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stephen at g6dzj

Feb 7, 2009, 9:17 AM

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errors running mythfilldatabase uk

Hi All..

This only applies to uk users getting data from the Radio Times Website.....

anyone else seeing this - I am assuming it will be cleared soon - but wanted
to check....

It started yesterday (06/02/09) ...

The error is where it's seeing this "2009-02-07 17:10:22.236 FAILED: xmltv
returned error code 65280.
Error in 1:1: unexpected end of file"

out put of mythfilldatabase..

2009-02-07 17:10:19.571 Using runtime prefix = /usr
2009-02-07 17:10:19.832 New DB connection, total: 1
2009-02-07 17:10:19.837 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host:
192.168.1.10
2009-02-07 17:10:19.861 New DB connection, total: 2
2009-02-07 17:10:19.861 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host:
192.168.1.10
2009-02-07 17:10:19.879 Updating source #1 (On Air) with grabber tv_grab_uk_rt
2009-02-07 17:10:19.879 Found 5 channels for source 1 which use grabber
2009-02-07 17:10:20.176 Grabber has capabilities: baseline manualconfig cache
share preferredmethod
2009-02-07 17:10:20.193 Grabber prefers method: allatonce
2009-02-07 17:10:20.217 New DB connection, total: 3
2009-02-07 17:10:20.218 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host:
192.168.1.10
2009-02-07 17:10:20.220 Grabber Command: nice
tv_grab_uk_rt --config-file '/home/mythtv/.mythtv/On
Air.xmltv' --output /tmp/mythLi16w7
2009-02-07 17:10:20.220 ----------------- Start of XMLTV
output -----------------

All data is the copyright of the Radio Times website
<http://www.radiotimes.com> and the use of this data
is restricted to personal use only.

Retrieving channels: 0%
[ ]Bad
line seen in RT channels.dat: at /usr/bin/tv_grab_uk_rt line 214.
2009-02-07 17:10:22.234 ------------------ End of XMLTV
output ------------------
2009-02-07 17:10:22.236 FAILED: xmltv returned error code 65280.
Error in 1:1: unexpected end of file
2009-02-07 17:10:22.237 Updating icons for sourceid: 1
<output truncated>

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RobertCL at iname

Feb 7, 2009, 10:04 AM

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Re: errors running mythfilldatabase uk [In reply to]

Stephen Kitchener wrote:
> Hi All..
>
> This only applies to uk users getting data from the Radio Times Website.....
>
> anyone else seeing this - I am assuming it will be cleared soon - but wanted
> to check....
>
> It started yesterday (06/02/09) ...
>
> The error is where it's seeing this "2009-02-07 17:10:22.236 FAILED: xmltv
> returned error code 65280.
> Error in 1:1: unexpected end of file"
>

Same here. I still have 12 days worth of guide data though, so I'm not
starting to worry yet! Another casualty of the snow maybe? :-)

Robert.

Last mythfilldatabase run started on 2009-02-07 04:53 and ended on
2009-02-07 04:53. FAILED: xmltv returned error code 65280.

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Feb 7, 2009, 4:31 PM

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Re: errors running mythfilldatabase uk [In reply to]

On 07/02/2009, Robert <RobertCL [at] iname> wrote:
> Stephen Kitchener wrote:
>
> > Hi All..
> >
> > This only applies to uk users getting data from the Radio Times
> Website.....
> >
> > anyone else seeing this - I am assuming it will be cleared soon - but
> wanted to check....
> >
> > It started yesterday (06/02/09) ...
> >
> > The error is where it's seeing this "2009-02-07 17:10:22.236 FAILED:
> xmltv returned error code 65280.
> > Error in 1:1: unexpected end of file"
> >
> >
>
> Same here. I still have 12 days worth of guide data though, so I'm not
> starting to worry yet! Another casualty of the snow maybe? :-)
>
> Robert.
>
> Last mythfilldatabase run started on 2009-02-07 04:53 and ended on
> 2009-02-07 04:53. FAILED: xmltv returned error code 65280.

Please upgrade your version of XMLTV.

After checking the RT listings source files, it appears the Radio
Times have just started to add a terms of usage line to the top of
each file, which will break older versions of the grabber which only
expect "code|channel" lines to be present. Newer versions of the
grabber ignore these and let grabbing continue.

Nick

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mikep at randomtraveller

Feb 8, 2009, 2:31 AM

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Re: errors running mythfilldatabase uk [In reply to]

Nick Morrott wrote:
>
> Please upgrade your version of XMLTV.
>
> After checking the RT listings source files, it appears the Radio
> Times have just started to add a terms of usage line to the top of
> each file, which will break older versions of the grabber which only
> expect "code|channel" lines to be present. Newer versions of the
> grabber ignore these and let grabbing continue.
>
> Nick
>
This may take some days to arrange. Do you have a work-around we can use till we
get organised? For example, can I pull channels.dat, edit off the line, then run
tv_grab_uk_rt with the edited file? How do I tell mfdb that I've done this?

