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rsambuca

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From: Calgary, Canada

Registered: 2008-07-21

Posts: 143

Re-compiled VLC to enable PVR function

Hi,  brand new arch user here.  I just installed this weekend and have been trying to set things up to my liking.  I had to recompile VLC with the '--enable-pvr' option so I can watch TV using my Hauppauge 150pvr card.  All I did was copy the PKGBUILD and install files for vlc from the existing abs tree into a new directory in my home folder.  I just added the --enable-pvr option, and changed the pkgver to '2' from '1'.  Followed the rest of the instructions from the wiki.  Things seemed to work, vlc now has the pvr function and I can watch TV again. 

The problem now is that when I try to run 'pacman -Syu', it wants to change vlc back to the original version 1.  I keep saying no, but how do I stop this and make my version the permanent one?  Also, can I delete all of the unpacked files from the vlc tarball in my /home/myname/abs/vlc folder that I created?

skottish

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Registered: 2006-06-16

Posts: 7,942

Re: Re-compiled VLC to enable PVR function

Welcome to the forums.

For the first question, add this line to your /etc/pacman.conf file. I put it under the HoldPkg line for cleanness:

IgnorePkg = vlc

For the second, you can delete all of the files from building the package.

Last edited by skottish (2008-07-21 22:13:03)

rsambuca

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From: Calgary, Canada

Registered: 2008-07-21

Posts: 143

Re: Re-compiled VLC to enable PVR function

Thanks for the quick response skottish.  That seems to have done the trick.  I'll have to go through the manuals in more detail when I have the time so I can figure out what I actually did!!

dolby

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Registered: 2006-08-08

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Re: Re-compiled VLC to enable PVR function

Alternatively, and better IMO you can make a custom repo and move it on top of your /etc/pacman.conf repo list.
See the wiki on how to do that and the repo-add command

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rsambuca

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From: Calgary, Canada

Registered: 2008-07-21

Posts: 143

Re: Re-compiled VLC to enable PVR function

Thanks dolby.  I will look into doing this, especially as I add more custom packages over time.