Simple install / build instructions for Ubuntu / Mint users etc

[harrypm]

Mint 21 pulls an very old version of FLAC and I don't think it will be updated anytime soon Ubuntu repos wise.

(I had to make a post on reddit about this as vhs-decode users heavily use FLAC for FM RF archival capture compression (40msps 8-bit / 10-bit / 12-bit data mostly, as current docs lost lamb users who are used to it being installed by package managers)

Installation and Build Steps

1. Remove Existing FLAC Installation:

sudo apt-get remove flac libflac-dev

2. Clone the FLAC Repository:

git clone https://github.com/xiph/flac.git
cd flac
git checkout tags/1.5.0 -b 1.5.0

3. Install Required Dependencies:

sudo apt-get install build-essential autoconf automake libtool pkg-config cmake curl pandoc graphviz

4. Create a Build Directory:

mkdir build
cd build

5. Configure the Build with cmake:

• If you want to include man pages:

cmake ..

• If you want to build without man pages:

cmake -DINSTALL_MANPAGES=OFF ..

6. Compile the Code:

make

7. Install FLAC:

sudo make install

[ktmf01]

Ok. Most of this is in the readme already, except for the Mint specific stuff of course.

I am not sure what you want me to do?

[chrishollinworth]

You missed
sudo apt-get install libogg-dev