Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version 2013-05-19

Chapter 38. Multimedia Libraries and Drivers

xine-lib-1.2.2

Introduction to Xine Libraries

The xine Libraries package contains xine libraries. These are useful for interfacing with external plug-ins that allow the flow of information from the source to the audio and video hardware.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-7.3 platform.

Package Information

Xine Libraries Dependencies

Required

X Window System, FFmpeg-1.2.1, and at least one of: ALSA-1.0.27, PulseAudio-3.0 or JACK

Optional

liba52-0.7.4, AAlib-1.4rc5, DirectFB, FAAD2-2.7, FLAC-1.2.1, gdk-pixbuf-2.26.5, gnome-vfs-2.24.4, ImageMagick-6.8.2-8, libbluray, libcaca, libdca, libdvdnav-4.2.0, libFAME, libmad-0.15.1b, libmng-1.0.10, libtheora-1.1.1, libvdpau, libvorbis-1.3.3, MesaLib-9.1.2, libmodplug, musepack, Samba-3.6.12, SDL-1.2.15, Speex-1.2rc1, VCDImager, Video4Linux, WavPack, and Doxygen-1.8.4 (to create the API documentation)

User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/xine-lib

Installation of Xine Libraries

Install xine Libraries by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=/usr \
            --disable-vcd \
            --docdir=/usr/share/doc/xine-lib-1.2.2 &&
make

To create the API documentation, Doxygen must be installed and issue the following command: 

doxygen doc/Doxyfile

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

If you built the API documentation, issue the following commands as the root user to install it: 

install -v -m755 -d /usr/share/doc/xine-lib-1.2.2/api &&
install -v -m644    doc/api/* \
                    /usr/share/doc/xine-lib-1.2.2/api

Command Explanations

--disable-vcd: This option is required to compile Xine Lib without VCDImager installed. Remove this option if you have installed VCDImager.

--docdir=/usr/share/xine-lib-1.2.2: This switch causes the documentation to be installed into a versioned directory instead of the default /usr/share/doc/xine-lib.

--with-external-dvdnav: If you have installed libdvdnav-4.2.0, use this option to make Xine-lib link to the libdvdnav libraries (not recommended by the Xine developers).

--enable-a52dec=external: If you have installed liba52-0.7.4 use this option to make Xine-lib link its xineplug_decode_a52.so plugin to Liba52.

--with-external-libmad: If you have installed libmad-0.15.1b use this option to make Xine-lib link its xineplug_decode_mad.so plugin to Libmad.

Contents

Installed Programs: xine-config and xine-list-1.2
Installed Libraries: libxine.so and numerous plugin modules and video extensions
Installed Fonts: Output display engine fonts located in /usr/share/xine-lib/fonts
Installed Directories: /usr/include/xine, /usr/lib/xine, /usr/share/xine-lib and /usr/share/doc/xine-lib-1.2.2

Short Descriptions

xine-config

provides information to programs trying to link with the xine libraries.

xine-list-1.2

is used to get supported filetype information from xine-lib.

libxine.so

provides the API for processing audio/video files.

Last updated on 2013-03-28 00:12:39 +0000