%general-entities; ]> libaom The libaom package contains a reference version of the Alliance for Open Media video codec. This codec is a patent free alternative to H.265, and is starting to be used throughout the internet. &lfs113_checked; Package Information Download (HTTP): Download (FTP): Download MD5 sum: &libaom-md5sum; Download size: &libaom-size; Estimated disk space required: &libaom-buildsize; Estimated build time: &libaom-time; libaom Dependencies Recommended (or , pass the -DENABLE_NASM=yes option to cmake if you want to use it instead of yasm) Optional Install libaom by running the following commands: mkdir aom-build && cd aom-build && cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr \ -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \ -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=1 \ -DENABLE_DOCS=no \ -G Ninja .. && ninja To test the results, issue: ninja runtests. Note that the tests take an extremely long time to run. Now, as the root user: ninja install && rm -v /usr/lib/libaom.a -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=1: This switch builds shared versions of the libraries. -DENABLE_DOCS=no: This switch disables building the documentation because it fails due to an incompatibility with the latest version of . -DENABLE_NASM=yes: Use this switch if you have installed and wish to use it instead of yasm. Installed Programs Installed Libraries Installed Directories None libaom.so /usr/include/aom Short Descriptions libaom.so contains functions that provide a reference implementation of the AV1 codec libaom.so