Perl bindings
From MythTV Official Wiki
Certain scripts have been converted to use the perl bindings in accessing the Mythconverg database. (Explain here the good reasons this was done...) (When did this happen; which version of MythTV?)
Contents
Scripts converted to use bindings
- optimize_mythdb.pl
- (list others here)
Prerequisites
You must have the MySQL DBD and the DBI interface modules installed. If not, running a converted script will result in an error message similar to the following:
Can't locate DBI.pm in @INC
Installation
(Do virtually all Linux systems come with this pre-installed?)
Ubuntu
Just install libmythtv-perl BEFORE compiling
Macintosh OS X Install
The instructions from http://www.quicomm.com/apm_dbddbi.htm worked for me.
Note: I tried installing via CPAN and MacPorts but perl still could not find the DBI/DBD modules. I don't know why.