

libvorbis*.{so,a}

libraries provide the functions to read and write sound files.

Last updated on 2008-07-09 14:08:43 -0500