[mythtv-users] Differences between main 0.20 tarball and Mythtvology setup

[Cliff Avey]

Thanks Axel. By the way, I hope it's understood that I didn't mean to 
imply anything was wrong with the package install location, just that 
they were different that the makefile targets. I'd upgrade with the 
packages if I could, but my system is so out of date (it's on FC3) that 
I'm afraid I'd break something if I did it that way.

Axel Thimm wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 30, 2007 at 11:02:33PM -0400, Cliff Avey wrote:
>   
>> I've downloaded and built the 0.20.2 tarball and I'm almost ready to 
>> install (after I make a backup of my current setup). However, I just 
>> looked at the install targets in the Makefiles, and I'm wondering if I 
>> need to take some extra steps. I set up my system with 0.18, using the 
>> Mythtvology guide and Axel's rpm's. Looking at the Makefiles, there are 
>> significant differences between the main Mythtv layout as installed by 
>> the Makefiles and that installed by the rpm packages. For example, the 
>> Makefile installs the 0.20 libs in /usr/local/lib and the programs in 
>> /usr/local/bin, while the packages I installed put the 0.18 version of 
>> libs and programs in /usr/lib and /usr/bin, respectively.
>>     
>
> That's normal for software projects. /usr/local is for self-built
> stuff and /usr for packaged.
>
>   
>> Should I go through by hand and delete the all 0.18 stuff?
>>     
>
> Under /usr/local? Yes.
>
>   
>> If I don't, and don't set up paths or other env variables right,
>> could I accidently pull in 0.18 stuff?
>>     
>
> Not the libs, but still better to not test your luck.
>
>   
>> I'm not so much concerned about wasting space, but about pulling in
>> the wrong thing if I have both 0.18 and 0.20 versions.  I suppose I
>> could also try to uninstall the stuff with Synaptic instead of by
>> hand. My package files are WAY out of date, but that probably
>> doesn't matter if I just want to uninstall.
>>     
>
> If it's a package never uninstall by hand. Always use
> rpm/apt/synaptic/smart/...
>
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