[mythtv-users] Mythtv, Gentoo, DVB and 2.6.28 kernel not compiling
Robert Longbottom
RobertCL at iname.com
Sat Jan 24 18:42:59 UTC 2009
Tom Dexter wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 3:42 AM, Robert <RobertCL at iname.com> wrote:
>> Interesting... I was planning on updating my Mythbox to 2.6.28 soon.
>> Maybe I wont bother now! If it aint broke, don't fix it....
>>
>> If you want a (only slightly) more elegant solution based around Waynes
>> just do
>>
>> 1) ebuild /usr/portage/media-tv/mythtvxxxx.ebuild unpack
>> 2) make your edits
>> 3) ebuild /usr/portage/media-tv/mythtvxxxx.ebuild install
>>
>> (or something along those lines) Saves you having to "catch" it and ctrl-z.
>>
>> Robert.
>>
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>
> Or better yet, use a portage overlay with a custom patched ebuild.
> I've always done that on both my frontend and backend, as there's
> always been one patch or another (either a fix or a tweak of my own)
> that I've wanted. Being able to do that fairly easily is one of the
> nice things about Gentoo.
Indeed, and thats actually what I do, but the 3 steps above are easier
to explain on a mailing list ;-)
Robert.
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