Linux/Debian based application won't compile?

Question

My question is related to my grade project. Its about mobile video transmission using DVB-H link layer. Its a comprehensive project itself, and there are separate parts. I mainly construct system in Matlab Simulink, but there is one part, responsible for encapsulation/decapsulation of the stream packet, which was designed in Linux environment. I didn't want to install new OS just for one application, so I run Linux on VMware Player as a virtual machine. So here is my problem - the applications (for encapsulation and decapsulation) won't compile (install) completely. I see mainly missing library problems. I tried to install necessary libraries, but the original application still couldn't see some of them. I feel like I'm missing something small, but clear to rather experienced Linux user. Here is the link to the programs http://sp.cs.tut.fi/mobile3dtv/download/ "DECAPS - DVB-H Decapsulator Software" is the one (and FATCAPS link is there). I couldn't find alternative encapsulator/decapsulator in for Windows environment. Its my last and only choice. If please some of the Linux users could try to run them in Linux environment, maybe its because I'm using virtual machine? Its also noted that the application was designed for Debian based systems, but I also did install Debian as a virtual machine and application won't even configure. Please help, guys, I'm really stuck here.

Answer 1

Hello! I notice that you are linking a specific implementation of the en/decapsulators. Is there a chance that you do not have the proper OS requirements? From what I was capable of finding, these programs were implemented in 2009 (as shown by the Tampere University research paper) and these would most likely require a legacy version of some Linux distribution if they are not actively maintained.

If you tried to implement this in a modern system you would have a hard time as Java, Linux Kernel and Hardware versions are very likely outdated.