[mythtv-users] mythtv php8

[James Linder]

> On Nov 24, 2023, at 19:39, John Hoyt <john.hoyt at gmail.com> wrote:
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> On Fri, Nov 24, 2023 at 2:12 AM James Linder <jam at tigger.ws> wrote:
> Hi all
> opinions please:
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> Lots of help from Jim re endeverOS, but sadly no cigar. I’m sure its me not he (I was trying to build fixes/32).
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> One frontend is a 2011 imac27 that can run upto High Sierra and I’m limited to fixes/32.
> I (re)built my backend server using openSuSE tumbleweed. It works great, uses php8, and in trying to set that up I discovered there is no mod_rewrite (which is a showstopper).
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> So I see 2 options
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> 1) use a VM to provide mythweb, while keeping fixes/32 on my backend machine.
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> 2) migrate to master. Is the web backend a suitable replacement for mythweb?
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> I can use a VM on the imac27 as a master frontend so that it's not a show-stopper that I cannot run master natively (the problem is significant - master and Xcode 9.4).
> I can and will build master in a VM but opinions will be greatly valued
> James
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> Have you considered option 3) Patch your VM with OpenCore to run a newer version of macOS (https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/MODELS.html#imac).  It appears you can get it to run up to macOS 13 with caveats. 

:-) I’ve spent many days with openCore even hearing from a 2010 imac27 user who patched to ventura. Mine wont play with a glib (glib not g-lib) error, something like “No such file”.
In fact (a very long story) this is what started the backend saga. :-(
James