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

[Joseph A. Caputo]

Robin Gilks wrote:

>>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?
>  
>

Well, I personally don't run concurrent versions that have incompatible 
database schemas.  Presumably you'd have to fuss about with dump/restore.

-JAC