libmpv build

Provides builds of libmpv for macOS & iOS, used by media_kit, compatible with commercial use for playback, and GPL use for encoding.

Heavily inspired by Homebrew and IINA.

Usage

$ brew install cmake golang meson ninja
$ VERSION=v0.0.1 make
$ ls build/output
libmpv-libs_v0.0.1_ios-arm64-audio-default.tar.gz
libmpv-libs_v0.0.1_ios-arm64-audio-full.tar.gz
libmpv-libs_v0.0.1_ios-arm64-audio-encodersgpl.tar.gz
libmpv-libs_v0.0.1_ios-arm64-video-default.tar.gz
libmpv-libs_v0.0.1_ios-arm64-video-full.tar.gz
libmpv-libs_v0.0.1_ios-arm64-video-encodersgpl.tar.gz
libmpv-libs_v0.0.1_iossimulator-universal-audio-default.tar.gz
libmpv-libs_v0.0.1_iossimulator-universal-audio-full.tar.gz
libmpv-libs_v0.0.1_iossimulator-universal-audio-encodersgpl.tar.gz
libmpv-libs_v0.0.1_iossimulator-universal-video-default.tar.gz
libmpv-libs_v0.0.1_iossimulator-universal-video-full.tar.gz
libmpv-libs_v0.0.1_iossimulator-universal-video-encodersgpl.tar.gz
libmpv-libs_v0.0.1_macos-universal-audio-default.tar.gz
libmpv-libs_v0.0.1_macos-universal-audio-full.tar.gz
libmpv-libs_v0.0.1_macos-universal-audio-encodersgpl.tar.gz
libmpv-libs_v0.0.1_macos-universal-video-default.tar.gz
libmpv-libs_v0.0.1_macos-universal-video-full.tar.gz
libmpv-libs_v0.0.1_macos-universal-video-encodersgpl.tar.gz
libmpv-xcframeworks_v0.0.1_ios-universal-audio-default.tar.gz
libmpv-xcframeworks_v0.0.1_ios-universal-audio-full.tar.gz
libmpv-xcframeworks_v0.0.1_ios-universal-audio-encodersgpl.tar.gz
libmpv-xcframeworks_v0.0.1_ios-universal-video-default.tar.gz
libmpv-xcframeworks_v0.0.1_ios-universal-video-full.tar.gz
libmpv-xcframeworks_v0.0.1_ios-universal-video-encodersgpl.tar.gz
libmpv-xcframeworks_v0.0.1_macos-universal-audio-default.tar.gz
libmpv-xcframeworks_v0.0.1_macos-universal-audio-full.tar.gz
libmpv-xcframeworks_v0.0.1_macos-universal-audio-encodersgpl.tar.gz
libmpv-xcframeworks_v0.0.1_macos-universal-video-default.tar.gz
libmpv-xcframeworks_v0.0.1_macos-universal-video-full.tar.gz
libmpv-xcframeworks_v0.0.1_macos-universal-video-encodersgpl.tar.gz

Naming convention

libmpv-<format>_<version>_<os>-<arch>-<variant>-<flavor>.tar.gz

Component	Notes	Value
format	Output format of built files	libs, xcframeworks
version	Semantic version	v0.0.1, …
os	Operating system	ios, iossimulator, macos
arch	Architecture	arm64, amd64, universal
variant	Usage context	audio, video
flavor	Available decoders and encoders	default, full, encodersgpl

Inclusion:

Variants: $audio \subset video$
Flavors: $audio \subset full \subset encodersgpl$

Minimum versions

Platform	Arch	Min Version	Notes
macOS	amd64	`10.9`	Required by `uchardet`
macOS	arm64	`10.9`	Required by `uchardet`
iOS	arm64	`9.0`	Required by `ffmpeg`
iOS Simulator	amd64	`9.0`	Required by `ffmpeg`
iOS Simulator	arm64	`12.0`	Required by `xcodebuild -create-xcframework`

Dependencies

flowchart LR
    subgraph legend[Legend]
        direction TB
        subgraph links
            P(node):::decoders -- "required" --> Q(node):::decoders
            R(node):::decoders -. "optional" .-> S(node):::decoders
        end

        subgraph variants
            T(audio & video):::decoders
            U{{video only}}:::decoders
        end

        subgraph flavors
            V(default, full):::decoders
            W(encodersgpl):::encoders
        end
    end

    subgraph content[ ]
        direction LR
        A(mpv):::decoders -.-> B{{uchardet}}:::decoders
        A                 -.-> C{{libass}}:::decoders
        A                 -->  D(ffmpeg):::decoders

        E(fftools-ffi):::encoders --> D

        %% libass
        C -->  F{{fribidi}}:::decoders
        C -->  G{{harfbuzz}}:::decoders
        C -->  H{{freetype}}:::decoders
        H -.-> G

