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+GStreamer uses a *large* array of tools and libraries, most of which are
+optional.  We have attempted to make sure that any code that depends on
+optional libraries doesn't get built unless you have those libraries.  If
+you find this not to be the case, please, let us know by filing a bug
+report at http://sourceforge.net/bugs/?group_id=1936.
+
+
+Required libraries:
+===================
+
+The core GStreamer libraries are required which depend on the following:
+
+the latest glib2, currently at v2.0.4
+libxml2         (also called gnome-xml, available from http://xmlsoft.org/)
+
+These libraries are all central parts of gnome, and are available from the
+ftp.gnome.org or its mirrors, amongst other places.
+
+
+Optional libraries:
+===================
+
 This file lists supporting libraries for which gst-plugins contains plugins,
 as well as their minimum version.  You can find the corresponding plugins in
 ext/(library)
 
-a52dec                  0.7.3
-avifile         >=      0.6.0 (cvs)
+gdk_pixbuf
+libgnomeui      (for gstplay, gsteditor, autoplug example, several tests)
+libglade        (for gstplay, gsteditor)
+libHermes       (for colorspace conversions; you need this for any video work)
+                        http://www.clanlib.org/hermes/
+libghttp        (for httpsrc)
+                        http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/stable/sources/libghttp/
+libaudiofile    (for afsrc/afsink)
+                        http://oss.sgi.com/projects/audiofile/
+libmad          (for the mad mp3 decoder plugin)
+                        http://www.mars.org/home/rob/proj/mpeg/
+libjpeg         (for jpegenc/jpegdec)
+                        http://www.ijg.org/
+libopenquicktime (for the QT plugin)
+                        http://sourceforge.net/projects/openquicktime/
+libXv           (for videosink)
+libxaudio       (for xa mp3 decoder)
+                        http://www.xaudio.com/
+libvorbis       (for vorbisenc, vorbisdec)
+                        http://www.xiph.org/ogg/vorbis/index.html
+libcdparanoia   (for cdparanoia ripper)
+                        http://www.xiph.org/paranoia/index.html
+liblame         (for lame mp3 encoder)
+                        http://www.mp3dev.org/mp3/
+libshout        (for the shoutcast plugin)
+                        http://www.icecast.org
+libasound       (for the alsa src/sink plugin)
+                        http://alsa-project.org/
+ortp            (for the rtp sink plugin)
+                        http://www.linphone.org/ortp/
+aalib           (for the aa sink plugin)
+                        http://aa-project.sourceforge.net/aalib/
+aRts            (for the arts plugin wrapper, and the artsd sink)
+                        http://www.arts-project.org
+raw1394/linux1394       (for the dv plugin)
+                        http://linux1394.sourceforge.net
+libdvdread      (for the dvdsrc)
+                        http://www.dtek.chalmers.se/groups/dvd/
+                        (optional: libcss for encrypted DVDs)
+libesound       (for the esd sink 
+                        ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/stable/sources/esound)
+gnome-vfs       (for the gnome-vfs src)
+libgsm          (for the gsm plugin)
+                        http://kbs.cs.tu-berlin.de/~jutta/toast.html
+sdl             (for the sdl sink)
+                        http://www.libsdl.org
+xmms            (for the xmms plugins wrapper)
+                        http://www.xmms.org
+mpeg2dec/a52dec (for mpeg2 related plugins and dvd playback)
+                        http://libmpeg2.sourceforge.net/
+                        and http://liba52.sourceforge.net/
+                >=      v0.2.1/v0.7.2
+avifile         (for the avi windows decoder plugins)
+                        http://avifile.sourceforge.net/
+                        you might want to get the windows libraries 
+                        from http://divx.euro.ru/ and put the .dll files 
+                        in /usr/lib/win32/
+                >=      0.6.0 (cvs)
+
+
+flac            (for the FLAC lossless audio format)
+                        http://flac.sourceforge.net
+
+
+Required tools:
+===============
+
+An extra set of tools is required if you wish to build GStreamer out of
+CVS (using autogen.sh):
+
+autoconf 2.52
+automake 1.5
+libtool v1.4 or better
+pkgconfig 0.8.0 (http://www.freedesktop.org/software/pkgconfig/)
+
+
+Optional tools:
+===============
+
+gtkdoc
+db2html
+fig2dev
+xsltproc
+
+
+Optional debian packages:
+=========================
+
+(This is an incomplete list, made only of problems which have been reported,
+rather than by an audit.)
+task-helix-gnome-dev   OR libgnome-dev
+
+gtk-doc-tools 0.4-0.2  -- needed to build documentation
+
+Alternatively, the docbook-gnome-bin package, which is available by adding the
+following lines to apt's sources.list (/etc/apt/sources.list):
 
+deb ftp://ftp.home-of-linux.org/pub/debian gnome/
+deb-src ftp://ftp.home-of-linux.org/pub/debian gnome/