* Re apply the revert from [12159]. ffmpeg pkg-config has been fixed. closes #306

configure.ac

@@ -2138,6 +2138,9 @@ AC_CHECK_HEADERS(id3tag.h, [
 dnl
 dnl  ffmpeg decoder/demuxer plugin
 dnl
+dnl we try to find ffmpeg using : 1- ffmpeg-config, 2- pkg-config
+dnl 				3- default place, 4- given tree
+
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(ffmpeg,
 [  --enable-ffmpeg         ffmpeg codec (default enabled)])
 if test "${enable_ffmpeg}" != "no"
@@ -2164,29 +2167,20 @@ dnl Look for a ffmpeg-config (we are on debian )
      VLC_ADD_LDFLAGS([ffmpeg stream_out_switcher],[`${FFMPEG_CONFIG} --plugin-libs avcodec avformat postproc`])
   
   else
-    AC_ARG_WITH(ffmpeg-mp3lame,
-      [    --with-ffmpeg-mp3lame specify if ffmpeg has been compiled with mp3lame support],
-      [
-        VLC_ADD_LDFLAGS([ffmpeg],[-lmp3lame]) ])
-
-    AC_ARG_WITH(ffmpeg-faac,
-      [    --with-ffmpeg-faac    specify if ffmpeg has been compiled with faac support],
-      [
-        VLC_ADD_LDFLAGS([ffmpeg],[-lfaac]) ])
-
-    AC_ARG_WITH(ffmpeg-dts,
-      [    --with-ffmpeg-dts     specify if ffmpeg has been compiled with dts support],
-      [
-        VLC_ADD_LDFLAGS([ffmpeg],[-ldts]) ])
-
-    AC_ARG_WITH(ffmpeg-zlib,
-      [    --with-ffmpeg-zlib    specify if ffmpeg has been compiled with zlib support],
-      [
-        VLC_ADD_LDFLAGS([ffmpeg],[-lz]) ])
-
-    AC_ARG_WITH(ffmpeg-tree,
-      [    --with-ffmpeg-tree=PATH ffmpeg tree for static linking])
+dnl Trying with pkg-config
+   PKG_CHECK_MODULES(FFMPEG,libavcodec libavformat,
+    [
+     AC_CHECK_HEADERS(ffmpeg/avcodec.h)
+     AC_CHECK_HEADERS(postproc/postprocess.h)
+     VLC_ADD_BUILTINS([ffmpeg])
+     if test "${enable_sout}" != "no"; then
+         VLC_ADD_BUILTINS([stream_out_switcher])
+     fi
+     VLC_ADD_CFLAGS([ffmpeg stream_out_switcher],[${FFMPEG_CFLAGS}])
+     VLC_ADD_LDFLAGS([ffmpeg],[${FFMPEG_LIBS}])
 
+    ],[
+     
     dnl
     dnl test for !(--with-ffmpeg-tree)
     dnl
@@ -2288,6 +2282,31 @@ dnl Look for a ffmpeg-config (we are on debian )
         VLC_ADD_CPPFLAGS([ffmpeg stream_out_switcher],[-I${real_ffmpeg_tree}/libavformat])
       fi
     fi
+    ])
+
+    AC_ARG_WITH(ffmpeg-mp3lame,
+      [    --with-ffmpeg-mp3lame specify if ffmpeg has been compiled with mp3lame support],
+      [
+        VLC_ADD_LDFLAGS([ffmpeg],[-lmp3lame]) ])
+
+    AC_ARG_WITH(ffmpeg-faac,
+      [    --with-ffmpeg-faac    specify if ffmpeg has been compiled with faac support],
+      [
+        VLC_ADD_LDFLAGS([ffmpeg],[-lfaac]) ])
+
+    AC_ARG_WITH(ffmpeg-dts,
+      [    --with-ffmpeg-dts     specify if ffmpeg has been compiled with dts support],
+      [
+        VLC_ADD_LDFLAGS([ffmpeg],[-ldts]) ])
+
+    AC_ARG_WITH(ffmpeg-zlib,
+      [    --with-ffmpeg-zlib    specify if ffmpeg has been compiled with zlib support],
+      [
+        VLC_ADD_LDFLAGS([ffmpeg],[-lz]) ])
+
+    AC_ARG_WITH(ffmpeg-tree,
+      [    --with-ffmpeg-tree=PATH ffmpeg tree for static linking])
+
   fi
 fi