[mythtv-users] New F/E - use same OS?

[john blue]

On Wed January 30 2008 15:15:55 Brad DerManouelian wrote:
> On Jan 29, 2008, at 8:11 PM, Michael T. Dean wrote:
> > On 01/29/2008 08:52 PM, Brad DerManouelian wrote:
> >> Myth doesn't care what distro you're on. As long as the backend/
> >> frontends on all machines are the same myth version, you're good.
> >
> > Where "same myth version" implies the exact same SVN revision, due to
> > the fact that almost all the packagers are using 0.20-fixes.  Getting
> > packages with the exact same revision may be difficult when using more
> > than one distro.  If you are not running the exact same revision,
> > you're
> > running an unsupported configuration, so don't be surprised if you
> > encounter issues.
> >
> > (In other words, I highly recommend running the same distro--whether
> > that means switching your existing system or choosing the same distro
> > for your new one.)
> >
> > Mike
>
> Good point. I assumed he would be checking out a version of SVN
> (either trunk or a released version) and compiling himself.
>
Well I have been thinking about trying a self compile but when I do that I'll 
stick to a test machine for a while. 

Thanks guys, your advice appreciated
John
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