mpeg4 encoder from IPP samples fails to compile

[abalk]

Hi

I'm trying to compile the audio-video codec samples for Intel
Performance Primitives using gcc on linux. I would especially
like to compile the sample mpeg4_enc.

But I get the following error:&nbs p;

src/mp4_enc_me.cpp:401: error: cast from 'Ipp8u*' to 'Ipp32s' loses precision
src/mp4_enc_me.cpp: In function 'void MPEG4_ENC::mp4_ME_QuarterPel_SAD(MPEG4_ENC
::mp4_Data_ME*)':


this file is located in:
& nbsp;
.../ipp-samples/audio-video-codecs/codec/mpeg4_enc/src


line 401 is:

__ALIGN16(Ipp8u, mc, 256);
& nbsp;

the macro __ALIGN16 is defined as:

#if defined(__INTEL_COMPILER) && !defined(_WIN32_WCE)
#define __ALIGN16(type, name, size)
__declspec (align(16)) type name[size]
#else& nbsp;
#if defined(_WIN64) || defined(WIN64) || defined(LINUX64)
#define __ALIGN16(type, name, size)
Ipp8u _a16_##name[(size)*sizeof(type)+15]; type *name = (type*)(((Ipp64s)(_a16_##name) + 15) & ~15)
#else
#define __ALIGN16(type, name, size)
Ipp8u _a16_##name[(size)*sizeof(type)+15]; type *name = (type*)(((Ipp32s)(_a16_##name) + 15) & ~15)
#endif
#endif


since I am using linux 32, the third case gets expanded. Any suggestions how I can get past this compiler error and get it to compile would be appreciated.

Thanks

[Cognitec_Systems_Gmb]

Quoting - abalk

Hi

I'm trying to compile the audio-video codec samples for Intel
Performance Primitives using gcc on linux. I would especially
like to compile the sample mpeg4_enc.

But I get the following error:&nbs p;

src/mp4_enc_me.cpp:401: error: cast from 'Ipp8u*' to 'Ipp32s' loses precision
src/mp4_enc_me.cpp: In function 'void MPEG4_ENC::mp4_ME_QuarterPel_SAD(MPEG4_ENC
::mp4_Data_ME*)':

...

Any suggestions how I can get past this compiler error and get it to compile would be appreciated.

Thanks

Hi,

The answer might be several month too late for you, but I came across this thread when experiencing the same problem. Sadly there was no answer to help me out. After figuring it out for myself I am now providing the answer for future reference.

The problem arises (in my case, not sure for abalk) when compiling the code with the build32.sh script on 64bit system. On such a sytem the pointer have 64bit length and a cast to Ipp32s is indeed an error.

Fixing this can simply be done by adding:

ifeq ($(ARCH), linux32)
CFLAGS += -m32
endif

to the Makefile.


Veit