Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version 7.6

Chapter 39. Multimedia Libraries and Drivers

gst-libav-1.4.1

Introduction to GStreamer Libav

The GStreamer Libav package contains GStreamer plugins for Libav (a fork of FFmpeg).

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-7.6 platform.

[Note]

Note

GStreamer 1.0 series is not API or ABI compatible with GStreamer 0.10 series and both can be installed on the same system.

Package Information

GStreamer Libav Dependencies

Required

gst-plugins-base-1.4.1

Recommended

yasm-1.3.0

Optional

Valgrind-3.10.0 and ORC

User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/gst10-libav

Installation of GStreamer Libav

Install GStreamer Libav by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=/usr \
            --with-package-name="GStreamer Libav Plugins 1.4.1 BLFS" \
            --with-package-origin="http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/view/svn/" &&
make

To test the results, issue: make check.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Command Explanations

--with-libav-extra-configure="--disable-yasm": Use this switch if you don't have yasm installed.

Contents

Installed Programs: None
Installed Library: /usr/lib/gstreamer-1.0/libgstlibav.so
Installed Directory: /usr/share/gtk-doc/html/gst-libav-plugins-1.0

Last updated on 2014-09-13 17:48:40 -0700