https://github.com/sandydoo/custom-ffmpeg

Nix configs (and flakes) for compiling a useful build of ffmpeg
https://github.com/sandydoo/custom-ffmpeg

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Nix configs (and flakes) for compiling a useful build of ffmpeg

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/sandydoo/custom-ffmpeg
• Owner: sandydoo
• Created: 2021-11-13T15:06:50.000Z (over 3 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2022-02-25T06:41:25.000Z (almost 3 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-12-16T00:24:42.838Z (2 months ago)
• Topics: ffmpeg, nix
• Language: Nix
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• Size: 7.81 KB
• Stars: 2
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md

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# Compile a useful build of ffmpeg

It’s always been a bit of a pain getting a working build of ffmpeg with

proprietary libraries enabled. Homebrew, actually, got quite close to being

painless until I got fed up with how it absolutely littered the working

environment with build dependencies. There’s no dependency tracing in Homebrew,

so have fun figuring out why you have a tool or library installed. Nix is

comparatively rough around the edges when it comes to UX, but makes dealing with

ffmpeg so easy, it feels like cheating.

### Nix >= 2.4

First, take a look at the options available in the `ffmpeg-full` available in `nixpkgs`.

```sh

nix edit nixpkgs#ffmpeg-full

```

Edit `flake.nix`, adding the options you need. Using flakes on nix >= 2.4:

```sh

nix profile install

```

### Nix < 2.4

Edit `default.nix` and then run:

```sh

nix-env -i -f default.nix

```

### Manual build from source

Clone the ffmpeg repo, copy over the `custom_make_file.sh`, and run it. Then

mess about with copying the output to the write locations on your machine.