./configure --help > ffmpeg_configure_help.txt 2>&1 Usage: configure [options] Options: [defaults in brackets after descriptions] Help options: --help print this message --list-decoders show all available decoders --list-encoders show all available encoders --list-hwaccels show all available hardware accelerators --list-demuxers show all available demuxers --list-muxers show all available muxers --list-parsers show all available parsers --list-protocols show all available protocols --list-bsfs show all available bitstream filters --list-indevs show all available input devices --list-outdevs show all available output devices --list-filters show all available filters Standard options: --logfile=FILE log tests and output to FILE [config.log] --disable-logging do not log configure debug information --prefix=PREFIX install in PREFIX [] --bindir=DIR install binaries in DIR [PREFIX/bin] --datadir=DIR install data files in DIR [PREFIX/share/ffmpeg] --libdir=DIR install libs in DIR [PREFIX/lib] --shlibdir=DIR install shared libs in DIR [PREFIX/lib] --incdir=DIR install includes in DIR [PREFIX/include] --mandir=DIR install man page in DIR [PREFIX/share/man] Licensing options: --enable-gpl allow use of GPL code, the resulting libs and binaries will be under GPL [no] --enable-version3 upgrade (L)GPL to version 3 [no] --enable-nonfree allow use of nonfree code, the resulting libs and binaries will be unredistributable [no] Configuration options: --disable-static do not build static libraries [no] --enable-shared build shared libraries [no] --enable-small optimize for size instead of speed --enable-runtime-cpudetect detect cpu capabilities at runtime (bigger binary) --enable-gray enable full grayscale support (slower color) --disable-swscale-alpha disable alpha channel support in swscale Component options: --disable-doc do not build documentation --disable-ffmpeg disable ffmpeg build --disable-ffplay disable ffplay build --disable-ffprobe disable ffprobe build --disable-ffserver disable ffserver build --disable-avdevice disable libavdevice build --disable-avcodec disable libavcodec build --disable-avformat disable libavformat build --disable-swresample disable libswresample build --disable-swscale disable libswscale build --disable-postproc disable libpostproc build --disable-avfilter disable video filter support [no] --enable-avresample enable libavresample build [no] --disable-pthreads disable pthreads [auto] --disable-w32threads disable Win32 threads [auto] --disable-os2threads disable OS/2 threads [auto] --enable-x11grab enable X11 grabbing [no] --disable-network disable network support [no] --disable-dct disable DCT code --disable-mdct disable MDCT code --disable-rdft disable RDFT code --disable-fft disable FFT code --enable-dxva2 enable DXVA2 code --enable-vaapi enable VAAPI code [autodetect] --enable-vda enable VDA code [autodetect] --enable-vdpau enable VDPAU code [autodetect] Individual component options: --disable-everything disable all components listed below --disable-encoder=NAME disable encoder NAME --enable-encoder=NAME enable encoder NAME --disable-encoders disable all encoders --disable-decoder=NAME disable decoder NAME --enable-decoder=NAME enable decoder NAME --disable-decoders disable all decoders --disable-hwaccel=NAME disable hwaccel NAME --enable-hwaccel=NAME enable hwaccel NAME --disable-hwaccels disable all hwaccels --disable-muxer=NAME disable muxer NAME --enable-muxer=NAME enable muxer NAME --disable-muxers disable all muxers --disable-demuxer=NAME disable demuxer NAME --enable-demuxer=NAME enable demuxer NAME --disable-demuxers disable all demuxers --enable-parser=NAME enable parser NAME --disable-parser=NAME disable parser NAME --disable-parsers disable all parsers --enable-bsf=NAME enable bitstream filter NAME --disable-bsf=NAME disable bitstream filter NAME --disable-bsfs disable all bitstream filters --enable-protocol=NAME enable protocol NAME --disable-protocol=NAME disable protocol NAME --disable-protocols disable all protocols --enable-indev=NAME enable input device NAME --disable-indev=NAME disable input device NAME --disable-indevs disable input devices --enable-outdev=NAME enable output device NAME --disable-outdev=NAME disable output device NAME --disable-outdevs disable output devices --disable-devices disable all devices --enable-filter=NAME enable filter NAME --disable-filter=NAME disable filter NAME --disable-filters disable all filters External library support: --enable-avisynth enable reading of AVISynth script files [no] --enable-bzlib enable bzlib [autodetect] --enable-fontconfig enable fontconfig --enable-frei0r enable frei0r video filtering --enable-gnutls enable gnutls [no] --enable-libaacplus enable AAC+ encoding via libaacplus [no] --enable-libass enable libass subtitles rendering [no] --enable-libbluray enable BluRay reading using libbluray [no] --enable-libcelt enable CELT decoding via libcelt [no] --enable-libcdio enable audio CD grabbing with libcdio --enable-libdc1394 enable IIDC-1394 grabbing using libdc1394 and libraw1394 [no] --enable-libfaac enable FAAC support via libfaac [no] --enable-libfdk-aac enable AAC support via libfdk-aac [no] --enable-libfreetype enable libfreetype [no] --enable-libgsm enable GSM support via libgsm [no] --enable-libiec61883 enable iec61883 via libiec61883 [no] --enable-libilbc enable iLBC de/encoding via libilbc [no] --enable-libmodplug enable ModPlug via libmodplug [no] --enable-libmp3lame enable MP3 encoding via libmp3lame [no] --enable-libnut enable NUT (de)muxing via libnut, native (de)muxer exists [no] --enable-libopencore-amrnb enable AMR-NB de/encoding via libopencore-amrnb [no] --enable-libopencore-amrwb enable AMR-WB decoding via