Introduction to VLC
VLC is a media player, streamer,
and encoder. It can play from many inputs, such as files, network
streams, capture devices, desktops, or DVD, SVCD, VCD, and audio
CD. It can use most audio and video codecs (MPEG 1/2/4, H264, VC-1,
DivX, WMV, Vorbis, AC3, AAC, etc.), and it can also convert to
different formats and/or send streams through the network.
This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-8.1
platform.
Package Information
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VLC Dependencies
Recommended
alsa-lib-1.1.4.1, FFmpeg-3.3.3, liba52-0.7.4,
libgcrypt-1.8.0 libmad-0.15.1b, Lua-5.3.4,
and X Window
System,
Optional features and packages
dbus-1.10.22
Optional input plugins
libdv-1.0.0, libdvdcss-1.4.0,
libdvdread-5.0.3, libdvdnav-5.0.3,
opencv-3.3.0, Samba-4.6.7,
v4l-utils-1.12.5, libbluray,
libdc1394,
libcddb, libproxy,
Live555, and
VCDImager (requires
libcdio-0.94)
Optional mux/demux plugins
libogg-1.3.2, Game Music Emu,
libdvbpsi,
libshout,
libmatroska
(requires libebml), libmodplug,
Musepack, and
sidplay-libs
Optional codec plugins
FAAD2-2.8.1, FLAC-1.3.2, libass-0.13.7, libmpeg2-0.5.1, libpng-1.6.31,
libtheora-1.1.1, libva-1.8.3,
libvorbis-1.3.5, Opus-1.2.1, Speex-1.2.0, x264-20170822-2245, Dirac, FluidSynth,
libdca,
libkate, OpenMAX, Schroedinger,
Tremor,
Twolame, and
Zapping VBI
Optional video plugins
AAlib-1.4rc5, Fontconfig-2.12.4, FreeType-2.8,
FriBidi-0.19.7, librsvg-2.40.18, libvdpau-1.1.1, SDL-1.2.15 (with SDL_image),
and libcaca
Optional audio plugins
PulseAudio-10.0, libsamplerate-0.1.9, and JACK
Optional interface plugins
Qt-5.9.1
(required for the graphical user interface), libtar, and LIRC
Optional visualisations and video filter plugins
Goom and projectM
Optional service discovery plugins
Avahi-0.7, libmtp and libupnp
Miscellaneous options
GnuTLS-3.5.14, libnotify-0.7.7,
libxml2-2.9.4, taglib-1.11.1, xdg-utils-1.1.2 (runtime), and AtmoLight
User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/vlc
Installation of VLC
Install VLC by running the
following commands:
patch -Np1 -i ../vlc-2.2.6-ffmpeg3-1.patch &&
sed -i 's/error-implicit-function-declaration//' configure &&
CFLAGS="-DLUA_COMPAT_5_1" \
./configure --prefix=/usr --disable-atmo &&
make
To test the results, issue: make -k
check.
Now, as the root user:
![[Note]](../images/note.png)
Note
If the XORG_PREFIX is not /usr, make sure the LIBRARY_PATH
environment variable is set properly for the root user when doing
the install, For example: sudo make
LIBRARY_PATH=$XORG_PREFIX/lib ... install.
make docdir=/usr/share/doc/vlc-2.2.6 install
Note
This package installs icon files into the /usr/share/icons/hicolor hierarchy and desktop
files into the /usr/share/applications hierarchy. You can
improve system performance and memory usage by updating
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/index.theme and
/usr/share/applications/mimeinfo.cache. To
perform the update you must have GTK+-2.24.31 or
GTK+-3.22.18 installed (for the icon cache)
and desktop-file-utils-0.23 (for
the desktop cache) and issue the following commands as the
root user:
gtk-update-icon-cache &&
update-desktop-database
Command Explanations
sed ... configure:
This command removes a gcc option that treats a warning as an
error.
CFLAGS="-DLUA_COMPAT_5_1": This
environment variable ensures the use of the correct variation of
Lua-5.3.4.
--disable-atmo: This switch
disables trying to build AtmoLight (homemade Philips Ambilight
clone).
--enable-opencv=no: This switch
disables OpenCV suport.
--disable-lua: Use this switch if you
don't have Lua installed.
--disable-mad: Use this switch if you
don't have libmad installed.
--disable-avcodec --disable-swscale:
Use these switches if you don't have FFmpeg installed.
--disable-a52: Use this switch if you
don't have liba52 installed.
--disable-xcb: Use this switch if you
don't have X Window System
installed.
--disable-alsa: Use this switch if you
don't have ALSA installed.
--disable-libgcrypt: Use this switch if
you don't have libgcrypt
installed.
Note
There are many options to VLC's
configure command.
Check the configure
--help output for a complete list.