#### Beyond Linux® From Scratch (systemd Edition) - Version 11.1

### Chapter 42. Multimedia Libraries and Drivers

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# x265-20220219

## Introduction to x265

x265 package provides a library for encoding video streams into the H.265/HEVC format.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-11.1 platform.

### Package Information

- Download (HTTP): https://anduin.linuxfromscratch.org/BLFS/x265/x265-20220219.tar.xz

- Download MD5 sum: beac485c3eba41f6d330739937cb62c5

- Download size: 1.0 MB

- Estimated disk space required: 37 MB

- Estimated build time: 0.5 SBU (using parallelism=4)

### x265 Dependencies

#### Required

CMake-3.22.2

#### Recommended

NASM-2.15.05

#### Optional

numactl

User Notes: https://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/x265

## Installation of x265

Install x265 by running the following commands:

    mkdir bld &&
    cd    bld &&

    cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr ../source &&
    make

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the `root` user:

    make install &&
    rm -vf /usr/lib/libx265.a

## Command Explanations

rm -vf /usr/lib/libx265.a: BLFS does not recommend using static libraries.

## Contents

Installed Program: x265
Installed Library: libx265.so
Installed Directories: None

### Short Descriptions

`libx265.so` | provides the functions used to encode video streams into the H.265/HEVC format

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