diff -urN a/configure b/configure --- a/configure 2017-04-12 19:55:54.000000000 -0600 +++ b/configure 2017-04-16 16:12:23.518837543 -0600 @@ -5871,7 +5871,9 @@ die "ERROR: libx264 must be installed and version must be >= 0.118."; } && { check_cpp_condition x264.h "X264_MPEG2" && enable libx262; } -enabled libx265 && require_pkg_config x265 x265.h x265_api_get && +enabled libx265 && { use_pkg_config x265 "stdint.h x265.h" x265_api_get || + { require libx265 x265.h x265_encoder_encode -lx265 -lstdc++ && + warn "using libx265 without pkg-config"; } } && { check_cpp_condition x265.h "X265_BUILD >= 68" || die "ERROR: libx265 version must be >= 68."; } enabled libxavs && require libxavs "stdint.h xavs.h" xavs_encoder_encode -lxavs