Install/build VLC on SLED 11 SP3 x64

[panamea]

hi,

i tried to install on this system from various SLE11 repo (videolan, packman, opensuse), any attempt giving me a missing library error, e.g:
libx264.so.129 or libcdio.so.10 for the noX package

then i tried to build VLC from git, based on https://wiki.videolan.org/VLC_VAAPI. it fails at running ./bootstrap, although all required tools are installed (automake,autoconf,pkg-conf)
configure.ac:31: error: possibly undefined macro: AM_SILENT_RULES
If this token and others are legitimate, please use m4_pattern_allow.
See the Autoconf documentation.
configure.ac:4206: error: possibly undefined macro: AC_CONFIG_FILES
configure.ac:4292: error: possibly undefined macro: AM_COND_IF
autoreconf: /usr/bin/autoconf failed with exit status: 1

does anyone know how to have a successful install or build on this system, eventually with a vaapi included version?

thanks.

[Rémi Denis-Courmont]

Too old autoconf and/or automake version.

[panamea]

i have these versions installed:
automake (GNU automake) 1.10.1
autoconf (GNU Autoconf) 2.63

what are the required versions?

thanks.

[Rémi Denis-Courmont]

automake 1.11 is minimum.

[panamea]

bootstrap passed after installing a newer automake as you suggested (1.11.1)

now ./configure fails with:
configure: error: cannot find install-sh or install.sh in "." "./.." "./../.."

am i missing some other tool?

i found the answer: autotools folder was missing, even if i did git pull to refresh. so i checked out again.

will keep you updated with the process...

thanks.

[panamea]

i managed to run ./configure with --disable-xcb, since xcb is reported to be older than required; i'm not sure if i need xcb (i want vaapi) and not sure how to change the version because the configure script reports: Requested 'xcb >= 1.6' but version of XCB is 1.1
when zypper info reports:

Information for package xorg-x11-libxcb-devel:

Repository: SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3
Name: xorg-x11-libxcb-devel
Version: 7.4-1.29.1
so no 1.1 version on my system?!where is configure script getting the installed version info from?

anyway, i get a compile-error (on source version 2.0.5, since the latest git wants me to update alsalib too...)
MAKE : avcodec
avcodec.c: In function 'OpenDecoder':
WARNING : avcodec.c: 249: comparison between signed and unsigned
ERROR : avcodec.c: 278: 'AVCodecContext' has no member named 'dsp_mask'
ERROR : avcodec.c: 281: 'AVCodecContext' has no member named 'dsp_mask'
ERROR : avcodec.c: 285: 'AVCodecContext' has no member named 'dsp_mask'
ERROR : avcodec.c: 289: 'AVCodecContext' has no member named 'dsp_mask'
ERROR : avcodec.c: 293: 'AVCodecContext' has no member named 'dsp_mask'
ERROR : avcodec.c: 297: 'AVCodecContext' has no member named 'dsp_mask'
ERROR : avcodec.c: 301: 'AVCodecContext' has no member named 'dsp_mask'
ERROR : avcodec.c: 305: 'AVCodecContext' has no member named 'dsp_mask'
ERROR : avcodec.c: 309: 'AVCodecContext' has no member named 'dsp_mask'
ERROR : avcodec.c: 313: 'AVCodecContext' has no member named 'dsp_mask'

[panamea]

i gave up on the 2.0.5 version

instead, on the git version,with configure --disable-xcb and some updated alsalib (from openSUSE 11.4), it compiled!!!

the vaapi acceleration option is available in the menu, i can open a movie file, but have no video output (only sound); this is the output in the shell:

0xaddc98] fb vout display error: cannot get terminal mode (Invalid argument)
[0xb0b7e8] main video output error: video output creation failed
[0x7fcbc00055b8] main decoder error: failed to create video output

is it because i compiled without xcb? any idea?

side note: my vaapi configuration for ATI HD 7340 (driver wise) seems to be in order, according to vainfo output (i even have DRI enabled)
libva: VA-API version 0.32.0
libva: User requested driver 'fglrx'
libva: Trying to open /usr/lib64/dri/fglrx_drv_video.so
libva: va_openDriver() returns 0
vainfo: VA-API version: 0.32 (libva 1.0.15)
vainfo: Driver version: Splitted-Desktop Systems XvBA backend for VA-API - 0.8.0
vainfo: Supported profile and entrypoints
VAProfileH264High : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileVC1Advanced : VAEntrypointVLD

thanks.

[Rémi Denis-Courmont]

If you disable things explicitly, don't expect VLC to work.

