Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version 8.1

Chapter 44. Multimedia Libraries and Drivers

x265-2.5

Introduction to x265

x265 package provides a library for encoding video streams into the H.265/HEVC format.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-8.1 platform.

Package Information

x265 Dependencies

Required

CMake-3.9.1

Recommended

yasm-1.3.0

Optional

numactl

User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/x265

Installation of x265

Install x265 by running the following commands: 

mkdir bld &&
cd    bld &&

cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr \
      -DENABLE_STATIC=OFF         \
      ../source                   &&

make

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user: 

make install &&
rm /usr/lib/libx265.a

Command Explanations

rm /usr/lib/libx265.a: BLFS does not recommend using static libraries.

Contents

Installed Program: x265
Installed Library: libx265.so
Installed Directories: None

Short Descriptions

libx265.so

provides the functions used to encode video streams into the H.265/HEVC format.

Last updated on 2017-08-21 23:29:00 -0700