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Feb 8, 2009, 3:04 AM

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Re: errors running mythfilldatabase uk [In reply to]

Mike Perkins wrote:
> Nick Morrott wrote:
>>
>> Please upgrade your version of XMLTV.
>>
>> After checking the RT listings source files, it appears the Radio
>> Times have just started to add a terms of usage line to the top of
>> each file, which will break older versions of the grabber which only
>> expect "code|channel" lines to be present. Newer versions of the
>> grabber ignore these and let grabbing continue.
>>
>> Nick
>>
> This may take some days to arrange. Do you have a work-around we can
> use till we get organised? For example, can I pull channels.dat, edit
> off the line, then run tv_grab_uk_rt with the edited file? How do I
> tell mfdb that I've done this?
>

Updating to 0.5.53 from 0.5.50 seems to have fixed it for me.

I do get some warnings about using an old-style config file that I don't
think was there before but everything seems to have worked OK. Back up
to 14 days of listings :-)

Paul H.
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mikep at randomtraveller

Feb 8, 2009, 3:21 AM

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Re: errors running mythfilldatabase uk [In reply to]

Paul Harrison wrote:
> Mike Perkins wrote:
>> Nick Morrott wrote:
>>> Please upgrade your version of XMLTV.
>>>
>>> After checking the RT listings source files, it appears the Radio
>>> Times have just started to add a terms of usage line to the top of
>>> each file, which will break older versions of the grabber which only
>>> expect "code|channel" lines to be present. Newer versions of the
>>> grabber ignore these and let grabbing continue.
>>>
>>> Nick
>>>
>> This may take some days to arrange. Do you have a work-around we can
>> use till we get organised? For example, can I pull channels.dat, edit
>> off the line, then run tv_grab_uk_rt with the edited file? How do I
>> tell mfdb that I've done this?
>>
>
> Updating to 0.5.53 from 0.5.50 seems to have fixed it for me.
>
> I do get some warnings about using an old-style config file that I don't
> think was there before but everything seems to have worked OK. Back up
> to 14 days of listings :-)
>
"This may take (me) some days to arrange". RTFM.

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RobertCL at iname

Feb 8, 2009, 3:35 AM

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Re: errors running mythfilldatabase uk [In reply to]

Paul Harrison wrote:
> Mike Perkins wrote:
>> Nick Morrott wrote:
>>> Please upgrade your version of XMLTV.
>>>
>>> After checking the RT listings source files, it appears the Radio
>>> Times have just started to add a terms of usage line to the top of
>>> each file, which will break older versions of the grabber which only
>>> expect "code|channel" lines to be present. Newer versions of the
>>> grabber ignore these and let grabbing continue.
>>>
>>> Nick
>>>
>> This may take some days to arrange. Do you have a work-around we can
>> use till we get organised? For example, can I pull channels.dat, edit
>> off the line, then run tv_grab_uk_rt with the edited file? How do I
>> tell mfdb that I've done this?
>>
>
> Updating to 0.5.53 from 0.5.50 seems to have fixed it for me.
>
> I do get some warnings about using an old-style config file that I don't
> think was there before but everything seems to have worked OK. Back up
> to 14 days of listings :-)
>
> Paul H.

Same here. Thanks Nick :-)

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Feb 8, 2009, 4:11 AM

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Re: errors running mythfilldatabase uk [In reply to]

On 08/02/2009, Mike Perkins <mikep [at] randomtraveller> wrote:
> Nick Morrott wrote:
>
> >
> > Please upgrade your version of XMLTV.
> >
> > After checking the RT listings source files, it appears the Radio
> > Times have just started to add a terms of usage line to the top of
> > each file, which will break older versions of the grabber which only
> > expect "code|channel" lines to be present. Newer versions of the
> > grabber ignore these and let grabbing continue.
> >
> > Nick
> >
> >
> This may take some days to arrange. Do you have a work-around we can use
> till we get organised? For example, can I pull channels.dat, edit off the
> line, then run tv_grab_uk_rt with the edited file? How do I tell mfdb that
> I've done this?

For all:

I added support to ignore such bad entries in the version of the
grabber that was released as part of XMLTV 0.5.52 (released
2008-07-26). XMLTV 0.5.54 was released on 2009-01-14 and is the
current stable release.

One possible work around might be to edit the tv_grab_uk_rt script
directly and set $rt_channels_uri to point to an edited local copy
(e.g. /tmp/channels.dat) of the channels.dat file.

