[mythtv-users] mythconverg_backup.pl broken in 0.34-fixes

James Linder jam at tigger.ws
Fri Mar 29 22:45:55 UTC 2024



> On Mar 30, 2024, at 06:28, Bill Meek <keemllib at gmail.com> wrote:
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> On Friday 29 March 2024 05:20:11 PM (-05:00), James Linder wrote:
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>>> On Mar 29, 2024, at 20:44, Steve Greene <sgreene820 at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> It returns the following errors:
>>> ./mythconverg_backup.pl: 11: use: not found
>>> ./mythconverg_backup.pl: 12: use: not found
>>> ./mythconverg_backup.pl: 15: =: not found
>>> ./mythconverg_backup.pl: 16: =: not found
>>> ./mythconverg_backup.pl: 19: Syntax error: word unexpected (expecting ")")
>>> 
>>> Is this script now deprecated or will it be updated? 
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>> Steve I don’t get any errors. Once upon a time mythconverg_restore.pl left you with a working system. Now I find I have to do stuff like set ip and configure capture cards. Also my restored  videos are devoid of artwork until a [scan] which restores it all.
>> [but the artwork-less videos do play]
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>> James
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> Is the 1st line of the program: #!/usr/bin/perl -w ?
> No leading spaces etc. Could be a copy/paste
> issue where leading characters were included.

Bill
I build from src, so I just moved the git-downloads to /usr/local/bin

So yup, hash-bang is correct.

[sandypit] /home/jam [502]% mythbackend --version
Please attach all output as a file in bug reports.
MythTV Version : v34.0+fixes.202403232351.7d560c1949~ubuntu22.04.1
MythTV Branch : fixes/34
Network Protocol : 91
Library API : 34.20220913-1
QT Version : 5.15.3
Options compiled in:

James



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