[FFmpeg-user] ERROR: libass not found although I install it

[Carl Eugen Hoyos]

SrApy <srapy <at> msn.com> writes:

> this is the last few lines in config.log

> pkg-config --exists --print-errors libass
> Package libass was not found in the pkg-config search path.
> Perhaps you should add the directory containing `libass.pc'
> to the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable
> No package 'libass' found

I assume that you get the exact same error message if you 
type:
$ pkg-config --exists --print-errors libass

You will have to fix that if you want to use libass from 
FFmpeg. I suspect it is possible to change FFmpeg so that 
pkg-config will be unneeded but this will need an 
explanation why it doesn't work for you.

Carl Eugen