README

This repository is to build and install gstreamer with vaapi and srt using the version 1.18.

What is this repository for?

• Build and install custom gstreamer from source.
• Version 0.1

How do I get set up?

• Choose the version of gstreamer you want to install and your user profile

    > $ cd utils
    > $ nano build-gstreamer.sh 
        # Edit the script to your needs: 
            # BRANCH="1.18.0"
            # prefix=/xx/xx/xx
            # libdir=/xx/xx/xx
    > $ cd ..
  

• Install dependencies

    > $ cd utils
    > # ./build-gstreamer.sh -p
    > $ cd ..
  

• Clone the repositorys from github

    > $ cd utils
    > # ./build-gstreamer.sh -d
    > $ cd ..
  

• Build and install gstreamer

    > $ cd utils
    > # ./build-gstreamer.sh 
    > $ cd ..
  

Uninstall from the system

• Uninstall gstreamer

    > $ cd utils
    > # ./build-gstreamer.sh -u
    > $ cd ..
  

Debug

• The script will print the commands that are executed, and the script will exit with an error code if any of the commands fails.
• The script script will log the output of the commands into data/build-gstreamer.log

Contribution guidelines

• gstreamer-guide: https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/documentation/?gi-language=c
• meson: https://mesonbuild.com/
• ninja: https://ninja-build.org/
• Jetson Gstreamer Guide: https://developer.download.nvidia.com/embedded/L4T/r32_Release_v1.0/Docs/Accelerated_GStreamer_User_Guide.pdf
• Vaapi examples: https://01.org/linuxmedia/quickstart/gstreamer-vaapi-msdk-command-line-examples
• Srt examples: https://srtlab.github.io/srt-cookbook/apps/gstreamer-plugin / https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/blog/2018/02/16/srt-in-gstreamer/

Who do I talk to?

• Mouhsine Kassimi