qt4-dev-tools, qt5-default (or qt4-default if qt plugin build fails).

all autotools: libtool, automake, autoconf, autopoint, make, gettext, pkg-config.

NB: you need mingw-w64 version 5.0.1 to compile it. To compile VLC for Windows (32-bits or 64-bits), the Mingw-w64 toolchain is required: Please make sure that you replace the keywords HOST-TRIPLET with either i686-w64-mingw32 or x86_64-w64-mingw32 adapted to your target Windows version (32-bit or 64-bit, respectively)

x86_64-w64-mingw32 for Windows 64-bits, using the Mingw-w64 toolchain.

i686-w64-mingw32 for Windows 32-bits, using the Mingw-w64 toolchain.

Notably on Debian/Ubuntu, these values must be used: The exact value depends on your installation of the toolchain. With an incorrect value, the build will fail.

Without the value, the build system will perform a native compilation for Linux (or whatever your computer runs). This value is essential: it instructs the build system to use the correct toolchain and compile the program for Windows. For other distribution, please find the related package names, but they should be very similar.Ī number of commands below include the toolchain identifier, called the host triplet. Obtaining the cross-compilation toolchainĪll this howto is focused on Debian/Ubuntu.

This is error-prone and slow and therefore not recommended. Cygwin emulates a POSIX environment to compile on Microsoft Windows. This is not officially supported by VideoLAN. MSYS is a minimal build environment to compile Unix-style projects directly on Microsoft Windows. On computers running Microsoft Windows, a virtual machine is necessary to run Linux.

Preferred method involving cross-compilation from Linux. If you want to build VLC from source, you have several choices: 2 Obtaining the cross-compilation toolchain.

Vlc for windows 10