[mythtv-users] Re:Problem with mythfilldatabase & tv_grab_na

[Jeffrey Brent McBeth]

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On Fri, May 02, 2003 at 03:04:57PM -0400, Joe Schmidt wrote:
> mythtv-users-request at snowman.net wrote:
> 
> >It is fairly trivial to update your ebuild file so that it'll run the 
> >newest
> >version. All you have to do is rename the file so it has the right 
> >version
> >number, run emerge, it'll tell you to run ebuild (to update the digest)
> >after it downloads the source. Follow the instructions and re-run emerge.
> >IMO, better than making an end run around the ports system.
> >
> >BTW, I thought the portage file for xmltv was two releases back. Oh well. 
> 
> The portage looks like it is version 0.5.9, and the one I got from 
> sourceforge is 0.5.10. Could have been two releases...*shrug*
> 
> I'm not sure how to carry out your instructions. I'm reading and in my 
> mind it seems like you're asking me to just rename the ebuild file to 
> what the latest version would be called, and it will automatically 
> become the latest version when it is built. Please clarify if I'm wrong 
> on that.

Yup, just a rename.  the file reads it's version number from argv[0].

I don't know about tv_grab_na
I have run into trouble having both an ebuild and hand-built version of the
program installed.

Jeff

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