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How to install OpenCV 3.1 on Raspbian Jessie (Lite)

Installing OpenCV 3.1 on Raspbian Jessie

Prerequisites

  • Keep your system up to date:
    • $ sudo apt-get update
    • $ sudo apt-get upgrade
    • $ sudo reboot
  • Make sure you've got an internet connection.
  • Make sure you've got
    • wget
    • unzip

Installation

Run the script install-opencv.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash
OPENCV_VERSION="3.1.0"
OPENCV_URL="https://github.com/Itseez/opencv/archive/${OPENCV_VERSION}.zip"
OPENCV_PACKAGE_NAME="opencv-${OPENCV_VERSION}"
OPENCV_CONTRIB_URL="https://github.com/Itseez/opencv_contrib/archive/${OPENCV_VERSION}.zip"
OPENCV_CONTRIB_PACKAGE_NAME="opencv_contrib-${OPENCV_VERSION}"
PREFIX="${PREFIX:-/usr/local}"
MAKEFLAGS="${MAKEFLAGS:--j 4}"
install_build_dependencies() {
local build_packages="build-essential git cmake pkg-config"
local image_io_packages="libjpeg-dev libtiff5-dev libjasper-dev \
libpng12-dev"
local video_io_packages="libavcodec-dev libavformat-dev \
libswscale-dev libv4l-dev \
libxvidcore-dev libx264-dev"
local gtk_packages="libgtk2.0-dev"
local matrix_packages="libatlas-base-dev gfortran"
local python_dev_packages="python2.7-dev python3-dev python-pip python3-pip"
sudo apt-get install -y $build_packages $image_io_packages $gtk_packages \
$video_io_packages $matrix_packages $python_dev_packages
}
install_global_python_dependencies() {
sudo pip install virtualenv virtualenvwrapper
}
install_local_python_dependences() {
pip install numpy
}
download_packages() {
wget -c -O "${OPENCV_PACKAGE_NAME}.zip" "$OPENCV_URL"
wget -c -O "${OPENCV_CONTRIB_PACKAGE_NAME}.zip" "$OPENCV_CONTRIB_URL"
}
unpack_packages() {
# unzip args:
# -q = quiet
# -n = never overwrite existing files
unzip -q -n "${OPENCV_PACKAGE_NAME}.zip"
unzip -q -n "${OPENCV_CONTRIB_PACKAGE_NAME}.zip"
}
setup_virtualenv() {
export WORKON_HOME="$HOME/.virtualenvs"
source /usr/local/bin/virtualenvwrapper.sh
mkvirtualenv -p python3 cv
workon cv
install_local_python_dependences
}
build() {
cmake -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RELEASE \
-D CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="$PREFIX" \
-D INSTALL_C_EXMAPLES=ON \
-D INSTALL_PYTHON_EXAMPLES=ON \
-D OPENCV_EXTRA_MODULES_PATH="$HOME/$OPENCV_CONTRIB_PACKAGE_NAME/modules" \
-D BUILD_EXAMPLES=ON \
..
make ${MAKEFLAGS}
}
install() {
sudo make install
sudo ldconfig
}
log() {
local msg="$1"; shift
local _color_bold_yellow='\e[1;33m'
local _color_reset='\e[0m'
echo -e "\[${_color_bold_yellow}\]${msg}\[${_color_reset}\]"
}
main() {
log "Installing build dependencies..."
install_build_dependencies
log "Downloading OpenCV packages..."
download_packages
log "Unpacking OpenCV packages..."
unpack_packages
log "Installing global python deps..."
install_global_python_dependencies
log "Setting up local python environment..."
setup_virtualenv
log "Building OpenCV..."
cd "$OPENCV_PACKAGE_NAME"
mkdir build
cd build
build
echo "Installing OpenCV..."
install
}
main
@darshisen
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Guys - If you got stuck here - follow these steps: https://imaginghub.com/projects/144-installing-opencv-3-on-raspberry-pi-3/documentation

Pay careful attention to this path: OPENCV_EXTRA_MODULES_PATH=~/opencv_contrib-3.1.0/modules

Make sure it points to where yours is.

Best,
Darshi

@avinashpatel57
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Nice script. It installed opencv for me without any error. Thanks

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