[panamea]

hi Rémi,

following your advice, i tried to not disable anything, and were successful (vlc 2.2.0 weatherwax up and running with vaapi hw acceleration)

summary of the changes i made:
1. install automake 1.1.1 from openSuSE 11.4 repository, libpulse-dev
2. modify configure script packages expected versions (e.g. xcb 1.6 -> 1.1 that i have)
3. just remove from following files the code it fails to when compiling (due to older packages)
3.1 modules/video_output/xcb/xcb_keysym.h

diff modules/video_output/xcb/xcb_keysym.h*
95a96,107
> { XF86XK_AudioForward, KEY_MEDIA_FORWARD, },
> { XF86XK_AudioRepeat, KEY_MEDIA_REPEAT, },
> { XF86XK_AudioRandomPlay, KEY_MEDIA_SHUFFLE, },
> { XF86XK_Subtitle, KEY_MEDIA_SUBTITLE, },
> { XF86XK_AudioCycleTrack, KEY_MEDIA_AUDIO, },
> { XF86XK_CycleAngle, KEY_MEDIA_ANGLE, },
> { XF86XK_FrameBack, KEY_MEDIA_FRAME_PREV, },
> { XF86XK_FrameForward, KEY_MEDIA_FRAME_NEXT, },
> { XF86XK_Time, KEY_MEDIA_TIME, },
> { XF86XK_Select, KEY_MEDIA_SELECT, },
> { XF86XK_View, KEY_MEDIA_VIEW, },
> { XF86XK_TopMenu, KEY_MEDIA_MENU, },

3.2 modules/video_output/xcb/xvideo.c

diff modules/video_output/xcb/xvideo.c*
296a297,364
> for (const xcb_xv_image_format_info_t *f =
> xcb_xv_list_image_formats_format (list),
> *f_end =
> f + xcb_xv_list_image_formats_format_length (list);
> f < f_end;
> f++)
> {
> chroma = ParseFormat (obj, f);
> if (chroma == 0)
> continue;
>
> /* Oink oink! */
> if ((chroma == VLC_CODEC_I420 || chroma == VLC_CODEC_YV12)
> && a->name_size >= 4
> && !memcmp ("OMAP", xcb_xv_adaptor_info_name (a), 4))
> {
> msg_Dbg (obj, "skipping slow I420 format");
> continue; /* OMAP framebuffer sucks at YUV 4:2:0 */
> }
>
> if (!BetterFormat (chroma, chromav, &rank))
> continue;
>
> /* VLC pads scanline to 16 pixels internally */
> unsigned width = (fmt->i_width + 31) & ~31;
> unsigned height = (fmt->i_height + 15) & ~15;
> xcb_xv_query_image_attributes_reply_t *i;
> i = xcb_xv_query_image_attributes_reply (conn,
> xcb_xv_query_image_attributes (conn, a->base_id, f->id,
> width, height), NULL);
> if (i == NULL)
> continue;
>
> if (i->width != width || i->height != height)
> {
> msg_Warn (obj, "incompatible size %ux%u -> %"PRIu32"x%"PRIu32,
> fmt->i_width, fmt->i_height,
> i->width, i->height);
> var_Create (obj->p_libvlc, "xvideo-res-error", VLC_VAR_BOOL);
> if (!var_GetBool (obj->p_libvlc, "xvideo-res-error"))
> {
> dialog_FatalWait (obj, _("Video acceleration not available"),
> _("The XVideo rendering acceleration driver does not "
> "support the required resolution of %ux%u pixels but "
> "%"PRIu32"x%"PRIu32" pixels instead.\n"
> "Acceleration will thus be disabled. Performance may "
> "be degraded severely if the resolution is large."),
> width, height, i->width, i->height);
> var_SetBool (obj->p_libvlc, "xvideo-res-error", true);
> }
> free (i);
> continue;
> }
>
> fmt->i_chroma = chroma;
> if (f->type == XCB_XV_IMAGE_FORMAT_INFO_TYPE_RGB)
> {
> fmt->i_rmask = f->red_mask;
> fmt->i_gmask = f->green_mask;
> fmt->i_bmask = f->blue_mask;
> }
> *idp = f->id;
> free (attr);
> attr = i;
> if (rank == 0)
> break; /* shortcut for perfect match */
> }
>

3.3 modules/video_splitter/panoramix.c

diff modules/video_splitter/panoramix.c modules/video_splitter/panoramix.c~
388a389,402
> const xcb_randr_output_t *outputs =
> xcb_randr_get_screen_resources_outputs( r );
> for( unsigned i = 0; i < r->num_outputs; i++ )
> {
> xcb_randr_get_output_info_reply_t *output =
> xcb_randr_get_output_info_reply( conn,
> xcb_randr_get_output_info( conn, outputs, 0 ), NULL );
> if( output == NULL )
> continue;
> /* FIXME: do not count cloned outputs multiple times */
> /* XXX: what to do with UNKNOWN state connections? */
> n += output->connection == XCB_RANDR_CONNECTION_CONNECTED;
> free( output );
> }


4. after make install, need to add LD_LIBRAY_PATH=/usr/lib/vlc to /etc/environment since this is x64 install
5. set OpenGL GLX (XCB) in preference->video->output, to avoid interference with compiz (required only if you use compiz)
6. set Pulseaudio in preference->audio->output (alsa does not work)

For step no.3, some small c/c++ knowledge is required, but one can do without with more trial&error attempts.

thanks.