build-gstreamer-rpi.sh

#!/bin/bash
#
# Build gstreamer for Raspberry Pi
# Edit the SRC and DEST environment variables at the top and then
# run this script. You'll need to add the following two envronment
# variables to your .profile
#
#   LD_LIBRARY_PATH="${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}:${PREFIX}/lib"
#   PATH="${PATH}:${PREFIX}/bin"
#
# Then logout and log back in again.
#
# Author: David Thorpe <djt@mutablelogic.com>
# updates by: https://github.com/dasl-

# Install parameters
SRC="${HOME}/gstreamer"
DEST="/opt"
PREFIX="${DEST}/gstreamer"
VC="/opt/vc/lib/pkgconfig"

# Preamble
echo GStreamer installation:
echo
echo "  SRC=${SRC}"
echo "  PREFIX=${PREFIX}"
echo

# Create build folder
if [ ! -d "${SRC}" ]; then
    install -d "${SRC}" || exit 1
fi

# Munge pkgconfig
cd "${VC}" || exit 1
if [ ! -f "${VC}/egl.pc" ]; then
  sudo ln -s brcmegl.pc egl.pc
fi
if [ ! -f "${VC}/glesv2.pc" ]; then
  sudo ln -s brcmglesv2.pc glesv2.pc
fi

# Create destination folders
if [ ! -w "${DEST}" ]; then
    sudo chgrp users "${DEST}"
    sudo chmod g+w "${DEST}"
fi
if [ ! -d "${PREFIX}" ]; then
    install -d "${PREFIX}" || exit 1
fi

# Install dependencies
sudo apt update
sudo apt -y -q install \
  meson libglib2.0-dev flex bison \
  libvorbis-dev libtheora-dev libflac-dev libdv4-dev \
  libwavpack-dev libopus-dev liba52-0.7.4-dev \
  libmp3lame-dev libmpeg2-4-dev libx264-dev libx265-dev \
  libsoup2.4-dev libgles2-mesa-dev libcairo2-dev git

# Get gst-build repo
cd "${SRC}" || exit 1
[ ! -d gst-build ] && git clone git://anongit.freedesktop.org/git/gstreamer/gst-build

# Configure and build
cd "${SRC}/gst-build" || exit 1
PKG_CONFIG_PATH="${VC}" meson --prefix="${PREFIX}" build \
  -D gst-plugins-base:gl_api=gles2 \
  -D gst-plugins-base:gl_platform=egl \
  -D gst-plugins-base:gl_winsys=dispmanx \
  -D gst-plugins-base:gles2_module_name=/opt/vc/lib/libbrcmGLESv2.so \
  -D gst-plugins-base:egl_module_name=/opt/vc/lib/libbrcmEGL.so \
  -D gst-plugins-bad:bluez=disabled -D gst-plugins-bad:opencv=disabled -D bad=enabled \
  -D omx=enabled -D gst-omx:header_path=/opt/vc/include/IL -D gst-omx:target=rpi \
  -D python=disabled -D introspection=disabled -D examples=disabled || exit 1
ninja -C build install || exit 1

# End with success
echo
echo Add the following lines to your .profile file:
echo
echo "  LD_LIBRARY_PATH=\"\${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}:/opt/gstreamer/lib/arm-linux-gnueabihf\""
echo "  PATH=\"\${PATH}:${PREFIX}/bin\""
echo
echo ...then logout and log back in again.

exit 0

takes about 45 minutes to run on raspberry pi 4