Dolphin dev build not working on Ubuntu 15.10

[amnesiac_kid]

The dolphin dev builds don't seem to be working on Ubuntu 15.10 but only on 15.04.
A libavcodec package is missing.


When I tried to downtrack the problem and install the package missing I noticed that the specificly needed package is outdated for 15.10 and a newer version is installed. The needed package is only compatible with 15.04, it's basically the 15.04 specific version of the package.

http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?suite=default&section=all&arch=any&keywords=libavcodec&searchon=names

Dolphin from the ppa/Software center works, but it's based on the older stable builds. I want to use the latest dev builds. Shouldn't they be also compatible with the latest stable version of Ubuntu and not just the LTE version?
Is there a way to fix this?

[mbc07]

Yes. Compile Dolphin from source

And BTW the PPA is updated weekly, it doesn't show a revision number but it is based on development versions...

[amnesiac_kid]

(01-26-2016, 11:36 PM)Jhonn Wrote: Yes. Compile Dolphin from source

And BTW the PPA is updated weekly, it doesn't show a revision number but it is based on development versions...

Really? That makes all the difference!!! Then I'm gonna use the ppa. Thank you very much. I was just assuming and didn't know better. I'm sorry.

[Helios]

This will help. More or less gives you copy paste commands to get you up and running

https://wiki.dolphin-emu.org/index.php?title=Building_Dolphin_on_Linux#15.04_and_newer

[leolam]

Is there a reason the PPA hardcodes "4.0-Git" as the version number, instead of (1) using the git revision hash or (2) using the version number?

[sergio-br2]

(01-27-2016, 03:36 AM)leolam Wrote: Is there a reason the PPA hardcodes "4.0-Git" as the version number, instead of (1) using the git revision hash or (2) using the version number?

Because it's easier to maintain. Launchpad uses bazaar instead git (at least for recipes), so the dolphin source at launchpad does not have git stuff. If you want to know what's the version you are using, take a look at this page.

The PPA is updated at least once a week.

[leolam]

Thanks for the explanation.