BUG: movie_filename broken when using 3.2.6-1 RPM for FC4

When creating a movie, "target_dir" and "movie_filename" are ignored, resulting in a mpeg file named: "/.avi"- when running as root.

Jpeg images follow the "target_dir" OK.

Test case

create a target directory: mkdir /var/tmp/motion

In motion.conf or threadX.conf use: target_dir /var/tmp/motion

Just leave move_filename as is: movie_filename %v-%Y%m%d%H%M%S

Start motion: service motion start

The jpeg image goes to /var/tmp/motion, but the mpeg file is named /.avi

Environment

Motion version:	3.2.6
ffmpeg version:	0.4.9-0.lvn.0.20.20051228.4
Shared libraries:	ffmpeg, mysql, postgresql
Server OS:	2.6.16-1.2069_FC4

-- EjnarSvejstrup - 09 Apr 2006

Follow up

This problem has been seen many times before and the reason has always been related to ffmpeg having changed their API.

So the ffmpeg you use must match the version I used when I built the Motion rpm.

Your report indicates the right version but is this really the one that Motion uses? Maybe you have in fact a version of ffmpeg installed from sources.

Try and run ldd /usr/bin/motion

This is whay I get

# ldd motion
        linux-gate.so.1 =>  (0xffffe000)
        libm.so.6 => /lib/libm.so.6 (0x0092a000)
        libpthread.so.0 => /lib/libpthread.so.0 (0x00a42000)
        libjpeg.so.62 => /usr/lib/libjpeg.so.62 (0x00d14000)
        libavformat.so.50 => /usr/lib/libavformat.so.50 (0x49a21000)
        libavcodec.so.51 => /usr/lib/libavcodec.so.51 (0x49a9a000)
        libz.so.1 => /usr/lib/libz.so.1 (0x00957000)
        libmysqlclient.so.14 => /usr/lib/mysql/libmysqlclient.so.14 (0x41020000)
        libpq.so.4 => /usr/lib/libpq.so.4 (0x46f94000)
        libc.so.6 => /lib/libc.so.6 (0x007ff000)
        /lib/ld-linux.so.2 (0x007e1000)
        libavutil.so.49 => /usr/lib/libavutil.so.49 (0x49d96000)
        libmp3lame.so.0 => /usr/lib/libmp3lame.so.0 (0x46fc5000)
        libogg.so.0 => /usr/lib/libogg.so.0 (0x00d3b000)
        libvorbis.so.0 => /usr/lib/libvorbis.so.0 (0x003a9000)
        libvorbisenc.so.2 => /usr/lib/libvorbisenc.so.2 (0x02c28000)
        libtheora.so.0 => /usr/lib/libtheora.so.0 (0x00a67000)
        libfaad.so.0 => /usr/lib/libfaad.so.0 (0xb7f3f000)
        libfaac.so.0 => /usr/lib/libfaac.so.0 (0x43663000)
        libgsm.so.1 => /usr/lib/libgsm.so.1 (0x00a87000)
        libxvidcore.so.4 => /usr/lib/libxvidcore.so.4 (0x49907000)
        libdl.so.2 => /lib/libdl.so.2 (0x00951000)
        liba52.so.0 => /usr/lib/liba52.so.0 (0x00aaa000)
        libpostproc.so.51.0.0 => /usr/lib/libpostproc.so.51.0.0 (0x49d8a000)
        libcrypt.so.1 => /lib/libcrypt.so.1 (0x07ca3000)
        libnsl.so.1 => /lib/libnsl.so.1 (0x00767000)
        libssl.so.5 => /lib/libssl.so.5 (0x4b4ba000)
        libcrypto.so.5 => /lib/libcrypto.so.5 (0x4b3ab000)
        libkrb5.so.3 => /usr/lib/libkrb5.so.3 (0x00101000)
        libresolv.so.2 => /lib/libresolv.so.2 (0x00b19000)
        libstdc++.so.6 => /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6 (0x43582000)
        libmp4v2.so.0 => /usr/lib/libmp4v2.so.0 (0x43676000)
        libgssapi_krb5.so.2 => /usr/lib/libgssapi_krb5.so.2 (0x00284000)
        libcom_err.so.2 => /lib/libcom_err.so.2 (0x00d91000)
        libk5crypto.so.3 => /usr/lib/libk5crypto.so.3 (0x00d96000)
        libgcc_s.so.1 => /lib/libgcc_s.so.1 (0x43576000)
        libkrb5support.so.0 => /usr/lib/libkrb5support.so.0 (0x00dbc000)

Look for the path to ffmpeg related libs that are not in /usr/lib

Also check an extra time that the ffmpeg libs are correct.

rpm -qi ffmpeg

# rpm -qi ffmpeg
Name        : ffmpeg                       Relocations: (not relocatable)
Version     : 0.4.9                             Vendor: Livna.org RPMS
Release     : 0.lvn.0.20.20051228.4         Build Date: Wed 04 Jan 2006 12:03:52 PM CET
Install Date: Mon 06 Mar 2006 01:37:59 AM CET      Build Host: gruyere.lan.livna.org
Group       : Applications/Multimedia       Source RPM: ffmpeg-0.4.9-0.lvn.0.20.20051228.4.src.rpm
Size        : 3591950                          License: GPL
Signature   : DSA/SHA1, Wed 04 Jan 2006 01:37:00 PM CET, Key ID 71295441a109b1ec
URL         : http://ffmpeg.sourceforge.net/
Summary     : Digital VCR and streaming server
Description :
FFMpeg is a complete and free Internet live audio and video
broadcasting solution for Linux/Unix. It also includes a digital
VCR. It can encode in real time in many formats including MPEG1 audio
and video, MPEG4, h263, ac3, asf, avi, real, mjpeg, and flash.

