Compiling ffmpeg on linux

Question

linux

Hello.
Linux experts (centos 5 x64), tell me: how to correctly compile ffmpeg from source, but only so that all the libraries that are needed for ffmpeg to work would be in a certain folder, and not scattered in different directories?

This is necessary in order to transfer the compiled ffmpeg with libraries from one centos to another centos.

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

I'm a complete nerd in Linux :(
And all sorts of "make an rpm package" , "/configure --options --options --static --options && make" are a dark forest for me.

Answer 2

two counter questions:
1) (competent way) what prevents you from making an rpm-package and transferring an already rpm-package to another machine?
2) (your path) ./configure --options --options --static --options && make

Answer 3

A similar fuck I ended up with an irrevocable migration to Ubuntu. It turned out that ffmpeg from the repository of this OS does everything I need. And I needed a lot… Much more than a trivial video hosting. Production handed over on this OS.
In short, take this as a hint.

Answer 4

I'm no expert on CentOS, but I'm sure there's a package system there. In FreeBSD, for example, what you want is done in an elementary way - you build the program (from ports), then save the binary package, which is installed on another machine with the pkg_add -r command. Learn the mat part about the OS you are using.

Answer 5

When doing “make install” when compiling, specify the DESTDIR parameter, for example: “make install DESTDIR=/path/to/some/folder”. This will force all compiled files to be thrown into the "/path/to/some/folder" folder as the root. And then you can safely transfer this folder. Or make an rpm package out of it, as mentioned in other answers.

Answer 6

Thank you all :)
I will train on the “home” server, if everything works out, I will transfer it to the “combat” server.

Answer 7

In general, I didn’t manage to compile ffmpeg or install it from rpm. Some errors popped up.
Apparently “it’s not mine” ... but the solution was still found in the form of a statically compiled ffmpeg . I checked the conversion on CentOS 5 x64 - it works.