[mythtv-users] mythconverg_backup.pl broken in 0.34-fixes
Bill Meek
keemllib at gmail.com
Fri Mar 29 23:01:50 UTC 2024
On Friday 29 March 2024 05:45:55 PM (-05:00), James Linder wrote:
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> > 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 ")")
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> >>> 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.
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> Bill
> I build from src, so I just moved the git-downloads to /usr/local/bin
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> So yup, hash-bang is correct.
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> [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:
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> James
OK, then you probably saw it was last modified in 2017. git log programs/scripts/database/mythconverg_backup.pl
Another copy? Try: type mythconverg_backup.pl or maybe locate mythconverg_backup.pl
or perl --version
The output is exactly what happens when it executes as a shell script.
--
Bill
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