libopencore-amrwb [no] --enable-libopencv enable video filtering via libopencv [no] --enable-libopenjpeg enable JPEG 2000 encoding/decoding via OpenJPEG [no] --enable-libpulse enable Pulseaudio input via libpulse [no] --enable-librtmp enable RTMP[E] support via librtmp [no] --enable-libschroedinger enable Dirac support via libschroedinger [no] --enable-libspeex enable Speex support via libspeex [no] --enable-libstagefright-h264 enable H.264 decoding via libstagefright [no] --enable-libtheora enable Theora encoding via libtheora [no] --enable-libutvideo enable Ut Video encoding and decoding via libutvideo [no] --enable-libv4l2 enable libv4l2/v4l-utils [no] --enable-libvo-aacenc enable AAC encoding via libvo-aacenc [no] --enable-libvo-amrwbenc enable AMR-WB encoding via libvo-amrwbenc [no] --enable-libvorbis enable Vorbis en/decoding via libvorbis, native implementation exists [no] --enable-libvpx enable VP8 support via libvpx [no] --enable-libx264 enable H.264 encoding via x264 [no] --enable-libxavs enable AVS encoding via xavs [no] --enable-libxvid enable Xvid encoding via xvidcore, native MPEG-4/Xvid encoder exists [no] --enable-openal enable OpenAL 1.1 capture support [no] --enable-openssl enable openssl [no] --enable-zlib enable zlib [autodetect] Advanced options (experts only): --cross-prefix=PREFIX use PREFIX for compilation tools [] --enable-cross-compile assume a cross-compiler is used --sysroot=PATH root of cross-build tree --sysinclude=PATH location of cross-build system headers --target-os=OS compiler targets OS [] --target-exec=CMD command to run executables on target --nm=NM use nm --target-path=DIR path to view of build directory on targettool NM [nm] --ar=AR use archive tool AR [ar] --as=AS use assembler AS [] --yasmexe=EXE use yasm-compatible assembler EXE [yasm] --cc=CC use C compiler CC [gcc] --cxx=CXX use C compiler CXX [g++] --ld=LD use linker LD [] --host-cc=HOSTCC use host C compiler HOSTCC --host-cflags=HCFLAGS use HCFLAGS when compiling for host --host-ldflags=HLDFLAGS use HLDFLAGS when linking for host --host-libs=HLIBS use libs HLIBS when linking for host --extra-cflags=ECFLAGS add ECFLAGS to CFLAGS [] --extra-cxxflags=ECFLAGS add ECFLAGS to CXXFLAGS [] --extra-ldflags=ELDFLAGS add ELDFLAGS to LDFLAGS [] --extra-libs=ELIBS add ELIBS [] --extra-version=STRING version string suffix [] --optflags override optimization-related compiler flags --build-suffix=SUFFIX library name suffix [] --malloc-prefix=PREFIX prefix malloc and related names with PREFIX --progs-suffix=SUFFIX program name suffix [] --arch=ARCH select architecture [] --cpu=CPU select the minimum required CPU (affects instruction selection, may crash on older CPUs) --enable-pic build position-independent code --enable-sram allow use of on-chip SRAM --disable-symver disable symbol versioning --disable-fastdiv disable table-based division --enable-hardcoded-tables use hardcoded tables instead of runtime generation --disable-safe-bitstream-reader disable buffer boundary checking in bitreaders (faster, but may crash) --enable-memalign-hack emulate memalign, interferes with memory debuggers Optimization options (experts only): --disable-asm disable all assembler optimizations --disable-altivec disable AltiVec optimizations --disable-amd3dnow disable 3DNow! optimizations --disable-amd3dnowext disable 3DNow! extended optimizations --disable-mmx disable MMX optimizations --disable-mmx2 disable MMX2 optimizations --disable-sse disable SSE optimizations --disable-ssse3 disable SSSE3 optimizations --disable-avx disable AVX optimizations --disable-armv5te disable armv5te optimizations --disable-armv6 disable armv6 optimizations --disable-armv6t2 disable armv6t2 optimizations --disable-armvfp disable ARM VFP optimizations --disable-mmi disable MMI optimizations --disable-neon disable NEON optimizations --disable-vis disable VIS optimizations --disable-yasm disable use of yasm assembler --disable-mips32r2 disable MIPS32R2 optimizations --disable-mipsdspr1 disable MIPS DSP ASE R1 optimizations --disable-mipsdspr2 disable MIPS DSP ASE R2 optimizations --disable-mipsfpu disable floating point MIPS optimizations --disable-fast-unaligned consider unaligned accesses slow --postproc-version=V build libpostproc version V. Where V can be '51.2.101' or 'current'. [current] Developer options (useful when working on FFmpeg itself): --enable-coverage build with test coverage instrumentation --disable-debug disable debugging symbols --enable-debug=LEVEL set the debug level [] --disable-optimizations disable compiler optimizations --enable-extra-warnings enable more compiler warnings --disable-stripping disable stripping of executables and shared libraries --assert-level=level 0(default), 1 or 2, amount of assertion testing, 2 causes a slowdown at runtime. --enable-memory-poisoning fill heap uninitialized allocated space with arbitrary data --valgrind=VALGRIND run "make fate" tests through valgrind to detect memory leaks and errors, using the specified valgrind binary. Cannot be combined with --target-exec --samples=PATH location of test samples for FATE, if not set use $FATE_SAMPLES at make invocation time. --enable-xmm-clobber-test check XMM registers for clobbering (Win64-only; should be used only for debugging purposes) --enable-random randomly enable/disable components --disable-random --enable-random=LIST randomly enable/disable specific components or --disable-random=LIST component groups. LIST is a comma-separated list of NAME[:PROB] entries where NAME is a component (group) and PROB the probability associated with NAME (default 0.5). --random-seed=VALUE seed value for --enable/disable-random NOTE: Object files are built at the place where configure is launched.