[mythtv-users] V35 install on Archlinux using cmake is missing python modules used in find_orphans.py

[James Abernathy]

On Wed, Feb 19, 2025 at 6:02 PM James Abernathy <jfabernathy at gmail.com>
wrote:

>
>
> On Wed, Feb 19, 2025 at 5:01 PM Roland Ernst <rcrernst at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> Jim,
>> As explained previous in this thread, every python module you try to
>> install in a "EXTERNALLY-MANAGED" environment
>> without using a package manager is causing a PEP 668 error.
>> The flag -DMYTH_BINDINGS_INSTALL_ROOT=/ is a red herring.
>> The only way to overcome this is
>> sudo PIP_BREAK_SYSTEM_PACKAGES=1 cmake --build build-qt5
>>
>> You definitely should not use this in a production environment, for the
>> following reasons:
>> - Consistency
>> - Maintainability
>> - Security
>> - Safety
>>
>> Roland
>>
>>
> Thanks for all your help. Let me see if I'm starting to understand things
> a little better.
>
> 1. Don't use -DMYTH_BINDINGS_INSTALL_ROOT=/
>
> 2. If I build with
> cmake --preset qt5 -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=~/mythtv-output
>
> I get everything built with the bin, lib, etc in my home directory in the
> mythtv-output sub-directory.
> However, the MythTV/_versions.py file indicates the install location is
> also in ~/mythtv-output
>
> 3. If I build with
> cmake --preset qt5
> -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=~/mythtv-output-DMYTH_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr
>
> I get everything built in ~/mythtv-output; however, the
> MythTV/_versions.py file indicates the install location is /usr.
> So the files in ~/mythtv-output can be copied to /usr and things should
> work.
>
> Am I close to understanding this?
>
> JIm A
>

In step #3, I meant to say -DMYTH_RUN_PREFIX instead of MYTH_INSTALL_PREFIX

Jim A
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