Dependencies

This is a list of requirements and dependencies for the AVS Device SDK. Quick start guides are available for the following platforms:

• Raspberry Pi
• macOS
• Ubuntu Linux

Core dependencies

• C++ 11 or later
• GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) 4.8.5 or later OR Clang 3.9 or later
• CMake 3.1 or later
• libcurl 7.50.2 or later
• nghttp2 1.0 or later
• OpenSSL 1.0.2 or later
• Doxygen 1.8.13 or later (required to build API documentation)
• SQLite 3.19.3 or later (required for Alerts)
• For Alerts to work as expected:
  • The device system clock must be set to UTC time. We recommend using NTP to do this
  • A file system is required

MediaPlayer reference implementation dependencies

Building the reference implementation of the MediaPlayerInterface (the class MediaPlayer) is optional, but requires:

• GStreamer 1.8.3 (or later) and the following GStreamer plug-ins:
• GStreamer Base Plugins 1.8.3 or later.
• GStreamer Good Plugins 1.8.3 or later.
• GStreamer Libav Plugin 1.8.3 or later OR
• GStreamer Ugly Plugins 1.8.3 or later, for decoding MP3 data.

NOTE: The plugins may depend on libraries which need to be installed for the GStreamer based MediaPlayer to work correctly.

Sample app dependencies

Building the sample app is optional, but requires:

• PortAudio v190600_20161030
• GStreamer

NOTE: The sample app will work with or without a wake word engine. If built without a wake word engine, hands-free mode will be disabled in the sample app.

Music provider dependencies

The following codecs and packages are required:

• GStreamer Bad Plugins 1.10.4 or later.
• Crypto Library for HLS demuxers.
• libsoup an HTTP client/server library used by GStreamer.
• libfaad-dev - AAC and HE-AAC decoding.