Dependency Setup

Initial attempt to install required packages may fail:

sudo apt-get install build-essential libgtk2.0-dev libvtk5-dev libjpeg-dev libtiff4-dev libjasper-dev libopenexr-dev libtbb-dev

A correction involves updating package versions and adddressing a missing component:

sudo apt-get install build-essential libgtk2.0-dev libvtk6-dev libjpeg-dev libtiff5-dev libjasper-dev libopenexr-dev libtbb-dev

If the libjasper-dev package remains unfound, resolve by enabling the Ubuntu security repository:

1. Edit the sources list:

   sudo vim /etc/apt/sources.list
   

2. Append the following line at the end:

deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security main

3. Save the file and update the package cache:
```bash
sudo apt-get update

4. Verify the package availability:

   apt-cache search libjasper-dev
   

5. Install the package:

   sudo apt-get install libjasper-dev
   

Now, re-run the corrected dependency installation command.

Source Acquisition

Obtain the OpenCV 3.1.0 source archive from the official GitHub Releases page and extract it too a working directory.

Build Configuration

Navigate to the extracted source directory and create a build folder:

mkdir build
cd build

Configure the build with CMake. Specify a custom installation directory to avoid conflicts:

cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
      -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/opt/opencv-3.1.0 \
      -DENABLE_PRECOMPILED_HEADERS=OFF \
      -DBUILD_opencv_python2=OFF \
      -DBUILD_opencv_python3=OFF ..

Note on ippicv: If the configuration stalls due to a slow donwload of the ippicv library, manually download ippicv_linux_20151201.tgz from the official OpenCV third-party repository. Place the downloaded file in the corresponding local directory within the source tree (e.g., opencv-3.1.0/3rdparty/ippicv/downloads/linux-808b791a6eac9ed78d32a7666804320e/).

Compilation

Compile the library using multiple cores:

make -j4

If compilation fails, check for specific errors.

Macro Definition Fix

An error regarding missing FFmpeg macros might occur. Add the following definitions to opencv-3.1.0/modules/videoio/src/cap_ffmpeg_impl.hpp:

#define AV_CODEC_FLAG_GLOBAL_HEADER (1 << 22)
#define CODEC_FLAG_GLOBAL_HEADER AV_CODEC_FLAG_GLOBAL_HEADER
#define AVFMT_RAWPICTURE 0x0020

Duplicate Symboll Fix

A late-stage error about a duplciate constant (l_MAGIC_VAL) can be resolved by ensuring Python bindings are disabled, which is already handled in the CMake command above.

After successful compilation, install the library:

sudo make install