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| author | Nirbheek Chauhan <nirbheek@centricular.com> | 2021-04-09 11:34:07 +0530 |
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| committer | Nirbheek Chauhan <nirbheek@centricular.com> | 2021-04-12 08:20:41 +0530 |
| commit | 54e1dbd6138d71d3291f132005fcca06ab66a753 (patch) | |
| tree | bb13aec67504d38e3606d5900541794b4bc276fc | |
| parent | 35b3a4ab2520748ad0dd2572c4cefd10dacfca7e (diff) | |
installing: Clarify when to use Meson and when to use Cerbero
It seems people are getting confused by this and thinking that Meson
replaces Cerbero.
Part-of: <https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gst-docs/-/merge_requests/151>
| -rw-r--r-- | markdown/installing/building-from-source-using-meson.md | 21 |
1 files changed, 15 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/markdown/installing/building-from-source-using-meson.md b/markdown/installing/building-from-source-using-meson.md index 9a99dd9..254258d 100644 --- a/markdown/installing/building-from-source-using-meson.md +++ b/markdown/installing/building-from-source-using-meson.md @@ -7,18 +7,27 @@ authors: ... -# Building from source using meson +# Building from source using Meson + +**If you just want to use GStreamer, please visit [the download page](https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/download/). +We provide pre-built binaries for Windows, macOS, Android, and iOS**. This is the recommended setup for developers who want to work on the GStreamer -code itself and/or modify it, or application developers who wish to try a +code itself and/or modify it, or application developers who wish to quickly try a feature which isn't yet in a released version of GStreamer. -Note: This only applies to linux, Windows and MacOS development. For Android and -iOS development, please refer to [Building using -Cerbero](installing/building-from-source-using-cerbero.md). +Note: This only applies for doing GStreamer development on Linux, Windows and +macOS. If you: + +1. Want to do GStreamer development for Android, iOS, or UWP, or +1. Have to build GStreamer packages for distribution or deployment, or +1. Need plugins with external dependencies without Meson ports +Please refer to [Building using Cerbero](installing/building-from-source-using-cerbero.md), +which can be used to build a specific GStreamer release or to build unreleased +GStreamer code. -## What are meson and gst-build ? +## What are meson and gst-build? The [Meson build system][meson] is a portable build system which is fast and meant to be more user friendly than alternatives. It generates build |