[mythtv-users] Android mythfrontend mysql driver problems

[David Engel]

On Wed, Sep 28, 2022 at 04:04:54PM -0400, Peter Bennett wrote:
> There are multiple problems in mythfrontend master on android.
> 
> The one I am currently investigating is the database connection.

What problem?  I've rebuilt recently with no, new problems.  There are
some resume from sleep related problems but I've usually attributed
them to Nvidia Shield updates and not MythTV.

> The makelibs.sh script is building mariadb-connector. There is an option to
> build a mysql connector but that is not invoked by default.

I don't remember when it changed but I suspect Mark Spieth knows/did
it.  FWIW, I don't have an issue with that change.  IMO, MariaDB >>>>>
MySQL.

David

> After building and installing on fire stick 4K, mythfrontend fails thus:
> mythdbcon.cpp:84:MSqlDatabase  FATAL: Unable to load the QT QMYSQL driver,
> is it installed?
> 
> I tried to run the makelibs.sh with the mysqlplugin option and that failed,
> it is looking for a QT directory that does not exist. The only database
> driver in the QT source is sqlite.
> 
> I don't know why we are building the mariadb connector and what happened to
> the mysql qt driver.
> 
> Anybody have ideas on this?
> 
> Perhaps there is a separate download for the QT Mysql driver source? How did
> this work before?
> 
> Peter
> 
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David Engel
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