[mythtv-users] Do you build mythtv from source, and why?

[Robert Houghton]

On Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 10:31 AM, Mark Lord <mythtv at rtr.ca> wrote:

> Q: Do you (re)build mythtv from source code? If so, why?
>
> I do, for a few reasons:
>
> (1) to get local CPU optimizations for a slight performance boost.
> (2) so that I can customize a number of things differently from the
> defaults.
> (3) to fix/workaround a number of bugs.
>
> How about you?
>
> My own builds have 32 local patch files applied, for various things such
> as:
>
> (a) restore left/right arrow key operations similar to how 0.22 and before
> used
> them.
> (b) fix/improve various issues with the mythtbuntu theme.
> (c) enlarge the EPG to have more rows/columns on my 1080p screens.
> (d) show tuner name in signalmon display, and when changing channels
> (useful for
> OTA).
> (e) shorten the OSD timeouts, so they don't cover up playback for as long.
>
> Cheers
> -ml
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I switched to building from source so that I can get UPnP music to have 'By
Artist', 'By Artist A-F, G-L ...' groups.
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