MythTV ??

murffatksig · 2004-09-05 08:11:36

I've seen some other requests for mythTV and some people who say they might make a pkg for it. Well, I'd really like one. I've been trying to compile the src and I keep getting errors during compilation. I was wondering if anyone whos been talking about makeing a package for mythtv has done it yet.

Thanks!

Net@Worm · 2004-09-05 14:06:34

I try to compile mythTV by this pkgbuild:

pkgname=mythtv
pkgver=0.15.1
pkgrel=1
pkgdesc="MythTV is a homebrew PVR project that I've been working on in my spare time. It's been under heavy development for two years, and is now quite useable and featureful."
url="http://www.mythtv.org"
license=""
depends=('freetype2' 'lame' 'qt' 'mysql')
makedepends=()
conflicts=()
source=($pkgname-$pkgver.tar.bz2)
md5sums=()

build() {
  cd $startdir/src/$pkgname-$pkgver
  ./configure --prefix=/usr
  qmake mythtv.pro
  make || return 1
  make prefix=$startdir/pkg/usr install
}

But i have this error:

RTjpegN.cpp:241: error: ISO C++ forbids cast to non-reference type used as lvalue
make[2]: *** [RTjpegN.o] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/var/abs/local/mythtv/src/mythtv-0.15.1/libs/libmyth                               tv'
make[1]: *** [sub-libmythtv] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/var/abs/local/mythtv/src/mythtv-0.15.1/libs'
make: *** [sub-libs] Error 2
==> ERROR: Build Failed.  Aborting...

Xentac · 2004-09-05 19:06:48

MythTV compiled with gcc 3.3, but not 3.4. I don't know what development has gone into it upstream to support gcc 3.4.

murffatksig · 2004-09-05 21:24:02

Well after staying up almost all night, I finally got MythTV compiled from source and working. However, now I'm having severe performance issues.

I can watch tv fine with tvtime, but in MythTV its really slow, and the sound doenst work.

I'm trying to use a PIII 500mhz. I know i probably wont be able to pause live tv, but I just like the MythTV interface. I'm trying to use it for tv and for nes games.

Xentac · 2004-09-06 02:33:55

Mythtv will always compress all video and you have to configure the sound differently (because it records it, rather than just using a passthrough).

You could check their site about hardware specs, but I'm pretty sure it'll be rough using something like a 500mhz machine.

I'm sure there are people who would be very interested in your patches.

murffatksig · 2004-09-06 06:58:28

I found a website where people had posted their home tivo computer specs. I saw some that were worse than mine and still used either freevo or MythTV.

However, I've changed my mind. I knew from the start that I wouldnt be able to pause live tv. All I wanted was an interface to have a couple options, watch tv or play video games. After staying up all night figureing out that myth wasn't going to work for me. I decided to make my own little interface. I guess the cpu usage for just watching tv in myth is too much for my 5 yr old brick.

Oh well, thanks for y'alls input.

judfilm · 2004-11-22 10:32:51

Any news on a mythtv package for arch?

Bzillins8906 · 2004-11-29 01:08:10

*Bump* I would be very interested in any kind of a package for arch... It seems that 90% of my time on the computer is fighting this beast....

kleptophobiac · 2004-11-30 21:40:45

I'm working on one. I'm having some trouble telling it to not install into the root filesystems... the usual tricks don't seem to work. I'll be playing with it some later on.

Bzillins8906 · 2004-12-02 15:53:06

Well there IS someone else working on arch... I guess i will have to talk to you on IM sometime....

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MythTV ??

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