Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version 2015-03-06-multilib

Chapter 39. Multimedia Libraries and Drivers

Opus-1.1

Introduction to Opus

Opus is a lossy audio compression format developed by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) that is particularly suitable for interactive speech and audio transmission over the Internet. This package provides the Opus development library and headers.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-7.7 platform.

Package Information

User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/Opus

Installation of Opus

Install Opus by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=/usr --disable-static &&
make

To test the results, issue: make check.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Command Explanations

--disable-static: This switch prevents installation of static versions of the libraries.

Contents

Installed Programs: None
Installed Library: libopus.so
Installed Directory: /usr/include/opus

Short Descriptions

libopus.so

provides the functions used to read and write Opus format.

Last updated on 2015-02-23 00:16:54 -0500