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This guide will help you compile {{VLC}} for your platform.
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This guide is intended for '''developers''' and '''power users'''. Compiling VLC is not an easy task.
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You should come on [[IRC]] to assist you during this phase.
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'''<span style="color:red; font-size: 120%">Warning</span>:''' Please, do not put pre-release test binaries or git-compiles on software sites or on user-forums. We've had bad experiences with this before and we do not appreciate it.
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== Generic Steps  ==
 
== Generic Steps  ==
  
These are the main steps to follow to Compile VLC are&nbsp;:  
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These are the main steps to follow to compile VLC&nbsp;:  
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# Prepare your compile environment,
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# Grab the [[GetTheSource|source]] of {{VLC}},
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# Bootstrap, using the ./bootstrap script, if you took the code from repository,
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# Prepare the extras libraries needed for {{VLC}}, read the [[Contrib Status|list]],
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# [[Configure]],
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# Build, using make,
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# and Profit!
  
#Prepare your compile environment,
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== Compile for one Operating System ==
#Get the [[GetTheSource|source]] of {{VLC}},
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There are the special compile guides for every OS you want VLC.
#bootstrap, using the ./bootstrap, if you took the code from repository,
 
#Prepare the extras libraries needed for {{VLC}}, read the [[Contrib Status|list]],
 
#[[Configure]],
 
#and build, using make
 
  
'''Warning:''' Do not put non-released test binaries or git-compiles on software sites or on user-forums. We have had bad experiences with this before and we do not appreciate it.
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Desktop:
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* [[Win32Compile|Windows]]
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* [[OSXCompile|macOS]]
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* [[UnixCompile|Linux, BSD or other Unices]]
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* [[Solaris|Solaris]]
  
== Operating Systems ==
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Mobile:
But there are the special HowTos for the OS you want VLC in.
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* [[AndroidCompile|Android]]
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* [[iOSCompile|iOS]]
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* [[WinRTCompile|WinRT]]
  
* [[Win32Compile|How to compile for Windows]] ([[Win32CompileMSYSNew|MSYS]],[[Win32CompileCygwinNew|Cygwin]])
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OLD:
* [[OSXCompile|How to compile on Mac OS X]]
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* [[WinCECompile|How to compile for WinCE]] (outdated)
* [[UnixCompile|How to compile on Unix/Linux]]
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* [[BeOSCompile|How to compile on BeOS]] (outdated)
* [[MobileVLC|How to compile for iOS]]
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* [[ARMCompileOldPDA|How to cross-compile for old ARM-based PDAs]] (outdated)
* [[WinCECompile|How to compile for WinCE]]
 
* [[Solaris|How to compile on Solaris]]
 
* [[BeOSCompile|How to compile on BeOS (outdated)]]
 
* [[ARM-XCompile|How to cross-compile for ARM]]
 
  
== Other help ==
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== Other compile guides ==
 
* [[OutOfTreeCompile|How to compile a module outside of VLC source tree]]
 
* [[OutOfTreeCompile|How to compile a module outside of VLC source tree]]
 
* [[DirectFB_Compile|Compile DirectFB plugin]]
 
* [[DirectFB_Compile|Compile DirectFB plugin]]
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* [[Packagers|Links to the packaging in various distros]]
 
* [[Packagers|Links to the packaging in various distros]]
  
See also [[:Category:Operating systems]].
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See also [[:Category:Operating systems]].
  
 
[[Category:Coding]]
 
[[Category:Coding]]

Latest revision as of 07:57, 23 January 2019

This guide will help you compile VLC media player for your platform.

This guide is intended for developers and power users. Compiling VLC is not an easy task.

You should come on IRC to assist you during this phase.

Warning: Please, do not put pre-release test binaries or git-compiles on software sites or on user-forums. We've had bad experiences with this before and we do not appreciate it.

Generic Steps

These are the main steps to follow to compile VLC :

  1. Prepare your compile environment,
  2. Grab the source of VLC media player,
  3. Bootstrap, using the ./bootstrap script, if you took the code from repository,
  4. Prepare the extras libraries needed for VLC media player, read the list,
  5. Configure,
  6. Build, using make,
  7. and Profit!

Compile for one Operating System

There are the special compile guides for every OS you want VLC.

Desktop:

Mobile:

OLD:

Other compile guides

See also Category:Operating systems.