FFmpeg iOS build script

This is a shell script to build FFmpeg libraries for iOS apps.

Tested with:

• FFmpeg 2.8.4
• Xcode 7.2

Requirements

• https://github.com/libav/gas-preprocessor
• yasm 1.2.0

Usage

• Preparation: git submodule update

• To build everything:

    ./build-ffmpeg.sh
  

• To build arm64 libraries:

    ./build-ffmpeg.sh arm64
  

• To build fat libraries for armv7 and x86_64 (64-bit simulator):

    ./build-ffmpeg.sh armv7 x86_64
  

• To build fat libraries from separately built thin libraries:

    ./build-ffmpeg.sh lipo
  

Download

You can download a binary for FFmpeg 2.8.4 release at http://www.ffmpeg.org/releases/ffmpeg-2.8.4.tar.bz2

External libraries

You should link your app with

• libz.dylib
• libbz2.dylib
• libiconv.dylib

Influences

• https://github.com/bbcallen/ijkplayer/blob/fc70895c64cbbd20f32f1d81d2d48609ed13f597/ios/tools/do-compile-ffmpeg.sh#L7