[mythtv-users] Easiest installation?

Robert Johnston anaerin at gmail.com
Wed Dec 21 10:14:57 EST 2005


On 12/20/05, Michael Fox <fox.michael at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 12/21/05, Steve Adeff <adeffs at gmail.com> wrote:
> > some people are working on packaging Myth for Deb.
> >
> > I run Deb on my Myth machine, but I compile Myth from scratch (mostly cause
> > I'm running SVN releases).
>
> Do you have many issues compiling from scratch? I am thinking I will
> do this also. I have been a long time debian user, and I think once I
> determine the modules my dvb card uses I will then do a install of
> debian then go the route of compiling SVN releases etc. That way I can
> have more control on the packages on the system. ie bare minimum

I, too, compile from scratch using Debian, and the only caveat I've
come across is having to use the prefix "/usr" (As Myth can't find
it's libraries if you use the default /usr/local)

Apart from that, it's dead easy.
--
Robert "Anaerin" Johnston


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