If your distro is not providing an up-to-date version of XMLTV, you
might want to give them a gentle prod :)

Nick

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Feb 8, 2009, 4:18 AM

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Re: errors running mythfilldatabase uk [In reply to]

On 08/02/2009, Paul Harrison <mythtv [at] sky> wrote:
> Mike Perkins wrote:
> > Nick Morrott wrote:
> >>
> >> Please upgrade your version of XMLTV.
> >>
> >> After checking the RT listings source files, it appears the Radio
> >> Times have just started to add a terms of usage line to the top of
> >> each file, which will break older versions of the grabber which only
> >> expect "code|channel" lines to be present. Newer versions of the
> >> grabber ignore these and let grabbing continue.
> >>
> >> Nick
> >>
> > This may take some days to arrange. Do you have a work-around we can
> > use till we get organised? For example, can I pull channels.dat, edit
> > off the line, then run tv_grab_uk_rt with the edited file? How do I
> > tell mfdb that I've done this?
> >
>
>
> Updating to 0.5.53 from 0.5.50 seems to have fixed it for me.
>
> I do get some warnings about using an old-style config file that I don't
> think was there before but everything seems to have worked OK. Back up
> to 14 days of listings :-)

The format of the config file that recent versions of the grabber use
changed a couple of releases ago. However, running a new version of
XMLTV with an old-style config file is fine - it will continue to use
the defaults the older versions of the grabber would have been using.

Nick

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stephen at g6dzj

Feb 8, 2009, 7:24 AM

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Re: errors running mythfilldatabase uk [In reply to]

On Sunday 08 Feb 2009, Nick Morrott wrote:
> On 08/02/2009, Mike Perkins <mikep [at] randomtraveller> wrote:
> > Nick Morrott wrote:
> > > Please upgrade your version of XMLTV.
> > >
> > > After checking the RT listings source files, it appears the Radio
> > > Times have just started to add a terms of usage line to the top of
> > > each file, which will break older versions of the grabber which only
> > > expect "code|channel" lines to be present. Newer versions of the
> > > grabber ignore these and let grabbing continue.
> > >
> > > Nick
> >
> > This may take some days to arrange. Do you have a work-around we can use
> > till we get organised? For example, can I pull channels.dat, edit off the
> > line, then run tv_grab_uk_rt with the edited file? How do I tell mfdb
> > that I've done this?
>
> For all:
>
> I added support to ignore such bad entries in the version of the
> grabber that was released as part of XMLTV 0.5.52 (released
> 2008-07-26). XMLTV 0.5.54 was released on 2009-01-14 and is the
> current stable release.
>
> One possible work around might be to edit the tv_grab_uk_rt script
> directly and set $rt_channels_uri to point to an edited local copy
> (e.g. /tmp/channels.dat) of the channels.dat file.
>
> If your distro is not providing an up-to-date version of XMLTV, you
> might want to give them a gentle prod :)
>
> Nick

Hi Nick, thanks for the information - appreciated.

If I make install the new xmltv will it place the required files in the same
place as the rpm version, I am running an old mythtv version 20 on fedora 7
by the way, do I need to make any backups of config filels ??, will it just
drop in ??

Thanks

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Feb 8, 2009, 7:36 AM

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Re: errors running mythfilldatabase uk [In reply to]

On 08/02/2009, Stephen Kitchener <stephen [at] g6dzj> wrote:

> If I make install the new xmltv will it place the required files in the same
> place as the rpm version, I am running an old mythtv version 20 on fedora 7
> by the way, do I need to make any backups of config filels ??, will it just
> drop in ??

If the RPM version put the grabber files in /usr/bin, build the XMLTV
source with

perl Makefile.PL PREFIX=/usr/
make
make install

*I* would remove the XMLTV RPMs first before installing from source to
ensure there are no stale files left behind. Your config file(s)
should be left untouched and should continue to work with the new
version of XMLTV.

Newer versions of the grabber rely on some perl modules that might not
be installed on your system - you will be advised of this during the
build process. They can be installed via CPAN.

It might also be possible to download the XMLTV packages for a
supported version of Fedora from atrpms.net and use those instead of
building from source. However, this is not a supported method so YMMV!

Nick

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stephen at g6dzj

Feb 8, 2009, 8:10 AM

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Re: errors running mythfilldatabase uk [In reply to]

On Sunday 08 Feb 2009, Nick Morrott wrote:
> On 08/02/2009, Stephen Kitchener <stephen [at] g6dzj> wrote:
> > If I make install the new xmltv will it place the required files in the
> > same place as the rpm version, I am running an old mythtv version 20 on
> > fedora 7 by the way, do I need to make any backups of config filels ??,
> > will it just drop in ??
>
> If the RPM version put the grabber files in /usr/bin, build the XMLTV
> source with
>
> perl Makefile.PL PREFIX=/usr/
> make
> make install
>
> *I* would remove the XMLTV RPMs first before installing from source to
> ensure there are no stale files left behind. Your config file(s)
> should be left untouched and should continue to work with the new
> version of XMLTV.
>
> Newer versions of the grabber rely on some perl modules that might not
> be installed on your system - you will be advised of this during the
> build process. They can be installed via CPAN.
>
> It might also be possible to download the XMLTV packages for a
> supported version of Fedora from atrpms.net and use those instead of
> building from source. However, this is not a supported method so YMMV!
>
> Nick

Hi Nick,

unfortunately trying to remove xmltv has a dependency on mythtv, so removing
the rpms isn't an option.

