[mythtv-users] Required software for building from source

[R. G. Newbury]

Tom Lichti wrote:
> Matt S. wrote:
>> I've been using mythtv for a long time, and I've always built it from
>> source, but I haven't had to rebuild my machines until recently and
>> the list of required software in the documenation is severly lacking.
>>
>> Is there any good, current documenation that lists all the
>> prerequisite software that myth needs?
>>
>> Primarily, what's needed for a backend vs frontend, what's needed for
>> additional versus limited functionality, and what is minimal to
>> compile and what is needed for "everything"?
>>   
> I can't really help you too much, since it would be distro specific, but 
> I just re-built my backend with Fedora Core 8 (no, not MythDora, it's a 
> long story, and I'd really rather not relive it...) and this is what I 
> had to add before I could compile it. Mind you, I don't have 
> 'everything' enabled, but I had PVRx50's and an HDHR, and mythweb.
> 
> mysql-server
> qt4
> qt4-mysql
> qt4-x11
> qt4-devel
> mysql
> mysql-devel
> httpd
> freetype-devel
> subversion
> gcc
> gcc-c++
> make
> lame-devel
> ivtv
> ivtv-firmware
> ivtv-devel
> xorg-x11-proto-devel (this may not be needed, I was trying to get Xv 
> devel libs)
> libXv-devel
> libXxf86vm-devel
> perl-CPAN (needed to compile one perl module as there wasn't one 
> available via yum, don't remember which one)
> automake
> perl-Date-Manip
> perl-HTTP-Request-Params
> php-pear-HTTP-Request
> python
> python-devel
> php-mysql
> php
> wget (needed for Schedules Direct, and possibly other grabbers)
> 

I wrote a script for the fedora dependencies and posted it on the wiki, 
under 'Dependencies'. In fact, I have to make some changes to it 
tonight, as some names have changed. I used it yesterday!.
Mine does not need perl-CPAN, and is based on a bare metal basic fedora 
install plus update.

Geoff