[mythtv-users] Compiling latest SVN

[Mike Perkins]

Michael Rice wrote:
> On Nov 23, 2007 8:54 AM, Harry Devine <lifter89 at comcast.net> wrote:
>> Michael Rice wrote:
>>> On Nov 23, 2007 8:19 AM, Harry Devine <lifter89 at comcast.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I just did both steps, and got the same issues.  I ran "service
>>>> mythbackend restart" and got an error stating "unrecognized service".
>>>> Obviously something's missing, I just can't seem to figure out what.
>>>>
>>> When you removed the ATRPMS package it probably took out the startup
>>> script in /etc/init.d.
>>>
>>> What I did to upgrade to SVN from ATRPMS packages:
>>>
>>> 1. Build/install with --prefix=/usr/local
>>> 2. Add to ld.so.conf as state above
>>> 3. rm -f /usr/bin/myth* (and any other myth executables)
>>> 4. rm -rf /usr/lib/libmyth (and any other myth stuff)
>>>
>>> Just make sure you have no myth files in /usr/bin and /usr/local and
>>> try mythbackend from the command line.  If still getting an error
>>> check permissions and check that /usr/local is in /etc/ld.so.conf.
>>>
>>>
>> I did options 1 and 2 already as you suggested.  I don't see any myth
>> files under /usr/bin or /usr/lib, but I do have myth files under
>> /usr/local/bin since this is where I told the make install to go (via
>> --prefix=/usr/local).  I still get those errors.  Also, my ld.so.conf
>> has /usr/local/lib as the last line (as per suggestion 2 above).  As for
>> permissions, I compiled and installed as root, so the files under
>> /usr/local/bin are owned by root.  Should these be owned by the mythtv
>> user and group?
> 
> I am not sure which errors you are getting now... the shared library
> error or something else?
> 
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> 
> If not you might try that and "make clean" and rebuild everything.
> 
Who there! It seems to me that your path doesn't contain /usr/local/bin. Worth 
trying that before you nuke it all from orbit. check by:

echo $PATH

Mike Perkins