cross compile helper scripts for vlc

build.sh

#!/bin/sh

export SYSROOT=/home/julian/dev/rpi/rpi-buildroot/output/rootfs-debug/staging
export PATH=/home/julian/dev/rpi/ct-ng/host/bin/:$PATH

echo "Build"
make -j9 V=1 || exit 0

echo "Install"
make DESTDIR=$(pwd)/install/ install

configure.sh

#!/bin/sh

PKGCONFIG=/home/julian/dev/rpi/rpi-buildroot/output/rootfs-debug/host/usr/bin/pkg-config
SYSROOT=/home/julian/dev/rpi/rpi-buildroot/output/rootfs-debug/staging
PATH=/home/julian/dev/rpi/ct-ng/host/bin/:$PATH
TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX=arm-buildroot-linux-gnueabi

../configure \
	--target=${TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX} --host=${TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX} \
	--build=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu --prefix=/usr --exec-prefix=/usr \
	--sysconfdir=/etc --disable-static --enable-shared --disable-rpath \
	--enable-run-as-root --disable-a52 --disable-jack --disable-mkv --disable-x264 \
	--disable-libass --disable-crystalhd --disable-libva --disable-dca \
	--disable-vcdx --disable-lirc --disable-goom --disable-projectm \
	--disable-libcddb --disable-dc1394 --disable-bluray --enable-rpi-omxil \
	--enable-omxil-deinterlace \
	--enable-alsa --disable-directfb --disable-sdl --disable-sdl-image \
	--enable-mad --disable-tremor --disable-png \
	--disable-postproc --disable-dbus \
	--disable-libgcrypt --disable-lua --disable-xcb \
	--disable-live555 --without-x --disable-vorbis --disable-theora \
	--disable-speex --disable-flac --disable-xvideo --disable-freetype \
	--enable-faad --disable-svg --disable-ogg --disable-mux_ogg --disable-glx \
	--disable-ncurses --disable-gnomevfs --disable-dvdread \
	--disable-dvdnav --disable-gnutls --disable-libmpeg2 --disable-libxml2 \
	--disable-pulse --disable-samplerate --disable-taglib --disable-bonjour \
	--disable-udev --disable-upnp --disable-opencv --enable-dvbpsi \
	--disable-optimize-memory --disable-sout --disable-httpd --disable-vlm \
	--disable-screen --disable-vcd --disable-atmo --disable-oss --enable-zvbi \
	--enable-vlc --disable-neon --with-sysroot=${SYSROOT} \
	PKG_CONFIG=${PKGCONFIG} \
	PKG_CONFIG_PATH=${SYSROOT}/usr/lib/pkgconfig \
	LDFLAGS="--sysroot ${SYSROOT}" CFLAGS="--sysroot ${SYSROOT} -g2" \
	CPPFLAGS="--sysroot ${SYSROOT} -g2" CXXFLAGS="--sysroot ${SYSROOT} -g2"

I needed PKG_CONFIG_PATH=${SYSROOT}/usr/lib/pkgconfig:${SYSROOT}/usr/lib/${TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX}/pkgconfig and PKG_CONFIG_SYSROOT_DIR=${SYSROOT} and LIBS=${SYSROOT}/readlink ${SYSROOT}/usr/lib/${TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX}/libdl.so``

Julian, I'm trying to cross-compile the latest vlc source tree with the gcc-linaro-arm-linux-gnueabihf-raspbian-x64 toolchain (Ubuntu Trusty x64). This configure scripts helped me a lot. I had to patch a few source files, but now I'm stuck during compilation when the linker tries to find previously compiled shared libraries (eg. libvlccore.so.8).

I wonder if you have some compile logs of how you managed to compile the vlc source tree (or can point me somewhere). Also, I'm happy to share my efforts with you on running VLC on the Pi, since we're using it in a commercial project. I can also invest a little $$ if required.