Beyond Linux® From Scratch (System V Edition) - Version 11.2

Chapter 42. Multimedia Libraries and Drivers

gst-libav-1.20.3

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-11.2 platform.

Package Information

GStreamer Libav Dependencies

Required

FFmpeg-5.1 and gst-plugins-base-1.20.3

Recommended

yasm-1.3.0

Optional

hotdoc

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

Installation of GStreamer Libav

Install GStreamer Libav by running the following commands: 

mkdir build &&
cd    build &&

meson  --prefix=/usr       \
       --buildtype=release \
       -Dpackage-origin=https://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/view/11.2/ \
       -Dpackage-name="GStreamer 1.20.3 BLFS" &&
ninja

To test the results, issue: ninja test. One test, elements_avaudenc, is known to fail with ffmpeg-5.1.

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.

Contents

Installed Programs: None
Installed Library: libgstlibav.so in /usr/lib/gstreamer-1.0 directory
Installed Directory: None