[mythtv-users] .27 install

[Michael T. Dean]

On 09/22/2013 05:56 PM, Greg Thompson wrote:
> Hello Everyone,
>
> I am running .26 fixes right now built from source. Do I need to do a make uninstall in that mythtv folder before I do a make install from my .27 fixes build folder? Or can I just do a make install from my new .27 folder?
>
> Thanks!

You will need to clean up the existing installation before you install 
the new version.  If you don't, you will leave files around the file 
system that don't need to be there, and some of them will likely break 
the new install (so, until you clean it up later, your new install won't 
work).

Using make uninstall will remove nearly everything that was installed by 
make install.  However, you must use the make uninstall that was created 
with the make install you used (or a "close proximity"--meaning the same 
version (and, possibly revision) of mythtv was configured exactly the 
same as before).

Since it sounds like you actually have the source directory you used to 
install MythTV, using its make uninstall to clean up the file system is 
by far the easiest way to clean up your existing MythTV install before 
upgrading.

So, short answer, "Yes." :)

Mike