[mythtv-users] errors running mythfilldatabase uk

[Stephen Kitchener]

On Sunday 08 Feb 2009, Nick Morrott wrote:
> On 08/02/2009, Stephen Kitchener <stephen at g6dzj.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> >  If I make install the new xmltv will it place the required files in the
> > same place as the rpm version, I am running an old mythtv version 20 on
> > fedora 7 by the way, do I need to make any backups of config filels ??,
> > will it just drop in ??
>
> If the RPM version put the grabber files in /usr/bin, build the XMLTV
> source with
>
> perl Makefile.PL PREFIX=/usr/
> make
> make install
>
> *I* would remove the XMLTV RPMs first before installing from source to
> ensure there are no stale files left behind. Your config file(s)
> should be left untouched and should continue to work with the new
> version of XMLTV.
>
> Newer versions of the grabber rely on some perl modules that might not
> be installed on your system - you will be advised of this during the
> build process. They can be installed via CPAN.
>
> It might also be possible to download the XMLTV packages for a
> supported version of Fedora from atrpms.net and use those instead of
> building from source. However, this is not a supported method so YMMV!
>
> Nick

Hi Nick,

unfortunately trying to remove xmltv has a dependency on mythtv, so removing 
the rpms isn't an option.

-- 
Regards

Stephen Kitchener

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