[mythtv-users] stable and bleeding edge together peacefully?

[Robin Gilks]

> On Thursday 24 November 2005 7:39, David Raine wrote:
>> >I just got the 0.18.1 working (from .deb) on a fresh debian sid
>> >install
>> >(after giving up on KnoppMyth R22) and I am wondering whether it is
>> >possible to compile and install the SVN head so it would be able to
>> >coexist on the same setup where I got the 0.18.1 stable working?
>> >
>> >Note that puting SVN to /usr/local (while the stable lays in /usr)
>> >and
>> >renaming the database (I don't mind keeping two databases) might not
>> >be
>> >enough so I decided to ask if someone runs such setup successfully.
>>
>> I have both on my system - 0.18.1 for the g/f (stable, no change to
>> behaviour) and latest SVN for when she's out and I can try out the
>> bleeding
>> edge.
>>
>> I installed one to prefix=/usr/local/mythSVN and the other to
>> prefix=/usr/local/mythSTABLE. I then have a script that removes and
>> recreates symlinks to /usr/local/myth as required - this way I don't
>> have to
>> change the PATH for the mythytv user. I do have to re-run ldconfig
>> after the
>> symlinks are set up to make sure the libraries are referenced OK.
>
> This is *exactly* what GNU stow is for.
>
> http://www.gnu.org/software/stow/
>

What about the MySQL database - from 0.18.1 to SVN head there are
incompatabilities aren't there?

Do you rename the relevant directory containing the database (mythconverg)
and restart the mysql server or what?


-- 
Robin Gilks