Unable to build HandBrake 1.3.0 on Ubuntu 16.04 (unsupported)

[nhyone]

No Github account. Tried to create one, but it doesn't seem to like my password.

Am unable to compile on Ubuntu 16.04:

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/mnt/work/sources/HandBrake-1.3.0$ ./configure
probe: build tuple...(pass) x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
find: ar...(pass) /usr/bin/ar
find: cp...(pass) /bin/cp
find: gm4...(pass) /usr/bin/m4
find: mkdir...(pass) /bin/mkdir
find: gpatch...(pass) /usr/bin/patch
find: rm...(pass) /bin/rm
find: ranlib...(pass) /usr/bin/ranlib
find: strip...(pass) /usr/bin/strip
find: gtar...(pass) /bin/tar
find: python3...(pass) /sirius/tools2/bin/python3
find: gcc...(pass) /usr/bin/gcc
find: gmake...(pass) /usr/bin/make
find: autoconf...(pass) /usr/bin/autoconf
find: automake...(pass) /usr/bin/automake
find: libtool...(pass) /usr/bin/libtool
find: lipo...(fail) not found
find: pkg-config...(pass) /usr/bin/pkg-config
find: meson...(fail) not found
  : name[0] = meson
ERROR: unable to continue; configure stop.

lipo seems to be from Apple's toolchain?

[Ritsuka]

Yes, lipo if from Apple's toolchain, but it's not required on Ubuntu.
You need to install meson (required by the av1 decoder).

[nhyone]

Yes, lipo if from Apple's toolchain, but it's not required on Ubuntu.
You need to install meson (required by the av1 decoder).

I see, my mistake. Unfortunately, meson is outdated on Ubuntu 16.04:

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version probe: meson 0.47.0...(fail) 0.29.0
ERROR: minimum required meson version is 0.47.0 and /usr/bin/meson is 0.29.0

Trying to hack it doesn't work cos the syntax has changed.

Same for nasm:

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version probe: nasm 2.13.0...(fail) 0.0.0
ERROR: minimum required nasm version is 2.13.0 and /usr/bin/nasm is 0.0.0

The actual version is 2.11.08.

[nhyone]

Long story short, meson and nasm must be up-to-date (newer than what Ubuntu 16.04 offers). It doesn't work if version checking is bypassed.

Other missing packages can be installed normally.

[BradleyS]

The last version officially supported on Ubuntu 16.04 was HandBrake 1.1.2: https://handbrake.fr/docs/en/1.3.0/tech ... ments.html

Bypassing version checks seems ill-advised. Nasm 2.13 or later and Meson 0.47.0 or later are certainly required! Hence the version checks.

[nhyone]

Bypassing version checks seems ill-advised. Nasm 2.13 or later and Meson 0.47.0 or later are certainly required! Hence the version checks.

I'm optimistic.

In any case, if the latest meson (0.52.999) and nasm (2.14.02) are installed, it is possible to build the command-line version (no GUI, didn't try) of HandBrake 1.3.0 on Ubuntu 16.04.

The reason I'm want HB 1.3.0 is that I encountered a bug in HB 1.2.2. But I just found that it is not fixed (it is supposed to be). Will log an issue soon.

[BradleyS]

Split topic and moved to *nix forum on account of 1.3.0 thread directions: "Please refrain from posting bugs or support requests in this thread."