Re: mythtv .27 centos 7 rpm feedback

On 25/02/2015 9:39 pm, Stephen Collier wrote:
> On 25/02/2015 7:03 pm, Stephen Collier wrote:
>> On 25/02/2015 6:07 PM, Barry Quiel wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> On 2/24/2015 9:53 PM, Stephen Collier wrote:
>>>> On 25/02/2015 3:19 PM, Barry Quiel wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 2/24/2015 1:20 AM, Duncan Brown wrote:
>>>>>> On 24/02/2015 06:38, Stephen Collier wrote:
>>>>>>> On 24/02/2015 4:08 pm, Barry Quiel wrote:
>>>>>>>> Stephen -
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thanks for the CentOS7 packages of .27.  I have been looking 
>>>>>>>> for them
>>>>>>>> for a while.  A quick piece of feedback.  It looks like 
>>>>>>>> python-Mythtv
>>>>>>>> is missing a dependency.  None of the metadata lookups would work
>>>>>>>> until I added python-lxml.  It didn't get added as a 
>>>>>>>> dependency. This
>>>>>>>> could be my issue however.  I used the CentOS minimal install disk
>>>>>>>> and added from there.  It's possible that python-lxml would get
>>>>>>>> installed from a "normal install"
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Also one request:  Any chance your next build of mythtv you could
>>>>>>>> include hdmi-cec support?  I installed libcec from your repo 
>>>>>>>> and can
>>>>>>>> see the cec traffic with my pulse8 adapter.  The key presses just
>>>>>>>> aren't getting into mythfrontend.  I did a mythfrontend 
>>>>>>>> --version and
>>>>>>>> didn't see cec listed.  My guess is that you didn't compile in cec
>>>>>>>> support in myth, but I could be doing it wrong too.
>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>> Barry,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks for the info. I'll add it to the build. I've tried a 
>>>>>>> couple of
>>>>>>> times to get cec in the build (not too hard) but it ignores it at
>>>>>>> configure time. If I know someone wants it I'll have a much harder
>>>>>>> look as I wanted to include it in the original builds.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Cheers
>>>>>>> Stephen
>>>>>>>
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>>>>>> I think it needs this patch to work with the version of libcec I 
>>>>>> assume
>>>>>> you are using
>>>>>>
>>>>>> https://code.mythtv.org/trac/ticket/11338
>>>>>>
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>>>>>
>>>>> So no luck on the new packages.  I'm not sure if its actually getting
>>>>> compiled in.  I recall you mentioning you were have problems and it
>>>>> was being ignored by configure.  When I do a mythfrontend --version I
>>>>> would expect to see something like using_cec or using_libcec. I don't
>>>>> see that, but I could be wrong.  I also don't see mythfrontend linked
>>>>> against libcec.  But it's possible that they aren't linking against
>>>>> the library and just reading raw from the /dev/tty.  In that case all
>>>>> my assumptions would be incorrect.
>>>>>
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>>>> Barry,
>>>>
>>>> Sorry the new packages built before I made the changes. Automatic 
>>>> builds
>>>> help me not have to keep kicking them off but they sometimes build at
>>>> the wrong time. The 27.4-20 rpms are the ones you need. They should
>>>> build over the next couple of hours. Mock which is part of the build
>>>> system broke so I had to patch it before anything would build hence 
>>>> the
>>>> delay.
>>>>
>>>> Let me know if it works. It should be there soon.
>>>>
>>>> Cheers
>>>> Stephen
>>>>
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>>>
>>> Unfortunately it's still not working.  But its not a myth problem 
>>> its a libcec problem.  Basically the library can't find the /dev/tty 
>>> that the adapter is plugged into.  So since it can't find it it 
>>> can't give it to mythfrontend.  I don't see any method or config 
>>> file option to specify so that the library can find the /dev/tty 
>>> without the detection code.
>>>
>>> The error is:
>>> libCEC has not been compiled with detection code for the Pulse-Eight 
>>> USB-CEC Adapter, so the path to the COM port has to be provided to 
>>> libCEC if this adapter is being used
>>>
>>> Here is where I got libcec from ;)
>>> libcec.x86_64        2.1.3-2.el7   @scrpms
>>> libcec-devel.x86_64  2.1.3-2.el7   scrpms
>>>
>>> If I can find the time maybe I will take a crack at trying to 
>>> compile libcec with detection code.  I'd probably be playing a bit 
>>> of catch-up considering you have already packaged it, so have a 
>>> build script.
>>>
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>> You can start with the src rpm and unpack
>> rpm2cpio libcec-2.1.3-2.el6.src.rpm | cpio -iv
>>
>> libcec 2.4 is out so that is probably the place to start
>>
>> I may have a look tomorrow if I have time.
>>
>> Cheers and good luck
>> Stephen
>>
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> my mistake libcec 2.2.0 is current
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I've compiled 2.2 it should be at the repos soon - give it a  try - 
there appear to be no configuration options.

Good luck

Stephen