[mythtv-users] missing mythtv python modules in Debian 12 cmake build

[James Abernathy]

On Thu, Feb 20, 2025 at 11:33 AM Bill Meek <keemllib at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Thursday 20 February 2025 09:36:58 AM (-06:00), James Abernathy wrote:
>
> > I used what I learned from my Archlinux build yesterday and tried to do
> the
> > same on a Debian VM
> >
> > When I finished the build the output directory for "lib" contained no
> > python directory.
> > I used the instructions from yesterday's arch build. The only changes I
> > needed to make was to add a dependency based on an error I saw in the
> first
> > run.
> >
> > libsqlite3-dev
> >
> > The Debian ansible stuff has sqlite3, but not libsqlit3-deb, but I don't
> > think that was part of the problem here.
> >
> > cmake --preset qt5 -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=~/mythtv-output
> > -DMYTH_RUN_PREFIX=/usr
> > 2>&1 | tee ~/stage1.log
> > cmake --build build-qt5 2>&1 | tee ~/stage2.log
> >
> > The logs are posted here, but they seem to show that all the python and
> > python-pip stuff that is required is present.
> >
> >
> https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1v4beUzxygecF5_Sq4g2OR1s7s6CN9W4u?usp=drive_link
> >
> > Jim A
>
> You created a python virtual environment based on the test I was running.
> I picked a temporary path just to try things. It will surely change.
>
> You'll see: "-- Using python pip install method" in your stage2 log.
>
> If you're still using the virtual environment (your prompt will have:
> "(venv) "
> in front of it), just type: deactivate  to turn it off, then rebuild.
>
> Or try: find /usr/local/lib/venv -name MythTV if you'd like to see where
> the
> module ended up.
>
> If you keep using venv, note that python programs that use the bindings
> must have their 1st line changed from #!/usr/bin/python to
> #!/usr/local/lib/venv/bin/python. Again, that path will likely change.
>
> find_orphans would be an example of this.
>
> --
> Bill
>
>
I don't see any evidence that I'm in some virtual environment.  Also
find /usr/local/lib/venv
-name MythTV shows nothing found.

I checked out fixes/35. Could that be part of it?

Maybe I should pause my testing for a while until you've finished your venv
stuff.

Jim A
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