[FFmpeg-user] "ERROR: libx264 not found" Ubuntu 11.10

Andreas Grehn andreas.grehn at gmail.com
Mon Feb 20 12:47:15 CET 2012 

It was my bad, I forgot to do checkinstall after make.
Works fine now. I however get some errors whilt it is running but that is
an entierly diffrent topic.

Thanks so much for your help!

On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 12:22 PM, medi <mtirgar+exotic at gmail.com> wrote:

> You can get sure if ffmpeg has been built with libx264 by this command :
>
> ffmpeg -codecs | grep libx264
>
> if the result wouldn't include something like this :
>
> EV    libx264         libx264 H.264 / AVC / MPEG-4 AVC / MPEG-4 part 10
>
> it means your ffmpeg installation doesn't have x264 codecs.
>
> I'm also new to this mailing list, may it's better to open a new
> thread, however "unknown encoder: 'libx264" seems you haven't
> installed ffmpeg with x264.
>
> On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 11:47 AM, Andreas Grehn <andreas.grehn at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Both "sudo ls -al /usr/local/lib | grep libx264.so" and "sudo ls -al
> > /usr/lib/ | grep libx264.so" produce nothing after build and manual
> package
> > install.
> >
> > cat /etc/ld.so.conf gives "include /etc/ld.so.conf.d/*.conf" which leads
> to
> > 3 files that combine to form the following data:
> > /usr/local/lib
> > /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu
> > /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu
> > /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/mesa
> >
> > Whereis libx264.so now returns "libx264: /usr/local/lib/libx264.a"
> > I managed to successfully configure and make ffmpeg after this.
> > Thanks for your assistance!
> >
> > However, when I try to run the following:
> > ffmpeg -i rtsp://[my source] -re -acodec libfaac -ar 22050 -vcodec
> libx264
> > -fpre "ffpresets/libx264-ipod640.ffpreset" -f flv rtmp://[my target]
> > I get "unknown encoder: 'libx264'".
> >
> > ffmpeg was configured successfully with this command and make went by
> > without a hitch.
> > ./configure --enable-gpl --enable-libfaac --enable-libmp3lame
> > --enable-libopencore-amrnb --enable-libopencore-amrwb --enable-libtheora
> > --enable-libvorbis --enable-libx264 --enable-nonfree --enable-postproc
> > --enable-version3 --enable-x11grab
> >
> > The presetfile looks like this (not that I think it matters):
> > vprofile=baseline
> > level=30
> > maxrate=10000000
> > bufsize=10000000
> >
> > Shuld I perhaps start a new thread since the topic no longer matches the
> > issue?
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 10:57 AM, medi <mtirgar+exotic at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> You're right, Ubuntu package repository has older version of lib264
> >> and definitely you need to build it from source. I saw the guide from
> >> the the link on your first mail, the guide seems all correct. I think
> >> checkinstall command produce .deb package and install it afterward,
> >> however you can install .deb packages using this command :
> >> sudo dpkg -i package.deb
> >>
> >> but the problem is that after installation Ubuntu cannot locate
> >> libx264.so library file, in your case.
> >>
> >> Please uninstall the package installed from Ubuntu respository:
> >> sudo apt-get remove x264 libx264-dev
> >>
> >> the build and installed it from source, according to the reference:
> >> cd x264
> >> ./configure --enable-static
> >> make
> >> sudo checkinstall --pkgname=x264 --pkgversion="3:$(./version.sh | \
> >>     awk -F'[" ]' '/POINT/{print $4"+git"$5}')" --backup=no --deldoc=yes
> \
> >>    --fstrans=no --default
> >>
> >> then please provide the result for these commands :
> >>
> >> sudo ls -al /usr/local/lib | grep libx264.so
> >> sudo ls -al /usr/lib/ | grep libx264.so
> >> sudo cat /etc/ld.so.conf
> >>
> >>
> >> On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 10:09 AM, Andreas Grehn <
> andreas.grehn at gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >> > Thanks for your time!
> >> >
> >> > It however did not do the trick.
> >> > I can not locate the libx264.so file anywhere. Whereis turns out blank
> >> and
> >> > so does locate.
> >> > I tried installing with apt-get and instead of "ERROR: libx264 not
> >> found."
> >> > I got "ERROR: libx264 version must be >= 0.118.". My guess is I have
> to
> >> > build from source since the repository(?) is somewhat dated?
> >> >
> >> > I have tried to building x264 from source (according to the guide
> linked
> >> in
> >> > my first email). X264 builds just fine and I get a little .deb package
> >> as a
> >> > result. Shuld I do anything with this package perhaps?
> >> >
> >> > On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 1:11 AM, medi <mtirgar+exotic at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Hi,
