[mythtv-users] MythExport

[Mike Perkins]

On 30/01/15 03:23, Thomas Mashos wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 29, 2015 at 7:03 PM, Anthony Giggins
> <seven at seven.dorksville.net> wrote:
>>
>> I imagine that "sudo apt-get install mythexport" would fail similarly unless
>> I make corrections somewhere ?mkdir? maybe?
>> I've drag n dropped files out of mythtv before but it is anything but
>> elegant. Can anyone enlighten me as to how to make corrections which would
>> allow me to install mythexport and there by move files properly?  TIA
>> Daryl.
>>
>>
>>
>> you dont mention what version of ubunutu/mythbuntu your running (I'm
>> guessing Trusty (14.04) from the version its installing, you could download
>> the package from
>> http://packages.ubuntu.com/trusty/amd64/mythexport/download
>>
>> and extract the files manually, perhaps the installation script has invalid
>> mkdir syntax
>>
>
> No, it's likely at some point he fed it an empty dir string. At least
> that is what the developer told me.
>
> Try this.
>
> "sudo dpkg-reconfigure mythexport"
>
>
>
Um, at what point during any package install do you get offered a prompt to 
enter a directory? I can't think of a single one offhand.

The package is broken. Even if a path /was/ required, a suitable default ought 
to have been supplied.

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Mike Perkins