Zirconium Linux From Scratch - Version r12.4-45-systemd

Chapter 13. Preparing FFMpeg and Support Libraries

gst-plugins-ugly-1.26.9

Introduction to GStreamer Ugly Plug-ins

The GStreamer Ugly Plug-ins is a set of plug-ins considered by the GStreamer developers to have good quality and correct functionality, but distributing them might pose problems. The license on either the plug-ins or the supporting libraries might not be how the GStreamer developers would like. The code might be widely known to present patent problems.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS 12.4 platform.

Package Information

GStreamer Ugly Plug-ins Dependencies

Required

gst-plugins-base-1.26.9

Recommended

a52dec-0.8.0 (needed to play DVD's), libdvdread-7.0.1, and x264-20250815

Optional

libcdio-2.1.0 (for CD-ROM drive access),

Installation of GStreamer Ugly Plug-ins

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Note

If you need a plugin for a given dependency, that dependency needs to be installed before this package.

Prepare GStreamer Ugly Plug-ins by running the following commands: 

meson setup build         \
      --prefix=/usr       \
      --buildtype=release \
      -D gpl=enabled

To Build the package, issue: 

ninja -C build

To test the results, issue: 

ninja -C build test

Now Install the package, as the root user: 

ninja -C build install

Command Explanations

--buildtype=release: Specify a buildtype suitable for stable releases of the package, as the default may produce unoptimized binaries.

-D gpl=enabled: Without this switch, plugins with dependencies on (A)GPL licensed libraries are not built.

Contents

Installed Programs: None
Installed Libraries: Several plugins under /usr/lib/gstreamer-1.0
Installed Directories: None