        %% ffmpeg
        D -.-> I(mbedtls):::decoders
        D -.-> J{{dav1d}}:::decoders
        D -.-> K{{libxml2}}:::decoders
        D -.-> L(libvorbis):::encoders
        D -.-> M{{libvpx}}:::encoders
        D -.-> N{{libx264}}:::encoders
        L -->  O(libogg):::encoders
    end

    classDef decoders stroke:#888
    classDef encoders stroke:#14a,stroke-width:3px
    classDef legend fill:transparent,stroke:#8882
    classDef content fill:transparent,stroke:transparent
    classDef card fill:transparent,stroke:#888a

    legend:::legend
    content:::content
    links:::card
    variants:::card
    flavors:::card

mpv: A free (as in freedom) media player for the command line. It supports a wide variety of media file formats, audio and video codecs, and subtitle types
ffmpeg: A cross-platform solution for converting, streaming, and recording audio and video, with support for a wide range of codecs and formats
fftools-ffi: FFmpeg's command-line interface exposed as a shared library for FFI usage
libass: A library for rendering subtitles in videos, with support for advanced text formatting and positioning features (made optional with a patch)
fribidi: A library for handling bidirectional text (such as Arabic or Hebrew) in Unicode strings, with support for complex shaping and layout
freetype: A library for rendering high-quality text in graphics applications, with support for a wide range of font formats and glyph rendering techniques
harfbuzz: A library for shaping and laying out text in multiple languages and scripts, with support for advanced typography features such as ligatures and kerning
dav1d: A library for cross-platform AV1 decoding
libogg: Reference implementation of the Ogg media container
libvorbis: Reference implementation of the Ogg Vorbis audio format
libvpx: Reference implementation of the VP8 and VP9 video formats
libx264: Free software library for encoding video streams into the H.264/MPEG-4 AVC compression format
mbedtls: An open source, portable, easy to use, readable and flexible TLS library
libxml2: A library for processing XML data, used by ffmpeg to support the Dash protocol
uchardet: A C++ port of the Universal Character Encoding Detector (used by Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird) for detecting the encoding of input text

Commercial use

Default, Full flavors

Dependency	Licence	Commercial use
mpv	LGPL-2.1 (`-Dgpl=false`)	✅
ffmpeg	LGPL-2.1 (`--enable-gpl` & `--enable-nonfree` omitted)	✅
libass	ISC	✅
freetype	FreeType	✅
harfbuzz	MIT	✅
fribidi	LGPL-2.1	✅
mbedtls	Apache 2.0	✅
uchardet	MPL-1.1, GPL-2, LGPL-2.1	✅
libxml2	MIT	✅
dav1d	BSD-2-clause	✅

Encoders-GPL flavor

Dependency	Licence	Commercial use
mpv	LGPL-2.1 (`-Dgpl=false`)	✅
ffmpeg	GPL-2.1 (`--enable-nonfree` omitted)	❌
libass	ISC	✅
freetype	FreeType	✅
harfbuzz	MIT	✅
fribidi	LGPL-2.1	✅
mbedtls	Apache 2.0	✅
uchardet	MPL-1.1, GPL-2, LGPL-2.1	✅
libxml2	MIT	✅
dav1d	BSD-2-clause	✅
fftools-ffi	LGPL-2.1	✅
libx264	GPL-2.0+	❌
libvpx	BSD-3-clause	✅
libvorbis	BSD-3-clause	✅
libogg	BSD-3-clause	✅

Notes

Some dependencies, which are not needed at the moment, may be added in the future:
- libbluray: A library for reading and parsing Blu-ray discs, with support for advanced features such as BD-J menus and seamless branching
- libarchive: A library for reading various archive formats, including tar and zip, with support for compression and metadata, and a flexible API for reading and extracting archive contents
We use meson as much as possible in order to simplify cross-compilation, at the cost of some heaviness regarding legacy packages
If the build freezes, reboot macOS

Command to visualize the workflow of a Makefile:

$ make -Bnd | make2graph | dot -Grankdir=LR -Tpng -o graph.png

Project layout

.
├── ...
├── cmd                                   # golang scripts
├── pkg                                   # golang packages
├── downloads.lock                        # lock file of dependencies archives
├── Makefile                              # main build script
├── scripts                               # build scripts
├── cross-files                           # cross build files used by meson
├── build
│   ├── intermediate                      # intermediate build artifacts
│   │   ├── tool-versions.lock            # versions of tools used during build
│   │   ├── downloads                     # dependencies archives files
│   │   ├── links                         # symbolic links to host binaries
│   │   ├── <rule>_<os>-<arch>-<variant>
│   │   └── ...
│   ├── tmp
│   │   ├── <rule>_<os>-<arch>-<variant>
│   │   └── ...
│   └── output
│       ├── debug.zip                     # zip containing locks and logs
│       ├── libmpv-<format>_<version>_<os>-<arch>-<variant>.tar.gz
│       └── ...
└── ...

How the libass optional patch was created

As the dependency of mpv on libass is deeply embedded in the code, the simplest solution was to:

Remove the dynamic linking in meson.build.
Include the ass/ass.h and ass/ass_types.h headers directly in the code
Remove the call to ass_library_version in player/command.c
Remove the calls to ass_library_init, called by mp_ass_init, in sub/osd_libass.c and sub/sd_ass.c

Name		Name	Last commit message	Last commit date
Latest commit History 183 Commits
.github/workflows		.github/workflows
.vscode		.vscode
cmd		cmd
cross-files		cross-files
patches		patches
pkg		pkg
scripts		scripts
.gitignore		.gitignore
.tool-versions		.tool-versions
LICENSE.txt		LICENSE.txt
Makefile		Makefile
README.md		README.md
downloads.lock		downloads.lock
go.mod		go.mod
go.sum		go.sum

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