-- KennethLavrsen - 09 Apr 2006

Hi Kenneth Thanks for the swift reply!

I have just installed the ffmpeg rpm's, no hand-built stuff. I first installed release 0.lvn.0.21.20051228.4. I then erased and reinstalled motion and the correct ffmpeg

[root@ds motion]# ldd /usr/bin/motion
        linux-gate.so.1 =>  (0x00556000)
        libm.so.6 => /lib/libm.so.6 (0x006a0000)
        libpthread.so.0 => /lib/libpthread.so.0 (0x00898000)
        libjpeg.so.62 => /usr/lib/libjpeg.so.62 (0x00428000)
        libavformat.so.50 => /usr/lib/libavformat.so.50 (0x00dc7000)
        libavcodec.so.51 => /usr/lib/libavcodec.so.51 (0x00111000)
        libz.so.1 => /usr/lib/libz.so.1 (0x006cd000)
        libmysqlclient.so.14 => /usr/lib/mysql/libmysqlclient.so.14 (0x009ac000)
        libpq.so.4 => /usr/lib/libpq.so.4 (0x006e2000)
        libc.so.6 => /lib/libc.so.6 (0x00575000)
        /lib/ld-linux.so.2 (0x00557000)
        libavutil.so.49 => /usr/lib/libavutil.so.49 (0x00e7c000)
        libmp3lame.so.0 => /usr/lib/libmp3lame.so.0 (0x00b72000)
        libogg.so.0 => /usr/lib/libogg.so.0 (0x007b8000)
        libvorbis.so.0 => /usr/lib/libvorbis.so.0 (0x007bf000)
        libvorbisenc.so.2 => /usr/lib/libvorbisenc.so.2 (0x008ac000)
        libtheora.so.0 => /usr/lib/libtheora.so.0 (0x00da4000)
        libfaad.so.0 => /usr/lib/libfaad.so.0 (0x007e9000)
        libfaac.so.0 => /usr/lib/libfaac.so.0 (0x00854000)
        libgsm.so.1 => /usr/lib/libgsm.so.1 (0x00876000)
        libxvidcore.so.4 => /usr/lib/libxvidcore.so.4 (0x00c8a000)
        libdl.so.2 => /lib/libdl.so.2 (0x006c7000)
        liba52.so.0 => /usr/lib/liba52.so.0 (0x00867000)
        libpostproc.so.51.0.0 => /usr/lib/libpostproc.so.51.0.0 (0x00f42000)
        libcrypt.so.1 => /lib/libcrypt.so.1 (0x062cc000)
        libnsl.so.1 => /lib/libnsl.so.1 (0x00511000)
        libssl.so.5 => /lib/libssl.so.5 (0x003eb000)
        libcrypto.so.5 => /lib/libcrypto.so.5 (0x00f4c000)
        libkrb5.so.3 => /usr/lib/libkrb5.so.3 (0x00447000)
        libresolv.so.2 => /lib/libresolv.so.2 (0x004b9000)
        libstdc++.so.6 => /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6 (0x04b52000)
        libmp4v2.so.0 => /usr/lib/libmp4v2.so.0 (0x00ad0000)
        libgssapi_krb5.so.2 => /usr/lib/libgssapi_krb5.so.2 (0x004cc000)
        libcom_err.so.2 => /lib/libcom_err.so.2 (0x00423000)
        libk5crypto.so.3 => /usr/lib/libk5crypto.so.3 (0x004e4000)
        libgcc_s.so.1 => /lib/libgcc_s.so.1 (0x00526000)
        libkrb5support.so.0 => /usr/lib/libkrb5support.so.0 (0x00508000)
[root@ds motion]# rpm -qi ffmpeg
Name        : ffmpeg                       Relocations: (not relocatable)
Version     : 0.4.9                             Vendor: Livna.org RPMS
Release     : 0.lvn.0.20.20051228.4         Build Date: ons 04 jan 2006 12:03:52 CETInstall Date: søn 09 apr 2006 09:23:40 CEST      Build Host: gruyere.lan.livna.org
Group       : Applications/Multimedia       Source RPM: ffmpeg-0.4.9-0.lvn.0.20.20051228.4.src.rpm
Size        : 3591950                          License: GPL
Signature   : DSA/SHA1, ons 04 jan 2006 13:37:00 CET, Key ID 71295441a109b1ec
URL         : http://ffmpeg.sourceforge.net/
Summary     : Digital VCR and streaming server
Description :
FFMpeg is a complete and free Internet live audio and video
broadcasting solution for Linux/Unix. It also includes a digital
VCR. It can encode in real time in many formats including MPEG1 audio
and video, MPEG4, h263, ac3, asf, avi, real, mjpeg, and flash.
 using yum.

My ldd and rpm listings seems ok

Follow up

I can confirm the bug, and it has nothing to do with the FFMPEG library used. I have the same RPM, the same libs, and yes, if you make the RPM (rpmbuild -ba motion.spec) using the spec file autogenerated by configure it will yield the same bug. BUT, if you compile by hand (./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc/motion, make, make install) it works like a charm. It has to have something with the options and CC flags the RPM command is using.

-- SanduMihaiEduard - 13 Apr 2006

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Try the new version 3.2.7 and reopen the bug if still remains.

-- AngelCarpintero - 20 Oct 2006

Fix record