[mythtv-users] XMLTV out of date on Ubuntu 18.04

[Mike Bibbings]

On 07/03/2020 00:50, Jim Abernathy wrote:
>
> 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
>
Jim,

That message is a bit miss-leading in that it refers to the --info part 
(the mythtv xmltv wiki mentions it) , the grabber still works.

As far as I can determine installing perl-doc just allows the --info to 
give a properly formatted display (using pod), rather than just showing 
the whole script if perl-doc is not installed.

I have updated the wiki to include perl-doc in the sudo apt install line.


Mike



Mike