> >> >>
> >> >> It seems ffmpeg cannot find libx264, one way to get sure that libx264
> >> >> is installed is to use the following command :
> >> >> "whereis libx264.so"
> >> >> the result should be something like:
> >> >> libx264: /usr/lib/libx264.so
> >> >>
> >> >> To install x264, you can do it like this:
> >> >> sudo apt-get install x264 libx264-dev
> >> >>
> >> >> you can also build libx264 from source, then it may install library
> >> >> files in '/usr/local/lib' instead, you should check /etc/ld.so.conf
> >> >> and add '/usr/local/lib
> >> >> ' if it is not already there, then you should run 'sudo ldconfig' to
> >> >> refresh library paths.
> >> >>
> >> >> I'm using a different Linux distribution, but I guess the above
> >> >> procedure should work on Ubuntu. I hope it goes well. I'm eager to
> >> >> know the result.
> >> >>
> >> >> On Sun, Feb 19, 2012 at 10:37 PM, Andreas Grehn <
> >> andreas.grehn at gmail.com>
> >> >> wrote:
> >> >> > I've followed the guide for installing ffmpeg on Ubuntu 11.10
> located
> >> >> here:
> >> >> > http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=786095
> >> >> >
> >> >> > When I get to this part all hell breaks loose.
> >> >> > -----------------------
> >> >> > root at kameraserver:~/ffmpeg# ./configure --enable-gpl
> --enable-libfaac
> >> >> > --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopencore-amrnb
> >> --enable-libopencore-amrwb
> >> >> > --enable-libtheora --enable-libvorbis --enable-libx264
> >> --enable-nonfree
> >> >> > --enable-postproc --enable-version3 --enable-x11grab
> >> >> > ERROR: libx264 not found
> >> >> > If you think configure made a mistake, make sure you are using the
> >> latest
> >> >> > version from Git.  If the latest version fails, report the problem
> to
> >> the
> >> >> > ffmpeg-user at ffmpeg.org mailing list or IRC #ffmpeg on
> >> irc.freenode.net.
> >> >> > Include the log file "config.log" produced by configure as this
> will
> >> help
> >> >> > solving the problem.
> >> >> > -----------------------
> >> >> >
> >> >> > As instructed the complete config.log is available here
> >> >> > http://pastebin.com/L3jEM3wZ.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > x264 seems to be installed, I guess, I have no experience of
> >> checkinstall
> >> >> > but I can't see any errors.
> >> >> > The result of checkinstall is at this location
> >> >> http://pastebin.com/mCiZHQ8f.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> > With some reading of the configure.log for ffmpeg I tried to put
> >> x264.h
> >> >> in
> >> >> > /usr/include. That resulted in config.log ending with a request to
> >> find
> >> >> > x264_config.h, I promptly copied that aswell and now it ends with
> the
> >> >> > following error.
> >> >> > -----------------------
> >> >> > check_lib x264.h x264_encoder_encode -lx264
> >> >> > check_header x264.h
> >> >> > check_cpp
> >> >> > BEGIN /tmp/ffconf.4KTJhgCU.c
> >> >> >    1 #include <x264.h>
> >> >> >    2 int x;
> >> >> > END /tmp/ffconf.4KTJhgCU.c
> >> >> > gcc -D_ISOC99_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE
> >> >> > -D_POSIX_C_SOURCE=200112 -D_XOPEN_SOURCE=600 -std=c99
> >> >> -fomit-frame-pointer
> >> >> > -pthread -E -o /tmp/ffconf.l7QVcEji.o /tmp/ffconf.4KTJhgCU.c
> >> >> > In file included from /tmp/ffconf.4KTJhgCU.c:1:0:
> >> >> > /usr/include/x264.h:36:4: warning: #warning You must include
> stdint.h
> >> or
> >> >> > inttypes.h before x264.h [-Wcpp]
> >> >> > check_func x264_encoder_encode -lx264
> >> >> > check_ld cc -lx264
> >> >> > check_cc
> >> >> > BEGIN /tmp/ffconf.4KTJhgCU.c
> >> >> >    1 extern int x264_encoder_encode();
> >> >> >    2 int main(void){ x264_encoder_encode(); }
> >> >> > END /tmp/ffconf.4KTJhgCU.c
> >> >> > gcc -D_ISOC99_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE
> >> >> > -D_POSIX_C_SOURCE=200112 -D_XOPEN_SOURCE=600 -std=c99
> >> >> -fomit-frame-pointer
> >> >> > -pthread -c -o /tmp/ffconf.l7QVcEji.o /tmp/ffconf.4KTJhgCU.c
> >> >> > gcc -Wl,--as-needed -o /tmp/ffconf.QuRwmCOy /tmp/ffconf.l7QVcEji.o
> >> -lx264
> >> >> > -lvorbisenc -lvorbis -logg -ltheoraenc -ltheoradec -logg
> >> -lopencore-amrwb
> >> >> > -lopencore-amrnb -lmp3lame -lfaac -lm -pthread -lz
> >> >> > /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lx264
> >> >> > collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
> >> >> > ERROR: libx264 not found
> >> >> > -----------------------
> >> >> >
> >> >> > The warning about stdint.h I have absolutely no clue as to how to
> >> solve,
> >> >> > hence this message.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I have some Linux knowledge and I have some c/c++ experience but
> this
> >> is
> >> >> > way out of my comfort zone.
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