[mythtv-users] Debian 'apt-get build-dep mythtv' problem?

[Alexander Fisher]

On 1/27/06, A JM <vbtalent at gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm having a bit of a problem getting the dependancies for Myth so that I
> can compile it on my Xbox.
>
> When I run 'apt-get dep-build mythtv' I get the message "Build depends for
> mythtv cannot be satisfied because the package libxvmc-dev cannot be found".
>
> After doing some reading it looks like this library should been installed
> with xfree86 which I guess is the default xserver on the xbox using Debian.
> I've tried to use apt to get the file but get "couldn't find package
> libxvmc-dev" so how do I get this lib and move on? Am I mising a dependancy
> in my sources.list?

http://bjorn.haxx.se/debian/testing.pl?package=libxvmc-dev

I'm guessing that you are running Debian stable which doesn't contain
this package.  If you don't want the xvmc functionality, you could
always remove the build-dep and adjust the debian/rules file
accordingly.

Alex