Dockerfile for building GStreamer from source (gst-plugins-base)

Dockerfile

# Use Ubuntu as the base image
FROM ubuntu:23.04

# Update package lists and install necessary dependencies
RUN apt-get update && \
  apt-get install -y \
    build-essential \
    libgstreamer1.0-dev \
    meson \
    ninja-build \
    wget \
    gstreamer1.0-tools \
    git

# Create a working directory
WORKDIR /app

# Clone the GStreamer repository
RUN git clone https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gstreamer.git
RUN git config --global user.name approved_user && git config --global user.email [email protected]

# Enter the gstreamer directory
WORKDIR /app/gstreamer
RUN git checkout 1.22.2 && git cherry-pick ca337002f17a676f208b3e9c19fd3da95c7b1831

WORKDIR /app/gstreamer/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/build
RUN meson setup .. \
  --buildtype=release \
  -Dpackage-origin=https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gstreamer.git \
  -Dpackage-name="GStreamer 1.22.2 CC"
RUN ninja # && ninja install