Beyond Linux® From Scratch (System V Edition) - Version 12.2

Chapter 42. Multimedia Libraries and Drivers

gst-plugins-ugly-1.24.7

Introduction to GStreamer Ugly Plug-ins

The GStreamer Ugly Plug-ins is a set of plug-ins considered by the GStreamer developers to have good quality and correct functionality, but distributing them might pose problems. The license on either the plug-ins or the supporting libraries might not be how the GStreamer developers would like. The code might be widely known to present patent problems.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS 12.2 platform.

Package Information

GStreamer Ugly Plug-ins Dependencies

Required

gst-plugins-base-1.24.7

Recommended

liba52-0.8.0 (needed to play DVD's), libdvdread-6.1.3, and x264-20240812

Optional

libmpeg2-0.5.1, libcdio-2.1.0 (for CD-ROM drive access), Valgrind-3.23.0, hotdoc, libsidplay, and Orc

Installation of GStreamer Ugly Plug-ins

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Note

If you need a plugin for a given dependency, that dependency needs to be installed before this package.

Install GStreamer Ugly Plug-ins by running the following commands: 

mkdir build &&
cd    build &&

meson setup ..            \
      --prefix=/usr       \
      --buildtype=release \
      -D gpl=enabled      &&
ninja

To test the results, issue: ninja test.

Now, as the root user: 

ninja install

Command Explanations

--buildtype=release: Specify a buildtype suitable for stable releases of the package, as the default may produce unoptimized binaries.

-D gpl=enabled: Without this switch, plugins with dependencies on (A)GPL licensed libraries are not built.

Contents

Installed Programs: None
Installed Libraries: Several plugins under /usr/lib/gstreamer-1.0
Installed Directories: None