source: multimedia/libdriv/xine-lib.xml@ 1b34ded

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  <!ENTITY xine-lib-md5sum        "63735be200f97d784ed02b2123da7caf">
  <!ENTITY xine-lib-size          "7.2 MB">
  <!ENTITY xine-lib-buildsize     "238 MB">
  <!ENTITY xine-lib-time          "5.6 SBU (with all optional dependencies installed)">
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<sect1 id="xine-lib" xreflabel="xine Libraries-&xine-lib-version;">
  <?dbhtml filename="xine-lib.html"?>

  <sect1info>
    <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
    <date>$Date$</date>
  </sect1info>

  <title>Xine Libraries-&xine-lib-version;</title>

  <indexterm zone="xine-lib">
    <primary sortas="a-Xine-Libraries">Xine Libraries</primary>
  </indexterm>

  <sect2 role="package">
    <title>Introduction to Xine Libraries</title>

    <para>The <application>xine Libraries</application> package contains xine
    libraries. These are useful for interfacing with external plug-ins that
    allow the flow of information from the source to the screen and
    speakers.</para>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
    <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
      <listitem>
        <para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&xine-lib-download-http;"/></para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&xine-lib-download-ftp;"/></para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Download MD5 sum: &xine-lib-md5sum;</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Download size: &xine-lib-size;</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Estimated disk space required: &xine-lib-buildsize;</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Estimated build time: &xine-lib-time;</para>
      </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Xine Libraries Dependencies</bridgehead>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
    <para role="required"><xref linkend="x-window-system"/> and
    <xref linkend="esound"/> or OSS or
    <xref linkend="alsa"/> or <xref linkend="arts"/> or
    <ulink url="http://pulseaudio.org/">PulseAudio</ulink> or
    <ulink url="http://jackaudio.org/">JACK</ulink></para>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Recommended</bridgehead>
    <para role="recommended"><xref linkend="pkgconfig"/></para>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
    <para role="optional"><xref linkend="aalib"/>,
    <xref linkend="libmng"/>,
    <xref linkend="sdl"/>,
    <xref linkend="flac"/>,
    <xref linkend="libfame"/>,
    <xref linkend="libvorbis"/>,
    <xref linkend="speex"/>,
    <xref linkend="gnome-vfs"/>,
    <xref linkend="samba3"/>,
    <xref linkend="imagemagick"/>,
    <ulink url="http://www.directfb.org/">DirectFB</ulink>,
    <ulink url="http://www.theora.org/">Theora</ulink>,
    <ulink url="http://sam.zoy.org/projects/libcaca/">libcaca</ulink>,
    <ulink url="http://sourceforge.net/projects/modplug-xmms/">libmodplug</ulink>,
    <ulink url="http://www.gnu.org/software/libcdio/">libcdio</ulink>,
    <ulink url="http://www.vcdimager.org/">VCDImager</ulink>,
    <ulink url="http://www.musepack.net/">libmpcdec</ulink>,
    <ulink url="http://www.wavpack.com/">WavPack</ulink>,
    <ulink url="http://dxr3.sourceforge.net/">libdxr3</ulink>,
    <ulink url="http://sourceforge.net/projects/unichrome/">XvMC Wrapper</ulink>
    (only if you have XFree86 installed),
    <ulink url="http://sourceforge.net/projects/sgmltools-lite/">sgmltools-lite</ulink>,
    and <ulink url="http://www.xfig.org/">Transfig</ulink></para>

    <!-- Omitting these as you shouldn't use them
    <xref linkend="ffmpeg"/>,
    <xref linkend="liba52"/>,
    <xref linkend="libmad"/>,
    <ulink url="http://sourceforge.net/projects/dvd/">libdvdnav</ulink> -->

    <para>It is recommended that you use the internal source tree versions of
    <application>FFmpeg</application>, <application>liba52</application>,
    <application>libdvdnav</application> and <application>libmad</application>
    and not system-installed versions.</para>

    <para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes:
    <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/xine-lib"/></para>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="installation">
    <title>Installation of Xine Libraries</title>

    <para>Install <application>xine Libraries</application> by running the
    following commands:</para>

<screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr --enable-static &amp;&amp;
make</userinput></screen>

    <!-- <para>Trying to use the locally installed <application>FFmpeg</application>
    library by passing <option>-with-external-ffmpeg</option> to
    <command>configure</command> may not compile cleanly.</para> -->

    <para>You will need to pass
    <option>--with-xv-path=<replaceable>&lt;/directory/path&gt;</replaceable></option>
    to <command>configure</command> if you didn't install
    <application>Xorg</application> or <application>XFree86</application> in
    <filename class='directory'>/usr/X11R6</filename>. For example, if you
    installed <application>Xorg</application> in
    <filename class='directory'>/usr</filename>, you will need to use
    <option>--with-xv-path=/usr/lib</option>.</para>

    <para>This package does not come with a test suite.</para>

    <para>Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>

<screen role="root"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="commands">
    <title>Command Explanations</title>

    <para><option>--enable-static</option>: This switch is used to enable
    building the static library as some programs link against it.</para>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="content">
    <title>Contents</title>

    <segmentedlist>
      <segtitle>Installed Program</segtitle>
      <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
      <segtitle>Installed Fonts</segtitle>
      <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>

      <seglistitem>
        <seg>xine-config</seg>
        <seg>libxine.{a,so} and numerous plugin modules and video extensions</seg>
        <seg>Output display engine fonts located in
        /usr/share/xine/libxine1/fonts</seg>
        <seg>/usr/include/xine, /usr/lib/xine, /usr/share/xine, and
        /usr/share/doc/xine</seg>
      </seglistitem>
    </segmentedlist>

    <variablelist>
      <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
      <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
      <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>

      <varlistentry id="xine-config">
        <term><command>xine-config</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>provides information to programs trying to link with the
          <application>xine</application> libraries.</para>
          <indexterm zone="xine-lib xine-config">
            <primary sortas="b-xine-config">xine-config</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="libxine">
        <term><filename class='libraryfile'>libxine.so</filename></term>
        <listitem>
          <para> provides the API for processing audio/video files.</para>
          <indexterm zone="xine-lib libxine">
            <primary sortas="c-libxine">libxine.so</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

    </variablelist>

  </sect2>

</sect1>