Unable to compile gstreamer from source

latinpr0phet · 01-18-2009, 05:57 PM

I am a complete NOOB when it comes to linux.

Im running Fedora8

I get this error.
checking for LIBOIL... configure: error: liboil-0.3.8 or later is required

rpm -qa|grep liboil
liboil-0.3.12-11.fc8

rpm -ql liboil
/usr/lib/liboil-0.3.so.0
/usr/lib/liboil-0.3.so.0.1.0
/usr/share/doc/liboil-0.3.12
/usr/share/doc/liboil-0.3.12/ChangeLog+

yum install liboil
fedora 100% |=========================| 2.1 kB 00:00
updates 100% |=========================| 2.6 kB 00:00
Setting up Install Process
Parsing package install arguments
Package liboil - 0.3.12-11.fc8.i386 is already installed.
Nothing to do

So I see the latest version is installed as per YUM. But the system is not seeing it.

Any help would be appreciated.

John VV · 01-18-2009, 07:38 PM

hi ,you do know that on Jan. 7 fedora 8 reached it's End Of Life and there will be no more software updates - EVER .

you need the liboil-devel.rpm

Code:

yum search liboil
su -
yum install liboil-devel
-------- and why not install the gstreamer.rpm
yum install gstreamer

knudfl · 01-19-2009, 11:36 AM

Welcome to Linux Questions.

Quote:

checking for LIBOIL.. configure: error: liboil-0.3.8 or later is required

When "configure" asks for a library, it always means
"library-devel", in order to have /usr/include/files.h
and /usr/lib/library.so .

Method to look for liboil : # yum search liboil
( Will return : liboil, liboil-devel )

Also try : # yum search gstreamer
No need to compile gstreamer, should be available
as packages. ( If all support hasn't ended yet ? )
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latinpr0phet · 01-19-2009, 03:28 PM

I think I did search for rpm, but I will try again.
Thank You for the quick reply.

John VV · 01-19-2009, 04:36 PM

liboil may no longer be available for fedora 8 .Livna moved to rpmfusion install that repo
the rpmfusion repo.rpm should be in livna

Code:

yum repolist

to see what repos are running
and

Code:

yum search rpmfusion

but fedora 8 is NO LONGER SUPPORTED !

knudfl · 01-24-2009, 01:31 PM

*
gstreamer Fedora 8

http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pu...6/os/Packages/

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knudfl · 02-09-2009, 08:25 AM

More ( 12,000 ) packages for Fedora 8

http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pu...6/os/Packages/

John VV · 02-09-2009, 11:27 AM

More ( 20,000 ) packages for Fedora 8
and THERE WILL NEVER BE ANY UPDATES TO THEM EVER