[mythtv-users] Myth Firewire Capture on Gentoo

[Michael Haan]

On 4/24/05, jack <jr at jrh.net> wrote:
> Attached is an ebuild for libiec61883 1.0.0, which I basically just hacked
> from the libraw ebuild. While it worked the first time for me it's probably
> just as likely to nuke your system from orbit for all I know.
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org [mailto:mythtv-users-
> > bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Michael Haan
> > Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2005 11:31 AM
> > To: Discussion about mythtv
> > Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Myth Firewire Capture on Gentoo
> >
> > On 4/24/05, Greg Mitchell <greg at nodecam.com> wrote:
> > > Devan Lippman wrote:
> > > > I'm not a gentoo guy (I run from source) but simply installing the
> > > > firewire drivers allowed configure to detect the required libraries
> > > > and then enable firewire in myth.  I think the ones needed were
> > > > libavc1394-0.5.0, libraw1394-1.2.0, libiec61883, and of course the
> > > > linux kernel drivers for 1394.
> > >
> > > IIRC from when I initially installed my backend (0.17,) libiec61883 was
> > > the stumbling block.  The compilation failed when I had ieee1394 in my
> > > use flags.  I took it out of my default use flags, since I didn't really
> > > need it there.
> > >
> > > Subsequently that flag was removed from the ebuild.  I see that it's
> > > back in the 0.18 ebuild though, so maybe there's an ebuild for
> > > libiec61883 and I just don't see it.
> > >
> > > As always, ymmv :)
> > >
> > > Greg
> > >
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> > Yes, that seems to jive with what I remember.  So, if the flag is back
> > in the ebuild, then I just need to get and build libiec61883 -
> > correct?
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> 

Thanks - I'll give it a shot.  Now, pardon my inexperience, but how do
I install this?