[mythtv-users] Re: Debian sarge stable

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On 8/15/05, Tony Lill <ajlill at ajlc.waterloo.on.ca> wrote:
> Ross <rwillman at gmail.com> writes:
> > On a side note, does anybody know if Myth actually needs the later
> > versions of these packages? Might be worth updating the debs so they
> > work with Sarge if they're not required. (which I would be happy to
> > do)
> 
> I compiled it on my xbox, which is mostly woody, with a few sarge
> development libraries. So it will definitely compile on sarge. Just
> need someone with a more mainstream system to build the debs and make
> them available as the new versions come out.

Actually, since mdz has done such a fine job of providing debianized
source packages (
http://dijkstra.csh.rit.edu/~mdz/debian/dists/unstable/mythtv/ ), all
you really should need to do is:

Add the deb-src to your /etc/apt/sources.list:

  deb-src http://dijkstra.csh.rit.edu/~mdz/debian unstable mythtv

Get the build dependencies installed:

  apt-get build-dep mythtv

Get the sources (in a scratch or build directory of your choice):

  apt-get source mythtv mythplugins myththemes

cd into each directory and issue build commands (you'll need to have
installed debhelper, devscripts, possibly some other small packages):

  cd mythtv-0.18.1-1
  dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot -uc -us

If all goes well, debs will be created and deposited in ../ for you to
run dpkg -i on.  Once you've done this process once, it's pretty much
trivial afterward because you already have your dependencies and
helper scripts installed.
 
This process worked fine for me using only the sarge repository and a
few dependencies from 'deb ftp://ftp.nerim.net/debian-marillat/
unstable main'