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# Building GStreamer from git # Building GStreamer from git
> Is there a way to test or develop against GStreamer from git without interfering with my system GStreamer installed from packages? ## Is there a way to test or develop against GStreamer from git without interfering with my system GStreamer installed from packages?
Yes! You have two options: you can either run GStreamer in an Yes! You have two options: you can either run GStreamer in an
uninstalled setup (see [How do I develop against an uninstalled uninstalled setup (see [How do I develop against an uninstalled
GStreamer copy ?](#developing-uninstalled-gstreamer)), or you can use GStreamer copy?](#developing-uninstalled-gstreamer)), or you can use
GNOME's jhbuild. GNOME's jhbuild.
> How do I check out GStreamer from git ? ## How do I check out GStreamer from git?
GStreamer is hosted on Freedesktop.org. GStreamer consists of GStreamer is hosted on Freedesktop.org. GStreamer consists of
various parts. In the beginning, you will be interested in the various parts. In the beginning, you will be interested in the
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use use
``` ```
for module in gstreamer gst-plugins-base gst-plugins-good; do for module in gstreamer gst-plugins-base gst-plugins-good; do
git clone git://anongit.freedesktop.org/git/gstreamer/$module ; git clone git://anongit.freedesktop.org/git/gstreamer/$module ;
done done
``` ```
This will create three directories in your current directory: This will create three directories in your current directory:
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The [modules page](http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/modules/) has a list The [modules page](http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/modules/) has a list
of active ones together with a short description. of active ones together with a short description.
> How do I get developer access to GStreamer git ? ## How do I get developer access to GStreamer git?
If you want to gain developer access to GStreamer git, you should If you want to gain developer access to GStreamer git, you should
ask for it on the development lists, or ask one of the maintainers ask for it on the development lists, or ask one of the maintainers
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Once you have all these items, see Once you have all these items, see
<http://freedesktop.org/wiki/AccountRequests> for what to do with them. <http://freedesktop.org/wiki/AccountRequests> for what to do with them.
> I ran autogen.sh, but it fails with aclocal errors. What's wrong ? ## I ran autogen.sh, but it fails with aclocal errors. What's wrong?
+ running aclocal -I m4 -I common/m4 ... ```
aclocal: configure.ac: 8: macro `AM_DISABLE_STATIC' not found in library + running aclocal -I m4 -I common/m4 ...
aclocal: configure.ac: 17: macro `AM_PROG_LIBTOOL' not found in library aclocal: configure.ac: 8: macro `AM_DISABLE_STATIC' not found in library
aclocal failed aclocal: configure.ac: 17: macro `AM_PROG_LIBTOOL' not found in library
aclocal failed
```
What's wrong ? What's wrong?
aclocal is unable to find two macros installed by libtool in a aclocal is unable to find two macros installed by libtool in a
file called libtool.m4. Normally this would indicate that you don't have file called libtool.m4. Normally this would indicate that you don't have
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where you replace prefix with the prefix where libtool was where you replace prefix with the prefix where libtool was
installed. installed.
## Why is "-Wall -Werror" being used ? ## Why is "-Wall -Werror" being used?
"-Wall" is being used because it finds a lot of possible problems "-Wall" is being used because it finds a lot of possible problems
with code. Not all of them are necessarily a problem, but it's better to with code. Not all of them are necessarily a problem, but it's better to
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found by "-Wall". We want people to actively hit and report or fix them. found by "-Wall". We want people to actively hit and report or fix them.
If for any reason you want to bypass these flags and you are certain If for any reason you want to bypass these flags and you are certain
it's the right thing to do, you can run it's the right thing to do, you can run:
make ERROR_CFLAGS="" ```
make ERROR_CFLAGS=""
```
to clear the CFLAGS for error checking. to clear the CFLAGS for error checking.