REQUIREMENTS

   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://bugzilla.gnome.org/.
   6
   7
   8 Required tools:
   9 ===============
  10
  11 An extra set of tools is required if you wish to build GStreamer out of
  12 CVS (using autogen.sh):
  13
  14 autoconf 2.52 or better
  15 automake 1.5
  16 libtool v1.4 or better
  17 pkgconfig 0.9.0 or better (http://www.freedesktop.org/software/pkgconfig/)
  18
  19 Required libraries:
  20 ===================
  21
  22 The core GStreamer libraries. See the gstreamer/ module in GStreamer cvs, or
  23 the version that corresponds to this plugin release.
  24
  25 Optional libraries:
  26 ===================
  27
  28 This file lists supporting libraries for which gst-plugins contains plugins,
  29 as well as their minimum version.  You can find the corresponding plugins in
  30 ext/(library)
  31
  32 libHermes       (for colorspace conversions; you need this for any video work)
  33                         http://www.clanlib.org/hermes/
  34 libghttp        (for httpsrc)
  35                         http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/stable/sources/libghttp/
  36 libaudiofile    (for afsrc/afsink)
  37                         http://oss.sgi.com/projects/audiofile/
  38 libmad          (for the mad mp3 decoder plugin)
  39                         http://www.mars.org/home/rob/proj/mpeg/
  40 libjpeg         (for jpegenc/jpegdec)
  41                         http://www.ijg.org/
  42 libopenquicktime (for the QT plugin)
  43                         http://sourceforge.net/projects/openquicktime/
  44 libXv           (for videosink)
  45 libxaudio       (for xa mp3 decoder)
  46                         http://www.xaudio.com/
  47 libvorbis       (for vorbisenc, vorbisdec)
  48                         http://www.xiph.org/ogg/vorbis/index.html
  49 libcdparanoia   (for cdparanoia ripper)
  50                         http://www.xiph.org/paranoia/index.html
  51 liblame         (for lame mp3 encoder)
  52                         http://www.mp3dev.org/mp3/
  53 libshout        (for the shoutcast plugin)
  54                         http://www.icecast.org
  55 libasound       (for the alsa src/sink plugin)
  56                         http://alsa-project.org/
  57 ortp            (for the rtp sink plugin)
  58                         http://www.linphone.org/ortp/
  59 aalib           (for the aa sink plugin)
  60                         http://aa-project.sourceforge.net/aalib/
  61 aRts            (for the arts plugin wrapper, and the artsd sink)
  62                         http://www.arts-project.org
  63 raw1394/linux1394       (for the dv plugin)
  64                         http://linux1394.sourceforge.net
  65 libdvdread      (for the dvdsrc)
  66                         http://www.dtek.chalmers.se/groups/dvd/
  67                         (optional: libcss for encrypted DVDs)
  68 libesound       (for the esd sink
  69                         ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/stable/sources/esound)
  70 gnome-vfs       (for the gnome-vfs src)
  71 libgsm          (for the gsm plugin)
  72                         http://kbs.cs.tu-berlin.de/~jutta/toast.html
  73 sdl             (for the sdl sink)
  74                         http://www.libsdl.org
  75 xmms            (for the xmms plugins wrapper)
  76                         http://www.xmms.org
  77 mpeg2dec/a52dec (for mpeg2 related plugins and dvd playback)
  78                         http://libmpeg2.sourceforge.net/
  79                         and http://liba52.sourceforge.net/
  80                 >=      v0.3.0/v0.7.2
  81 avifile         (for the avi windows decoder plugins)
  82                         http://avifile.sourceforge.net/
  83                         you might want to get the windows libraries
  84                         from http://divx.euro.ru/ and put the .dll files
  85                         in /usr/lib/win32/
  86                 >=      0.6.0 (cvs)
  87 libswfdec       (for the swfdec plugin)
  88                         ftp://ftp.comedi.org/pub/libswfdec/
  89                 >=      0.1.1
  90
  91 flac            (for the FLAC lossless audio format)
  92                         http://flac.sourceforge.net
  93                 >= 1.0.3 preferred, 1.0.2 should work
  94
  95 Optional debian packages:
  96 =========================
  97
  98 gtk-doc-tools 0.4-0.2  -- needed to build documentation