make gst_thread_get_current() work with threaded cothreads

[platform/upstream/gstreamer.git] / REQUIREMENTS

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-GStreamer use a *large* array of tools and libraries, most of which are
+GStreamer uses a *large* array of tools and libraries, most of which are
 optional.  We have attempted to make sure that any code that depends on
 optional libraries doesn't get built unless you have those libraries.  If
 you find this not to be the case, please, let us know by filing a bug
@@ -7,36 +7,58 @@ report at http://sourceforge.net/bugs/?group_id=1936.
 
 Required libraries:
 ===================
-glib v1.2.0 or better
-gtk+ v1.2.0 or better
-libxml
 
-Optional libraries:
-===================
-gdk_pixbuf
-libgnomeui     (for gstplay, gsteditor, autoplug example, several tests)
-libglade       (for gstplay, gsteditor)
+the latest glib2, currently at v2.0.4
+libxml2         (also called gnome-xml, available from http://xmlsoft.org/)
 
-libghttp       (for httpsrc)
-libXv          (for videosink)
-libxaudio      (for xa mp3 decoder)
-libvorbis      (for vorbisenc, vorbisdec)
-libcdparanoia  (for cdparanoia ripper)
-liblame                (for lame mp3 encoder)
+These libraries are all central parts of gnome, and are available from the
+ftp.gnome.org or its mirrors, amongst other places.
 
 
+Optional libraries for Plugins:
+==============================
+
+The vast number of optional libraries that can be used for plugins are
+listed in the REQUIREMENTS document in the gst-plugins package.
 
-An extra set of tools is required if you wish to build GStreamer out of
-CVS (using autogen.sh):
 
 Required tools:
 ===============
-autoconf
-automake v1.4 or better
-libtool v1.3.5 or better
+
+An extra set of tools is required if you wish to build GStreamer out of
+CVS (using autogen.sh):
+
+autoconf 2.52
+automake 1.5
+libtool v1.4 or better
+pkgconfig 0.9.0 (http://www.freedesktop.org/software/pkgconfig/)
+
 
 Optional tools:
 ===============
+
 gtkdoc
 db2html
 fig2dev
+xsltproc
+
+To build pdf and ps version of docs
+===================================
+passivetex
+xmltex
+tetex-dvips
+
+Optional debian packages:
+=========================
+
+(This is an incomplete list, made only of problems which have been reported,
+rather than by an audit.)
+task-helix-gnome-dev   OR libgnome-dev
+
+gtk-doc-tools 0.4-0.2  -- needed to build documentation
+
+Alternatively, the docbook-gnome-bin package, which is available by adding the
+following lines to apt's sources.list (/etc/apt/sources.list):
+
+deb ftp://ftp.home-of-linux.org/pub/debian gnome/
+deb-src ftp://ftp.home-of-linux.org/pub/debian gnome/