Beyond Linux® From Scratch (System V Edition) - Version r12.4-1388

Chapter 42. Multimedia Libraries and Drivers

libde265-1.0.16

Introduction to libde265

The libde265 package contains an open source H.265 video codec implementation.

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Note

This version of BLFS may not build or run some packages properly if LFS or dependencies have been updated since the most recent stable version of the System V books.

Package Information

libde265 Dependencies

Optional

sdl2-compat-2.32.64 (for YUV overlay output support of dec265), both Qt 5 and FFmpeg-8.0.1 (for building sherlock265)

Installation of libde265

First, prevent the installation of some programs which are only useful for hacking libde265: 

sed '/tools/d' -i Makefile.am &&
./autogen.sh

Install libde265 by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=/usr         \
            --disable-sherlock265 \
            --disable-static      &&
make

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Command Explanations

--disable-sherlock265: This switch disables the sherlock265 program because it requires Qt5, which is no longer in BLFS. The sherlock265 program is mostly useful for users who are editing H.265 videos.

--enable-encoder: This option enables the H.265 encoder, in addition to the decoder. The encoder is still experimental though so the instructions above do not contain this option.

Contents

Installed Program: dec265
Installed Library: libde265.so
Installed Directory: /usr/include/libde265

Short Descriptions

dec265

decodes H.265 data (a raw bitstream of a stream with NAL units)

libde265.so

contains an H.265 video decoder