1 GStreamer uses a *large* array of tools and libraries, most of which are
2 optional. We have attempted to make sure that any code that depends on
3 optional libraries doesn't get built unless you have those libraries. If
4 you find this not to be the case, please, let us know by filing a bug
5 report at http://sourceforge.net/bugs/?group_id=1936.
8 Required libraries:
9 ===================
11 The core GStreamer libraries are required which depend on the following:
13 the latest glib2, currently at v2.0.4
14 libxml2 (also called gnome-xml, available from http://xmlsoft.org/)
16 These libraries are all central parts of gnome, and are available from the
17 ftp.gnome.org or its mirrors, amongst other places.
20 Optional libraries:
21 ===================
23 This file lists supporting libraries for which gst-plugins contains plugins,
24 as well as their minimum version. You can find the corresponding plugins in
25 ext/(library)
27 gdk_pixbuf
28 libgnomeui (for gstplay, gsteditor, autoplug example, several tests)
29 libglade (for gstplay, gsteditor)
30 libHermes (for colorspace conversions; you need this for any video work)
31 http://www.clanlib.org/hermes/
32 libghttp (for httpsrc)
33 http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/stable/sources/libghttp/
34 libaudiofile (for afsrc/afsink)
35 http://oss.sgi.com/projects/audiofile/
36 libmad (for the mad mp3 decoder plugin)
37 http://www.mars.org/home/rob/proj/mpeg/
38 libjpeg (for jpegenc/jpegdec)
39 http://www.ijg.org/
40 libopenquicktime (for the QT plugin)
41 http://sourceforge.net/projects/openquicktime/
42 libXv (for videosink)
43 libxaudio (for xa mp3 decoder)
44 http://www.xaudio.com/
45 libvorbis (for vorbisenc, vorbisdec)
46 http://www.xiph.org/ogg/vorbis/index.html
47 libcdparanoia (for cdparanoia ripper)
48 http://www.xiph.org/paranoia/index.html
49 liblame (for lame mp3 encoder)
50 http://www.mp3dev.org/mp3/
51 libshout (for the shoutcast plugin)
52 http://www.icecast.org
53 libasound (for the alsa src/sink plugin)
54 http://alsa-project.org/
55 ortp (for the rtp sink plugin)
56 http://www.linphone.org/ortp/
57 aalib (for the aa sink plugin)
58 http://aa-project.sourceforge.net/aalib/
59 aRts (for the arts plugin wrapper, and the artsd sink)
60 http://www.arts-project.org
61 raw1394/linux1394 (for the dv plugin)
62 http://linux1394.sourceforge.net
63 libdvdread (for the dvdsrc)
64 http://www.dtek.chalmers.se/groups/dvd/
65 (optional: libcss for encrypted DVDs)
66 libesound (for the esd sink
67 ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/stable/sources/esound)
68 gnome-vfs (for the gnome-vfs src)
69 libgsm (for the gsm plugin)
70 http://kbs.cs.tu-berlin.de/~jutta/toast.html
71 sdl (for the sdl sink)
72 http://www.libsdl.org
73 xmms (for the xmms plugins wrapper)
74 http://www.xmms.org
75 mpeg2dec/a52dec (for mpeg2 related plugins and dvd playback)
76 http://libmpeg2.sourceforge.net/
77 and http://liba52.sourceforge.net/
78 >= v0.2.1/v0.7.2
79 avifile (for the avi windows decoder plugins)
80 http://avifile.sourceforge.net/
81 you might want to get the windows libraries
82 from http://divx.euro.ru/ and put the .dll files
83 in /usr/lib/win32/
84 >= 0.6.0 (cvs)
87 flac (for the FLAC lossless audio format)
88 http://flac.sourceforge.net
91 Required tools:
92 ===============
94 An extra set of tools is required if you wish to build GStreamer out of
95 CVS (using autogen.sh):
97 autoconf 2.52
98 automake 1.5
99 libtool v1.4 or better
100 pkgconfig 0.8.0 (http://www.freedesktop.org/software/pkgconfig/)
103 Optional tools:
104 ===============
106 gtkdoc
107 db2html
108 fig2dev
109 xsltproc
112 Optional debian packages:
113 =========================
115 (This is an incomplete list, made only of problems which have been reported,
116 rather than by an audit.)
117 task-helix-gnome-dev OR libgnome-dev
119 gtk-doc-tools 0.4-0.2 -- needed to build documentation
121 Alternatively, the docbook-gnome-bin package, which is available by adding the
122 following lines to apt's sources.list (/etc/apt/sources.list):
124 deb ftp://ftp.home-of-linux.org/pub/debian gnome/
125 deb-src ftp://ftp.home-of-linux.org/pub/debian gnome/