[mythtv] Redhat 7.3 freetype and lame

[Ettus, Matt]

> freetype
> --------
> RedHat 7.3 comes by default with freetype-2.0.x-x, however 
> Myth requires
> version 1.x.  Version 2.x is a dependency of some of the 
> other required
> packages such as QT, so I cannot downgrade without forcing it 
> which might
> break other packages.  How are other users getting around 
> this problem?

Don't install as an rpm.  I got the old freetype source, compiled and put it
in /usr/local.  No conflicts so far.

> 
> lame
> ----
> I have lame-3.92 installed.  The RPM database shows it 
> correctly installed
> and it is in the path (/usr/bin/lame).  Making Myth has all 
> sorts of errors
> about "lame/lame.h: No such file or directory".  Also doing a 
> ./configure
> outputs "mp3lame enabled  no".  Does Myth require lame to be 
> in another
> location or require the source (header) for lame?

I get this problem too.

Matt