#34900: mythtv-core.25 -----------------------------------+---------------------------------------- Reporter: ctreleaven@… | Owner: macports-tickets@… Type: submission | Status: new Priority: Normal | Milestone: Component: ports | Version: 2.1.1 Keywords: mythtv pvr multimedia | Port: mythtv-core.25 -----------------------------------+---------------------------------------- MythTV is the premiere personal video recorder (PVR) under Linux. Mac OS X has been supported primarily as a frontend. This port aims to also allow OS X to be an easy-to-install and more feature-complete backend server. This port file, mythtv-core.25, provides the backend server, frontend and ancillary programs (mythtv-setup, mythfilldatabase, etc). A separate port is in development to provide MythTV plugins. Creatively enough, it will be named mythtv-plugins.25. Another port, which can technically stand on its own may also be developed to install Myth's web frontend, MythWeb (mythweb.25). Regarding versions, Myth requires that frontend and backends be of the same version: .25 with .25, etc. Upstream continues to support older versions with bug fixes For example, even though development is now focused on pre.26, a bug fix to .23 was committed recently. MythTV users tend to be quite conservative about updating major versions as the MySQL schema is virtually always changed in a new major version. Upgrades are automatic but there is no way to downgrade short of restoring a backup. Any recordings made in the interim then become orphans. Therefore, I feel it is worthwhile to have separate ports for each major version and plan to develop mythtv-core.26, etc when that version is released. Note that this is my first significant portfile contribution and I had no prior experience with TCL. Many thanks to Michael D and pixilla for mentoring, guidance and code samples. Any errors, awkwardness or other problems are mine along and I would gratefully appreciate corrections and suggestions. -- Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/34900> MacPorts <http://www.macports.org/> Ports system for Mac OS