[mythtv-users] XMLTV out of date on Ubuntu 18.04

[Mike Bibbings]

On 06/03/2020 17:49, James Abernathy wrote:
>> On Mar 6, 2020, at 11:50 AM, Mike Bibbings <mike.bibbings at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> On 06/03/2020 16:37, Jim Abernathy wrote:
>>> On 3/6/20 10:40 AM, Mike Bibbings wrote:
>>>> On 06/03/2020 12:41, Jim Abernathy wrote:
>>>>> In the Mythtv XMLTV wiki it mentions that xmltv package is out of date which it is (0.5.7) It mentions a fix of adding:
>>>>>
>>>>> deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian sid main
>>>>>
>>>>> to the /etc/apt/sources.list, etc.
>>>>>
>>>>> However you can't do the install because of a missing key signature.
>>>>>
>>>>> The bottom line is I can get xmltv installed and up to date, but it's a real pain using the old package, plus 2 different github installs to finally get there.
>>>>>
>>>>> My point is, since v31 requires the use of XMLTV for ScheduleDirect EPG it needs to be easier.  I use tv_grab_zz_sdjson_sqlite and it's not even up to date on the xmltv github site.
>>>>>
>>>>> Maybe it's a simple fix of the Mythtv XMLTV wiki instructions to tell the user how to get the xmltv from the right repository along with the key?
>>>>>
>>>>> Jim A
>>>>>
>>>> Jim,
>>>>
>>>> I presume the mythtv xmltv wiki page is https://www.mythtv.org/wiki/XMLTV
>>>>
>>>> Luckily it did not work, and I  would not recommend mixing Ubuntu repositories with debian repositories, it can lead to all sorts of complications.
>>>>
>>>> As is common with Ubuntu and Debian repositories many things only get updated at release time.
>>>>
>>>> To get the latest XMLTV version (now hosted at github, previously sourceforge), the following works for Ubuntu, Debian (Buster/Bullseye) and Raspbian Buster
>>>>
>>>> # ensure git and make are installed
>>>> sudo apt update
>>>> sudo apt install git make
>>>>
>>>> mkdir -p build
>>>> cd build
>>>> git clone https://github.com/XMLTV/xmltv.git
>>>> cd xmltv
>>>> perl Makefile.PL
>>>> make
>>>> make test
>>>> sudo make install
>>>>
>>>> The 'sudo make install' puts the grabbers in /usr/local/bin, the original versions are still in/usr/bin , but will not be used (/usr/local/bin is checked in $PATH  before /usr/bin/)
>>>>
>>>> use 'tv_find_grabbers' to list all grabbers, including location
>>>>
>>>> As of writing, tv_grab_zz_sdjson_sqlite is at version 1.67 in github.
>>>>
>>>> Mike
>>>>
>>> On a clean system the perl Makefile.PL doesn't work. Something is missing. I can get around it by first installing xmltv from the Ubuntu repository to get some needed perl pieces. Short of that it's a long list of perl pieces you have to know how to install before you can proceed.
>>>
>>> Console log:
>>>
>>> jim at jim-development:~/build/xmltv$ perl Makefile.PL
>>> Can't locate Term/ReadKey.pm in @INC (you may need to install the Term::ReadKey module) (@INC contains: /etc/perl /usr/local/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/perl/5.26.1 /usr/local/share/perl/5.26.1 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/perl5/5.26 /usr/share/perl5 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/perl/5.26 /usr/share/perl/5.26 /usr/local/lib/site_perl /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/perl-base) at ./lib/Ask/Term.pm line 9.
>>> BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at ./lib/Ask/Term.pm line 9.
>>> Compilation failed in require at Makefile.PL line 244.
>>>
>>> Jim A
>>
>> Sorry, you are  correct, I missed xmltv from the "sudo apt install git make" line, so it should read:
>>
>> sudo apt install git make xmltv
>>
>> Installing the distribution's version of xmltv gets the required perl modules (and saves all the hassle of installing the various modules).
>>
>>
>> Mike
> It would be great if someone with the access could put those instructions on the wiki instead of the incorrect information that is there about the Ubuntu XMLTV install.
>
> Jim A
>
>
I have updated the xmltv wiki page https://www.mythtv.org/wiki/XMLTV


Mike