[mythtv-users] stable and bleeding edge together peacefully?

[David Raine]

>I just got the 0.18.1 working (from .deb) on a fresh debian sid install
>(after giving up on KnoppMyth R22) and I am wondering whether it is
>possible to compile and install the SVN head so it would be able to
>coexist on the same setup where I got the 0.18.1 stable working?
>
>Note that puting SVN to /usr/local (while the stable lays in /usr) and
>renaming the database (I don't mind keeping two databases) might not be
>enough so I decided to ask if someone runs such setup successfully.

I have both on my system - 0.18.1 for the g/f (stable, no change to 
behaviour) and latest SVN for when she's out and I can try out the bleeding 
edge.

I installed one to prefix=/usr/local/mythSVN and the other to 
prefix=/usr/local/mythSTABLE. I then have a script that removes and 
recreates symlinks to /usr/local/myth as required - this way I don't have to 
change the PATH for the mythytv user. I do have to re-run ldconfig after the 
symlinks are set up to make sure the libraries are referenced OK.

Yes, two databases are required.

Regards
David