[mythtv-users] Compiling MythTV on a computer instead of the Xbox

[Ryan]

Have tried that......but its the xbox that keeps failing with "Assembler
errors" when compiling.  Somehow, when that happens, the whole disk turns to
a read only filesystem, and i need to reboot inorder to try again, but it
fails all the time (usually after waiting 6 hrs).  Its not a disk space
issue, not a drive issue (this is a test xbox and i have multiple drives
here) nor IDE issue (have replaced the cable).  I get no relevant errors
except "Assembler errors"

After months of trying EVERYTHING i could come up with, now i want to try to
compile on another computer

On Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 3:07 PM, Robert Johnston <anaerin at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 1:32 PM, Ryan <wyild1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > hehe wow WAY over my head.  LOL i have never tried to compile for
> another
> > system before. and the xbox is using a 2.4 kernel because it is using an
> > rootfs file so i can dual boot XBMC and xebian.
> > So your saying vmware installed wit Xebian should work to compile it on?
> Any
> > pointers you can give me will be greatly appreciated because i want to
> try
> > the new 0.21 with my DVB-S setup.
>
> An alternative could be to make sure your linux box/VM and XBox have
> the same version of GCC, then use DistCC to have the main PC do most
> of the heavy lifting. This also has the advantage that the more
> machines you can spare, the faster the compile goes.
>
> So, something like:
>
> DISTCC_HOSTS="VM1 VM2 VM3 localhost" make -j8
>
> Would get DistCC to send tasks to VM1,2 and 3 before the local xbox
> tries to compile, and will run 8 compile tasks simultaneously.
>
> It's tres handy.
> --
> Robert "Anaerin" Johnston
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