[mythtv-users] MythTV + Distro

[Brian Wood]

On Feb 10, 2007, at 2:51 AM, Steve Hodge wrote:

> On 2/10/07, Brian Wood <beww at beww.org> wrote:
> On Feb 10, 2007, at 2:18 AM, David Campbell wrote:
> > Stroller wrote:
> >> Umm... if I'm reading this right - your KDE apps are compiled  
> against
> >> the earlier kdelibs and you haven't done anything else - then  
> it's a
> >> very EASY problem to resolve under Gentoo.
> >>
> >> True enough it may take some time to re-emerge half the world, but
> >> leaving the computer running overnight shouldn't trouble the  
> user in
> >> the same same way as an I've-done-this-to-fix-it-and-I-don't-
> >> understand-why-it-still-doesn't-work problem.
>
> I know that will fix it, just pointing out that each distro has its
> own frustrations.
>
> IMHO it's better than the alternative, which seems to be not  
> knowing what version your binary packages were compiling against,  
> having to wait for them to be individually updated, and then re- 
> downloading the lot.
>

I agree, you will notice that I am using it, but nothing is perfect.

My Myth box is running a MuthDora installation, as I consider that an  
"appliance" and just wanted to get it going ASAP. When I first  
started putting that box together I of course tried Gentoo but I  
happened to catch things as various components like the kernel, IVTV,  
LIRC and other were in so much flux that getting a compatible mix was  
problematic. The Mythdora install just worked right off so I could  
happily go back to it.

The right tool for the right job, for things like email and the like  
I use a Mac, mainly because of the beautiful display (with the  
recently-repaired power supply), but the heavy chores like video  
editing are a Gentoo box's assignment (Cinelerra).
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