createDebFromSourceUbuntu.bash
#!/bin/bash
packages_dir="pkgs"
install_packages=1
default_install_prefix="/usr"
install_prefix="$default_install_prefix"
rebuild=""
#
usage()
{
    echo "Usage: $0 [Options]"
    echo "***********************"
    echo "  --help or -h      : Print usage"
    echo "  --deps-only       : Just install build dependencies and exit"
    echo "  --prefix=DIR      : Install to directory DIR (default: $default_install_prefix)"
    echo "  --no-install      : Don't install generated debian avidemux packages"
    echo "  --rebuild         : Preserve existing build directories"
}
#
install_deps()
{
    echo "This will install all the packages necessary to build avidemux"
    echo "You will be asked to enter your password because installing build dependencies requires root permissions"
    # gcc, g++ and make get installed as dependencies of build-essential
    sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install build-essential cmake pkg-config yasm \
    libsqlite3-dev \
    libxv-dev libvdpau-dev libva-dev libglu1-mesa-dev \
    libasound2-dev libpulse-dev \
    qt6-base-dev qt6-l10n-tools \
    libx264-dev libxvidcore-dev \
    libmp3lame-dev libtwolame-dev libopus-dev libvorbis-dev libogg-dev \
    libpng-dev libass-dev \
    || { echo "The installation at least of some of the build dependencies failed. Aborting." && exit 2; }
    # we don't fail if the following packages cannot be installed
    sudo apt-get install libaften-dev \
    || echo "Warning: libaften-dev cannot be installed using package management." \
            "Aften AC-3 audio encoder plugin won't be built." # not officially packaged for Debian
    sudo apt-get install libfaac-dev \
    || echo "Warning: libfaac-dev cannot be installed using package management." \
            "FAAC AAC audio encoder plugin won't be built." # in non-free on Debian
    sudo apt-get install libfdk-aac-dev \
    || echo "Warning: libfdk-aac-dev cannot be installed using package management." \
            "fdk-aac AAC audio encoder plugin won't be built." # in non-free on Debian
    sudo apt-get install libx265-dev \
    || echo "Warning: libx265-dev cannot be installed using package management." \
            "Avidemux won't be able to encode HEVC unless the library and the headers have been installed manually." \
            "Continuing anyway." # there are no official libx265 packages for Ubuntu Trusty
    sudo apt-get install libvpx-dev \
    || echo "Warning: libvpx-dev cannot be installed using package management." \
            "Avidemux won't be able to encode VP9 unless the library and the headers have been installed manually." \
            "Continuing anyway."
    sudo apt-get install libaom-dev \
    || echo "Warning: libaom-dev cannot be installed using package management." \
            "Avidemux won't be able to decode AV1 unless the library and the headers have been installed manually." \
            "Continuing anyway." # available from Ubuntu Eoan on
}
#
install_avidemux()
{
    echo "Installing avidemux..."
    cd "$packages_dir" && sudo dpkg -i *
}
#
option_value()
{
    echo $(echo $* | cut -d '=' -f 2-)
}
#
option_name()
{
    echo $(echo $* | cut -d '=' -f 1 | cut -b 3-)
}
#
dir_check()
{
    op_name="$1"
    dir_path="$2"
    if [ "x$dir_path" != "x" ]; then
        if [[ "$dir_path" != /* ]]; then
            >&2 echo "Expected an absolute path for --$op_name=$dir_path, aborting."
            exit 1
        fi
    else
        >&2 echo "Empty path provided for --$op_name, aborting."
        exit 1
    fi
    case "$dir_path" in
      */)
          echo $(expr "x$dir_path" : 'x\(.*[^/]\)') # strip trailing slashes
          ;;
      *)
          echo "$dir_path"
          ;;
    esac
}
#
while [ $# != 0 ]; do
    config_option="$1"
    case "$config_option" in
        -h|--help)
            usage
            exit 0
            ;;
        --deps-only)
            install_deps
            exit 0
            ;;
        --prefix=*)
            install_prefix=$(dir_check $(option_name "$config_option") $(option_value "$config_option")) || exit 1
            ;;
        --no-install)
            install_packages=0
            ;;
        --rebuild)
            rebuild="$config_option"
            ;;
        *)
            echo "unknown parameter $config_option"
            usage
            exit 1
            ;;
    esac
    shift
done
#
install_deps
#
echo "Compiling avidemux, this may take a few minutes..."
# A hack to find qt6 lrelease on Ubuntu
export QTDIR="/usr/lib/qt6"
SRCTOP=$(cd $(dirname "$0") && pwd)
bash "${SRCTOP}"/bootStrap.bash --deb --prefix=$install_prefix $rebuild
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
    if [ $install_packages -eq 1 ]; then
        echo "Cancelling installation."
    fi
    exit 3
fi
#
if [ $install_packages -eq 1 ]; then
    install_avidemux
    exit $?
fi
#
exit 0
