Obs-ptz-controls fails to build

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We are getting two PTZOptics cameras and tried to build obs-ptz but I get:

CMake Warning at CMakeLists.txt:107 (find_package):
  Found package configuration file:

    /usr/lib/cmake/SDL2/SDL2Config.cmake

  but it set SDL2_FOUND to FALSE so package "SDL2" is considered to be NOT
  FOUND.

And:

ptz_load_controls()’:
/var/tmp/pamac-build-jrs/obs-ptz-controls/src/obs-ptz/src/ptz-controls.cpp:33:30: error: ‘void* obs_frontend_add_dock(void*)’ is deprecated [-Werror=deprecated-declarations]
   33 |         obs_frontend_add_dock(tmp);

And:
/usr/include/obs/obs-frontend-api.h:142:14: note: declared here
  142 | EXPORT void *obs_frontend_add_dock(void *dock);
      |              ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
cc1plus: all warnings being treated as errors

I have been searching for a week but I have not found anything similar.

Moderator edit: In the future, please use proper formatting: [HowTo] Post command output and file content as formatted text

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No idea about building from source, but you can try to unpack the .deb put the files manually and see if it works.

3

There is an AUR package obs-ptz-controls, try that.

4

Welcome to the forum! :wave:

Note that I fixed the formatting. :wink:

That appears to be why it’s failing to build, not because warnings are treated as errors. You’ll see the same error occurs building with -Wno-error.

You may want to create an upstream issue if there isn’t already one related.

That’s what he’s building. :wink:

5

Fair enough. I just read obs-ptz and there’s no AUR package called that :stuck_out_tongue:

6

Sorry, yes obs-ptz-controls

I will try building from source.

Thanks

7

Note that I’ve edited the topic title to be more clear.

You already did via the AUR package. :wink:

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Well, by using -Werror the developer has basically promised to support new warnings in every C/C++ compiler that might ever be used, forever. So ask them to fix their build :stuck_out_tongue:

If you’re desperate you can build it manually by turning off -Werror. The sed command below just comments that out on line 177 of the specified file;

git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/obs-ptz-controls.git
cd obs-ptz-controls
makepkg -o
sed -i '177 s/./#&/' src/obs-ptz/cmake/ObsPluginHelpers.cmake
makepkg -e
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Yep, already tried.

The error that’s causing the build failure is actually an error, not a warning.

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I did test what I posted. The package builds for me with those steps.

Finished making: obs-ptz-controls 0.15.4-2
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Well, let the AUR maintainer know so they can make a change to the PKGBUILD create an upstream issue as the developer should probably not be using that flag as mentioned above. :wink:

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MrLavender, thank you.

Finished making: obs-ptz-controls 0.15.4-2

Exactly the answer I was hoping for!

Manjaro has been rock solid for us for four years.

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I attempted to override the Cmake flags in the PKGBUILD which normally works.

Keep in mind it’s a temporary workaround, not a solution. You’re going to have to do the same thing manually again every time the package is updated–unless the issue is reported upstream and actually dealt with properly.

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We installed the PTZ Optics Move SE camera using POE and NDI and the plugin works, the PTZ controls and the presets.

I reported this problem upstream.