VLC-3.0.3
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-8.3
platform.
Package Information
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Download (HTTP): https://download.videolan.org/vlc/3.0.3/vlc-3.0.3.tar.xz
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Download MD5 sum: cf01d4755c719fe1c8605ceb40d8f1d2
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Download size: 24 MB
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Estimated disk space required: 709 MB (add 13 MB for tests)
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Estimated build time: 2.0 SBU (using parallelism=4; add 0.2
SBU for tests)
VLC Dependencies
Recommended
alsa-lib-1.1.6, FFmpeg-4.0.2, liba52-0.7.4,
libgcrypt-1.8.3 libmad-0.15.1b, Lua-5.3.5,
and X Window
System,
Optional features and packages
dbus-1.12.10
Optional input plugins
libcddb-1.3.2, libdv-1.0.0, libdvdcss-1.4.2,
libdvdread-6.0.0, libdvdnav-6.0.0,
opencv-3.4.2 (currently broken), Samba-4.8.4,
v4l-utils-1.14.2, libbluray,
libdc1394,
libproxy, Live555, and VCDImager
(requires libcdio-2.0.0)
Optional mux/demux plugins
libogg-1.3.3, Game Music Emu,
libdvbpsi,
libshout,
libmatroska
(requires libebml), libmodplug,
Musepack, and
sidplay-libs
Optional codec plugins
FAAD2-2.8.8, FLAC-1.3.2, libass-0.14.0, libmpeg2-0.5.1, libpng-1.6.35,
libtheora-1.1.1, libva-2.2.0,
libvorbis-1.3.6, Opus-1.2.1, Speex-1.2.0, x264-20180819-2245, Dirac, FluidSynth,
libdca,
libkate, OpenMAX, Schroedinger,
Tremor,
Twolame, and
Zapping VBI
Optional video plugins
AAlib-1.4rc5, Fontconfig-2.13.0, FreeType-2.9.1, FriBidi-1.0.5,
librsvg-2.42.2, libvdpau-1.1.1, SDL-1.2.15 (with SDL_image),
and libcaca
Optional audio plugins
PulseAudio-12.2, libsamplerate-0.1.9, and JACK
Optional interface plugins
Qt-5.11.1 (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-3.5.19, libnotify-0.7.7,
libxml2-2.9.8, taglib-1.11.1, xdg-utils-1.1.3 (runtime), and AtmoLight
User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/vlc
Installation of VLC
Install VLC by running the
following commands:
sed -i '/vlc_demux.h/a #define LUA_COMPAT_APIINTCASTS' modules/lua/vlc.h &&
sed -i '/DEPRECATED/s:^://:' modules/text_renderer/freetype/text_layout.c &&
sed -i '/#include <QString>/i#include <QButtonGroup>' \
modules/gui/qt/components/simple_preferences.cpp &&
sed -i '/118/s/$/\&\& X264_BUILD < 153/' modules/codec/x264.c &&
BUILDCC=gcc ./configure --prefix=/usr --disable-opencv &&
make
To test the results, issue: make
check.
Now, as the root
user:
make docdir=/usr/share/doc/vlc-3.0.3 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+-2.24.32 or
GTK+-3.22.30 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 ...
modules/lua/...: This command allows building with
the current version of Lua-5.3.5.
sed ...
text_layout.c: This command allows building with
the current version of FreeType-2.9.1.
sed ...
modules/codec/x264.c This command allows building
with the current version of x264-20180819-2245.
sed -i '/#include <QString>/
... This command allows building with the current
version of Qt-5.11.1.
--disable-opencv
: This switch is
required to disable opencv which
is not compatible with this version of vlc.
--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.
Contents
Installed Programs:
cvlc, nvlc, qvlc, rvlc, svlc, vlc and
vlc-wrapper
Installed Libraries:
libvlccore.so, libvlc.so, and many
plugins in /usr/lib/vlc/plugins
Installed Directories:
/usr/{include,lib,share}/vlc and
/usr/share/doc/vlc-3.0.3
Short Descriptions
cvlc
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is a script to run VLC with the dummy interface.
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nvlc
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is a script to run VLC with the ncurses interface.
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qvlc
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is a script to run VLC
with the Qt interface.
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rvlc
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is a script to run VLC
with a command line interface.
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svlc
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is a script to run VLC
with the skins interface.
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vlc
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is the VLC media player.
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vlc-wrapper
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is a wrapper to drop privileges with VLC.
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Last updated on 2018-08-20 18:36:12 -0700