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Compiling FAAC

Hello all,

I'm trying to compile FAAC in MSVC 6.0. It is turning out to be more of a pain than I had anticipated -- I'm thinking on writing up a few words in case I manage to do this.

Well, let's go down to matters. I tried asking this in audiocoding.com but I hope I have better luck finding a helpful soul here.

I downloaded the FAAD2 source, and compiled it (after I realised I needed processor optimizations ) Then I downloaded FAAC, and here is where the problem began:
- first MSVC complained that there were no "libsndfile" project. And it's right! I found out that there is a libsndfile http://www.mega-nerd.com/libsndfile/, but it is not a msvc project. I compiled it using nmake and placed the library file in the proper directory.
- Now the compilation halts at the linking stage by complaining about a number of missing globals, like:
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main.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _MP4WriteSample

now I'm stumped. Anybody can help?

Compiling FAAC

Reply #1 –
Compile and install faad2. It includes a libmp4v2, which contains the routines needed by faac to create MP4 files.

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Reply #2 –
You do not need libsndfile.
For the mp4 problem, there is a define telling to compiler to use it. Just undefine it: you will loose ability to use mp4 container, but you can still encode.

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Reply #3 –
Great! I managed to compile it after including libmp4v2_cb.lib to the input library modules. I also needed to include the proper directories in the tools > options.

It seems the encoder I compiled is slightly faster than the one in rarewares (7.1xplay vs. 6.6xplay), but it is also almost three times the size. Thanks guys!

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Reply #4 –
AFAIK John33 uses UPX for his executables.
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