On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 12:18 AM, Andrea Pescetti <pesce...@apache.org> wrote:
> Gav wrote: > >> "checking whether to build the GStreamer media backend... checking for >> GSTREAMER... no >> configure: error: requirements to build the GStreamer media backend not >> met. Do not use --enable-gstreamer or install the missing packages >> > > Hi Gavin, this won't help you with GStreamer since I checked and it is not > immediately clear that it would help, but I suggest to use -and update if > needed; we can of course create a wiki account for you- the following > resources: > > https://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/Building_Guid > e_AOO/Step_by_step > a section for Ubuntu 14.04 with all needed packages. > > https://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Ubuntu_Build_Instructions > Outdated, but still contain useful hints. > > http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/openoffice/devtools/build-scrip > ts/4.1.2/unxlngix6/ > Our build scripts for 4.1.2. These configure options are for a release > build, but ideally we want this to succeed on the buildbot. Languages can > be left out (for example, the Windows buildbot only uses en and de) and the > package formats can be reduced too, but these should be the reference > options. > > And thanks a lot for this work. It won't help us with building releases, > but it will make buildbot maintenance easier for both Infra and the project. > > Regards, > Andrea. > Gavin -- As I don't see any information in the wiki links Andrea provided directly pertaining to gstreamer, can you give us an accounting of what IS installed vis a vis gstreamer on this system? It could be that our configure script needs some tweaking. We use PKG_CONFIG exclusively toe "find" packs on systems, and sometimes that does not work for all installed packages. -- -------------------------------------------------- Kay Schenk Apache OpenOffice "Things work out best for those who make the best of the way things work out." -- John Wooden
