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List:       mythtv-dev
Subject:    Re: [mythtv] Newbie question: how to install on remote frontend?
From:       Robert Johnston <anaerin () gmail ! com>
Date:       2009-12-27 20:49:42
Message-ID: 4B37C866.1040901 () gmail ! com
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On 27/12/2009 11:54 AM, Chris Dennis wrote:
> Robert Johnston wrote:
>> On 27/12/2009 5:07 AM, Chris Dennis wrote:
>>> Hello folks
>>>
>>> I'm new to the SVN version of mythtv, and can't find an answer to this
>>> question.
>>>
>>> I've got a mythtv 0.22 backend working well. The frontend runs on a VIA
>>> C3-based motherboard, and has various issues, so I'm trying to get the
>>> latest SVN version running on it so that I can work on some
>>> improvements.
>>>
>>> On the backend, I've checked out the SVN source and compiled it
>>> successfully. (The frontend isn't powerful enough to do its own
>>> compiling). If I copy the compiled mythfrontend executable to the
>>> frontend PC and try to run it, it complains about having the wrong
>>> versions of myth libraries.
>>>
>>> So, the question is: How do I install the new mythfrontend on the
>>> frontend machine? Or to put it another way: Which files do I need to
>>> copy from the SVN directories to the frontend?
>>
>> The easiest suggestion I have here is to copy the whole directory that
>> you compiled from on the backend to the frontend (Or temporarily share
>> it over NFS and mount it somewhere), then execute "make install" as
>> root on the frontend.
>
> Does that mean that I have to install everything -- frontend, backend,
> libraries, etc., on my frontend PC?

Essentially, yes. But then you would have to do that anyway.

While there is an option in configure for frontend-only and backend-only 
compilation, it is not supported (and highly not recommended - it's 
meant for porting only, not for use).
-- 
Robert "Anaerin" Johnston
--
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