[FFmpeg-user] Stuck preparing to compile ffmpeg from git source

[Reindl Harald]

Am 13.04.20 um 22:52 schrieb Mark Filipak:
> Are you saying that if someone wants to run a program that has
> dependencies that aren't accommodated by their version of Linux, they
> have to install a different version of Linux to run it?

if you aren't happy with the binaries your distributiion ships and your
distribution is outdated to build from source yes

> Reindl, I don't know what meson is beyond being a requirement that
> prevents me running ./cross_compile_ffmpeg.sh -- why would I know?
you can google it

i built ffmpeg long before meson was known at all as well others did