[mythtv-users] Revised MythTV Subversion ebuilds for Gentoo available

Chad masterclc at gmail.com
Thu Jan 12 01:28:56 UTC 2006


On 1/11/06, Chad <masterclc at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 1/11/06, Scott Alfter <mythtv at salfter.dyndns.org> wrote:
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> > Chad wrote:
> > > On 1/10/06, Scott Alfter <mythtv at salfter.dyndns.org> wrote:
> > >> The MythTV Subversion ebuild I obtained from Gentoo Bugzilla won't build
> > >> MythTV with FireWire support because the dependencies are
> > >> incorrect/outdated. I don't know if someone else has put up an updated
> > >> ebuild somewhere else already, but here's what I'm now using:
> > >>
> > >> http://alfter.us/files/mythtv-svn-ebuilds.tar.bz2
> > >
> > > Excellent.  If you reply to that bug report and attach your fix, it
> > > will be more centralized.
> >
> > I considered doing that, but the bug-wranglers apparently have their panties in
> > a bunch over continued activity on a bug that's marked RESOLVED WONTFIX.
> >
>
> If the myth community wants an SVN ebuild, then they can either
> provide one, or deal with the traffic, IMHO.  I don't see the problem,
> unless it's mis-communication?  If there is anything I (we as a
> group?) can do, I think we should.  Gentoo is a community driven
> distro, not a dictated or corporate driven one.
>
> Chad
>

Ok, this started to bug me a little too much, so I started a thread
over on the Gentoo forums to see if anyone had any input on it:
http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-422062.html


Chad


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