Avifile Build Fails

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Kenji Miyamoto · Post by **Kenji Miyamoto** » Sat Sep 24, 2005 2:05 am

Whilst avifile builds, an error is returned:

FFReadHandler.cpp: In member function `int avm::FFReadHandler::readPacket()':
FFReadHandler.cpp:206: error: request for member `codec_type' in `st->AVStream::codec', which is of non-class type `AVCodecContext*'
FFReadHandler.cpp:209: error: request for member `bit_rate' in `st->AVStream::codec', which is of non-class type `AVCodecContext*'
FFReadHandler.cpp:211: error: request for member `bit_rate' in `st->AVStream::codec', which is of non-class type `AVCodecContext*'
make[2]: *** [FFReadHandler.lo] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/var/tmp/portage/avifile-0.7.43.20050224-r2/work/avifile-0.7-0.7.43/lib/aviread'
make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/var/tmp/portage/avifile-0.7.43.20050224-r2/work/avifile-0.7-0.7.43/lib'
make: *** [all-recursive] Error 1

!!! ERROR: media-video/avifile-0.7.43.20050224-r2 failed.
!!! Function src_compile, Line 145, Exitcode 2
!!! (no error message)
!!! If you need support, post the topmost build error, NOT this status message.

I've attempted merging older versions, but the same error occurs. What is the cause of this error?

dadodrake · Post by **dadodrake** » Tue Sep 27, 2005 2:01 pm

same problem here

dadodrake · Post by **dadodrake** » Tue Sep 27, 2005 2:30 pm

Try:
emerge =media-video/ffmpeg-0.4.9_p20050226-r5 && emerge avifile && emerge ffmpeg

papabean · Post by **papabean** » Tue Sep 27, 2005 4:05 pm

That seems to work. Any known repercussions or problems with avifile afterward?

bibleman · Post by **bibleman** » Sat Jan 07, 2006 5:34 pm

I was having the same problem and this has seemed to work. How did you figure out that it was a problem with the ffmpeg package?

rhill · Post by **rhill** » Sat Jan 07, 2006 9:40 pm

emerge -C avifile.

avifile is being removed from portage due to mass suckage. ffmpeg should be able to provide the same functionality.

TheDot · Post by **TheDot** » Sun Jan 08, 2006 10:36 am

dadodrake wrote:Try:
emerge =media-video/ffmpeg-0.4.9_p20050226-r5 && emerge avifile && emerge ffmpeg

I just wanted to jump in and say that this solution worked for me as well.

Thanks!

Adrien · Post by **Adrien** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 8:20 am

dirtyepic wrote:avifile is being removed from portage due to mass suckage.

Glad to read this!

pavkb · Post by **pavkb** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 6:05 pm

So which way to go.

-C avifile ??

when i do

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emerge -s ffmpeg
Searching...
*  media-video/ffmpeg
      Latest version available: 0.4.9_p20051216
      Latest version installed: 0.4.9_p20051216
      Size of downloaded files: 1,679 kB
      Homepage:    http://ffmpeg.sourceforge.net/
      Description: Complete solution to record, convert and stream audio and video. Includes libavcodec.
      License:     GPL-2

why am i downgrading ffmpeg to remerge avifile below??

Try:
emerge =media-video/ffmpeg-0.4.9_p20050226-r5 && emerge avifile && emerge ffmpeg

Can i just -C avifile & have same functionality as before?

HydroSan · Post by **HydroSan** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 9:13 pm

Re-emerging ffmpeg afterwards may cause linking breakage. If it wont compile against the newest ffmpeg, it probably doesn't conform to the new API changes in the newest ffmpeg's. I'd recommend masking the latest version of ffmpeg, and keep going back until avifile compiles with ffmpeg. Once you're done, do the following:

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emerge gentoolkit gentoolkit-dev
revdep-rebuild -pv

It'll tell you what other applications may have linked against a library or piece of software in which the API has changed.