[mythtv-users] mythtv builds on mac os x

[Johnny Walker]

On Mon, Jul 19, 2010 at 3:29 PM, Dan Wilga
<mythtv-users2 at dwilga-linux1.amherst.edu> wrote:
> On 7/19/10 3:43 PM, Johnny Walker wrote:
>>
>> Do I have to use the osx-packager.pl script? I see there are steps for
>> building manually but I don't see frontend only steps.
>>
>
> I'd recommend it, yes. That script does a lot of Mac-specific code and
> compile changes. It also uses libraries that are guaranteed to be of the
> correct version, instead of relying upon what happens to be installed by
> Apple.
>>
>> Using the script I'm getting an error saying :
>>
>> [snipped a bunch of these warnings]
>> ld warning: text reloc in _ff_simple_idct_add_mmx to _wm1010
>> ld warning: text reloc in _ff_simple_idct_add_mmx to _d40000
>>
>
> Looks like you're getting loader errors, due to missing libraries. This will
> probably go away if you use the packager script.
>

This error is when I use the packager script.


> Of course, I say that, despite the fact that I have not been able to compile
> for my particular OS (10.5.8) for some time now. I get assembler errors in
> ffmpeg. I've been using pre-packaged binaries from this site instead:
>
>  http://myth.psychosis.net/0.23/frontend/
>
> --
> Dan Wilga                                                        "Ook."
>
>

Yeah I'm using that too but I was hoping to be able to start
developing and building on my mac. I suppose I'll have to read the
script and see what it does and how it does it.

-JohnnyJ