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== TO DO ==
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=== Issues ===
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=== Configuration ===
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=== Software ===
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== Useful Commands ==
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; mdinfo : Mac equivalent to locate (since it seems locatedb isn't periodically updated for OS X)
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== Installing from the command line ==
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* hdiutil attach ''file''.dmg
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* cd /Volumes/''mount''/
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* sudo installer -pkg ''install''.pkg -target "/"
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== Compiling mythtv ==
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At the time of writing the current (14660) revision of mythtv does not build for Mac OS X. One working build is 14225. To build this:
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NB.  Ensure you don't have xmms or xmms-shlibs installed via fink/apt-get
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* svn co -r 14225 http://svn.mythtv.org/svn/trunk/mythtv/contrib/OSX mythtv-14225
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* cd mythtv-14225
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* ./osx-packager.pl -svnrev 14225
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Alternatively, to fix the latest version for an Intel Mac:
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* svn co http://svn.mythtv.org/svn/trunk/mythtv/contrib/OSX mythtv
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* cd mythtv
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* Add "'--arch=pentium4'," to the mythtv args list around line 488 of osx-packager.pl
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* ./osx-packager.pl
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* You'll get an "ERROR: CPU specific ./configure options failed compile test" warning when osx-packager runs configure for mythtv, but this can be ignored

Revision as of 19:31, 8 December 2009

TO DO

Issues

Configuration

Software

  • RemoteBuddy
  • xvid codec
  • VLC
  • VNC
  • MediaCentral

Useful Commands

mdinfo 
Mac equivalent to locate (since it seems locatedb isn't periodically updated for OS X)

Installing from the command line

  • hdiutil attach file.dmg
  • cd /Volumes/mount/
  • sudo installer -pkg install.pkg -target "/"

Compiling mythtv

At the time of writing the current (14660) revision of mythtv does not build for Mac OS X. One working build is 14225. To build this:

NB. Ensure you don't have xmms or xmms-shlibs installed via fink/apt-get

Alternatively, to fix the latest version for an Intel Mac:

  • svn co http://svn.mythtv.org/svn/trunk/mythtv/contrib/OSX mythtv
  • cd mythtv
  • Add "'--arch=pentium4'," to the mythtv args list around line 488 of osx-packager.pl
  • ./osx-packager.pl
  • You'll get an "ERROR: CPU specific ./configure options failed compile test" warning when osx-packager runs configure for mythtv, but this can be ignored