[ATrpms-users] xvmc-opengl support for MythTV

[Steve Wilson]

--- Paulo Cavalcanti <promac at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 11:57 AM, Mitch Gore
> <mitchell.gore at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
> >
> >
> > > I think it only works if buildfing against the
> nvidia libs instead of
> > > xvmcw which means that the package would only
> work on nvidia systems
> > > later on (but correct me if I'm wrong!).
> > >
> > > You can take the srpm and use the switches to
> rebuild against nvidia,
> > > if you like.
> > > --
> > > Axel.Thimm at ATrpms.net
> > >
> > > I am not a expert packager but I am just trying
> to understand what you
> > mean.  When you saying it only works if building
> against the nvidia libs
> > does that mean that your MythTV version would only
> work if you have the
> > version of the nvidia drivers installed that you
> compiled the rpm's with?
> >
> 
> He is saying that not everybody possesses a nvidia
> card, and therefore
> will not have nvidia libs installed.
> 
> He is also suggesting that you rebuild mythtv
> according to your needs,
> which is not difficult after all, as long as the
> .src.rpm is available.
> 
> 
> -- 
> Paulo Roma Cavalcanti
> LCG - UFRJ
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Thanks for the information. This makes sense why you
can't include xvmc-opengl. Just to make sure I
understand. I'd have to take the source, unpack it
using rpm2cpio and then untar the source and then
compile. Is this correct or am I making it too complicated?


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