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This guide will help you compile {{VLC}} for your platform.
 
This guide will help you compile {{VLC}} for your platform.
  
This guide is intended for '''developers''' and '''power users'''.
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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.
 
You should come on [[IRC]] to assist you during this phase.
  
'''<span style="color:red; font-size: 150%">Warning</span>:''' 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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'''<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.
  
 
== Generic Steps  ==
 
== Generic Steps  ==
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# Prepare your compile environment,  
 
# Prepare your compile environment,  
# Get the [[GetTheSource|source]] of {{VLC}},  
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# Grab the [[GetTheSource|source]] of {{VLC}},  
# bootstrap, using the ./bootstrap, if you took the code from repository,  
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# Bootstrap, using the ./bootstrap script, if you took the code from repository,  
 
# Prepare the extras libraries needed for {{VLC}}, read the [[Contrib Status|list]],  
 
# Prepare the extras libraries needed for {{VLC}}, read the [[Contrib Status|list]],  
# [[Configure]],  
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# [[Configure]],
# and build, using make
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# Build, using make,
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# and Profit!
  
== Operating Systems ==
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== Compile for one Operating System ==
But there are the special HowTos for the OS you want VLC in.
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There are the special compile guides for every OS you want VLC.
  
* [[Win32Compile|How to compile for Windows]] ([[Win32CompileMSYS|MSYS]],[[Win32CompileCygwinNew|Cygwin]])
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Desktop:
* [[OSXCompile|How to compile on Mac OS X]]
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* [[Win32Compile|Windows]]
* [[UnixCompile|How to compile on Linux, BSD or other UniXes]]
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* [[OSXCompile|macOS]]
* [[Solaris|How to compile on Solaris]]
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* [[UnixCompile|Linux, BSD or other Unices]]
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* [[Solaris|Solaris]]
  
* [[AndroidCompile|How to compile for Android]]
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Mobile:
* [[iOSCompile|How to compile for iOS]]
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* [[AndroidCompile|Android]]
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* [[iOSCompile|iOS]]
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* [[WinRTCompile|WinRT]]
  
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OLD:
 
* [[WinCECompile|How to compile for WinCE]] (outdated)
 
* [[WinCECompile|How to compile for WinCE]] (outdated)
 
* [[BeOSCompile|How to compile on BeOS]] (outdated)
 
* [[BeOSCompile|How to compile on BeOS]] (outdated)

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.