media-libs/x264 - 9999 (gentoo)

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Install this version:

emerge -a =media-libs/x264-9999

If this version is masked, you can unmask it using the autounmask tool or standard emerge options:

autounmask =media-libs/x264-9999

Or alternatively:

emerge --autounmask-write -a =media-libs/x264-9999

Package Information

Description:
Free library for encoding X264/AVC streams
Homepage:
https://www.videolan.org/developers/x264.html
License:
GPL-2

Ebuild Details

Version EAPI Keywords Slot
9999 8 ~alpha ~amd64 ~arm ~arm64 ~hppa ~loong ~mips ~ppc ~ppc64 ~riscv ~sparc ~x86 0/164
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# Copyright 1999-2026 Gentoo Authors
# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2

EAPI=8

# Please bump with media-video/x264-encoder

inherit edo multilib-minimal toolchain-funcs flag-o-matic

DESCRIPTION="Free library for encoding X264/AVC streams"
HOMEPAGE="https://www.videolan.org/developers/x264.html"

if [[ ${PV} == 9999 ]]; then
	inherit git-r3
	EGIT_REPO_URI="https://code.videolan.org/videolan/x264.git"
else
	X264_COMMIT="4613ac3c15fd75cebc4b9f65b7fb95e70a3acce1"
	SRC_URI="https://code.videolan.org/videolan/x264/-/archive/${X264_COMMIT}/x264-${X264_COMMIT}.tar.bz2 -> ${P}.tar.bz2"
	KEYWORDS="~alpha ~amd64 ~arm ~arm64 ~hppa ~loong ~mips ~ppc ~ppc64 ~riscv ~sparc ~x86"
	S="${WORKDIR}/${PN}-${X264_COMMIT}"
fi

LICENSE="GPL-2"
SLOT="0/164" # SONAME
IUSE="cpu_flags_ppc_altivec +interlaced opencl static-libs"

ASM_DEP=">=dev-lang/nasm-2.13"
DEPEND="
	abi_x86_32? ( ${ASM_DEP} )
	abi_x86_64? ( ${ASM_DEP} )
	opencl? ( dev-lang/perl )
"
RDEPEND="opencl? ( >=virtual/opencl-0-r3[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}] )"

# TODO: Consider implementing src_test which does what doc/regression_test says
# https://code.videolan.org/videolan/x264/-/blob/master/doc/regression_test.txt
DOCS=( AUTHORS doc/{ratecontrol,regression_test,standards,threads,vui}.txt )

multilib_src_configure() {
	tc-export CC

	if [[ ${ABI} == x86 || ${ABI} == amd64 ]]; then
		export AS="nasm"
	else
		export AS="${CC}"
	fi

	local myconf=(
		--prefix="${EPREFIX}"/usr
		--libdir="${EPREFIX}"/usr/$(get_libdir)
		--disable-cli
		--disable-avs
		--disable-lavf
		--disable-swscale
		--disable-ffms
		--disable-gpac
		--enable-pic
		--enable-shared
		--host="${CHOST}"
		--cross-prefix="${CHOST}-"
		$(usex interlaced "" "--disable-interlaced")
		$(usex opencl "" "--disable-opencl")
		$(usex static-libs "--enable-static" "")
	)

	if [[ ${ABI} == x86* || ${ABI} == x32 || ${CHOST} == armv5* ]]; then
		myconf+=( --disable-asm )
	elif [[ ${ABI} == ppc* ]]; then
		if ! use cpu_flags_ppc_altivec; then
			myconf+=( --disable-asm )
		fi
	elif use mips; then
		if ! test-compile 'c' 'int main(void){__asm__("addvi.b $w0, $w1, 1");return 0;}'; then
			myconf+=( --disable-asm )
		fi
	fi

	edo "${S}"/configure "${myconf[@]}"
}

USE Flags

Manage flags for this package: euse -i <flag> -p media-libs/x264 | euse -E <flag> -p media-libs/x264 | euse -D <flag> -p media-libs/x264

Global/Standard Flags

interlaced
❓ Default: Enabled (+)

Inherited Eclasses

edo

Dependencies

DEPEND

	abi_x86_32? ( >=dev-lang/nasm-2.13 )
	abi_x86_64? ( >=dev-lang/nasm-2.13 )
	opencl? ( dev-lang/perl )

RDEPEND

opencl? ( >=virtual/opencl-0-r3[] )