[mythtv-users] XMLTV out of date on Ubuntu 18.04

Jim Abernathy jfabernathy at gmail.com
Sat Mar 7 00:50:38 UTC 2020


On 3/6/20 1:38 PM, Mike Bibbings wrote:
> 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

Mike, I have noticed that tv_grab_zz_sdjson_sqlite --info has a warning 
that says that I need to install perl-doc. So I include that in my 
instructions that I maintain locally and have on my blog account. Should 
that be in the wiki?

Jim A




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