1 GStreamer use 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 ===================
10 glib v1.2.0 or better
11 gtk+ v1.2.0 or better
12 libxml (also called gnome-xml, available from http://xmlsoft.org/)
13 libHermes (for gstplay)
14 http://www.clanlib.org/hermes/
16 These libraries are all central parts of gnome, and are available from the
17 ftp.gnome.org or its mirrors, amongst other places.
19 Optional libraries:
20 ===================
21 gdk_pixbuf
22 libgnomeui (for gstplay, gsteditor, autoplug example, several tests)
23 libglade (for gstplay, gsteditor)
25 libghttp (for httpsrc)
26 http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/stable/sources/libghttp/
27 libaudiofile (for afsrc/afsink)
28 http://oss.sgi.com/projects/audiofile/
29 libmad (for the mad mp3 decoder plugin)
30 http://www.mars.org/home/rob/proj/mpeg/
31 libjpeg (for jpegenc/jpegdec)
32 http://www.ijg.org/
33 libopenquicktime (for the QT plugin)
34 //URL FIXME
35 libXv (for videosink)
36 libxaudio (for xa mp3 decoder)
37 http://www.xaudio.com/
38 libvorbis (for vorbisenc, vorbisdec)
39 http://www.xiph.org/ogg/vorbis/index.html
40 libcdparanoia (for cdparanoia ripper)
41 http://www.xiph.org/paranoia/index.html
42 liblame (for lame mp3 encoder)
43 http://www.mp3dev.org/mp3/
44 libshout (for the shoutcast plugin)
45 http://www.icecast.org
46 libasound (for the alsa src/sink plugin)
47 http://alsa-project.org/
48 librtp (for the rtp sink plugin, shipped with Gnome-O-Phone)
49 http://sourceforge.net/projects/gphone
50 aalib (for the aa sink plugin)
51 http://aa-project.sourceforge.net/aalib/
52 aRts (for the arts plugin wrapper, and the artsd sink)
53 http://www.arts-project.org/
54 raw1394/linux1394 (for the dv plugin)
55 http://linux1394.sourceforge.net/
56 decss (for the dvdsrc)
57 huh, I don't know, sorry (FIXME)
58 libesound (for the esd sink
59 ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/stable/sources/esound)
60 gnome-vfs (for the gnome-vfs src)
61 libgsm (for the gsm plugin)
62 http://kbs.cs.tu-berlin.de/~jutta/toast.html
63 sdl (for the sdl sink)
64 http://www.libsdl.org
65 xmms (for the xmms plugins wrapper)
66 http://www.xmms.org
67 mpeg2dec/ac3dec (for mpeg2 related plugins and dvd playback)
68 http://linuxvideo.org/mpeg2dec/
69 and http://linuxvideo.org/ac3dec/
71 for AVI playback you might want to get the windows libraries from
72 http://divx.euro.ru/ and put the .dll files in /usr/lib/win32/
74 An extra set of tools is required if you wish to build GStreamer out of
75 CVS (using autogen.sh):
77 Required tools:
78 ===============
79 autoconf
80 automake v1.4 or better
81 libtool v1.3.5 or better
83 Optional tools:
84 ===============
85 gtkdoc
86 db2html
87 fig2dev
89 Optional debian packages:
90 =========================
91 (This is an incomplete list, made only of problems which have been reported,
92 rather than by an audit.)
93 task-helix-gnome-dev OR libgnome-dev
95 gtk-doc-tools 0.4-0.2 -- needed to build documentation