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stephen at g6dzj

Feb 8, 2009, 8:51 AM

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Re: errors running mythfilldatabase uk [In reply to]

On Sunday 08 Feb 2009, Stephen Kitchener wrote:
> On Sunday 08 Feb 2009, Nick Morrott wrote:
> > On 08/02/2009, Stephen Kitchener <stephen [at] g6dzj> wrote:
> > > If I make install the new xmltv will it place the required files in
> > > the same place as the rpm version, I am running an old mythtv version
> > > 20 on fedora 7 by the way, do I need to make any backups of config
> > > filels ??, will it just drop in ??
> >
> > If the RPM version put the grabber files in /usr/bin, build the XMLTV
> > source with
> >
> > perl Makefile.PL PREFIX=/usr/
> > make
> > make install
> >
> > *I* would remove the XMLTV RPMs first before installing from source to
> > ensure there are no stale files left behind. Your config file(s)
> > should be left untouched and should continue to work with the new
> > version of XMLTV.
> >
> > Newer versions of the grabber rely on some perl modules that might not
> > be installed on your system - you will be advised of this during the
> > build process. They can be installed via CPAN.
> >
> > It might also be possible to download the XMLTV packages for a
> > supported version of Fedora from atrpms.net and use those instead of
> > building from source. However, this is not a supported method so YMMV!
> >
> > Nick
>
> Hi Nick,
>
> unfortunately trying to remove xmltv has a dependency on mythtv, so
> removing the rpms isn't an option.

Hi Nick.

I have installed the new xmltv - but its missing out ITV-1, the others look
ok, they have new data in them.

Do I need to update a config file ??

Steve

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stephen at g6dzj

Feb 8, 2009, 9:04 AM

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Re: errors running mythfilldatabase uk [In reply to]

On Sunday 08 Feb 2009, Stephen Kitchener wrote:
> On Sunday 08 Feb 2009, Nick Morrott wrote:
> > On 08/02/2009, Stephen Kitchener <stephen [at] g6dzj> wrote:
> > > If I make install the new xmltv will it place the required files in
> > > the same place as the rpm version, I am running an old mythtv version
> > > 20 on fedora 7 by the way, do I need to make any backups of config
> > > filels ??, will it just drop in ??
> >
> > If the RPM version put the grabber files in /usr/bin, build the XMLTV
> > source with
> >
> > perl Makefile.PL PREFIX=/usr/
> > make
> > make install
> >
> > *I* would remove the XMLTV RPMs first before installing from source to
> > ensure there are no stale files left behind. Your config file(s)
> > should be left untouched and should continue to work with the new
> > version of XMLTV.
> >
> > Newer versions of the grabber rely on some perl modules that might not
> > be installed on your system - you will be advised of this during the
> > build process. They can be installed via CPAN.
> >
> > It might also be possible to download the XMLTV packages for a
> > supported version of Fedora from atrpms.net and use those instead of
> > building from source. However, this is not a supported method so YMMV!
> >
> > Nick
>
> Hi Nick,
>
> unfortunately trying to remove xmltv has a dependency on mythtv, so
> removing the rpms isn't an option.

Hi Nick,

Looks like Central.carlton.com has been removed and in it's place
central.itv1.co.uk is there, I replace the old with the new in the
configfile, /home/mythtv/.mythtv/On\ Air.xmltv, the input file to
tv_grab_uk_rt, the tv information was downloaded, but not inserted into the
database...

Is this something I can fix simply ??

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RobertCL at iname

Feb 8, 2009, 10:15 AM

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Re: errors running mythfilldatabase uk [In reply to]

Stephen Kitchener wrote:
> On Sunday 08 Feb 2009, Stephen Kitchener wrote:
>> On Sunday 08 Feb 2009, Nick Morrott wrote:
>>> On 08/02/2009, Stephen Kitchener <stephen [at] g6dzj> wrote:
>>>> If I make install the new xmltv will it place the required files in
>>>> the same place as the rpm version, I am running an old mythtv version
>>>> 20 on fedora 7 by the way, do I need to make any backups of config
>>>> filels ??, will it just drop in ??
>>> If the RPM version put the grabber files in /usr/bin, build the XMLTV
>>> source with
>>>
>>> perl Makefile.PL PREFIX=/usr/
>>> make
>>> make install
>>>
>>> *I* would remove the XMLTV RPMs first before installing from source to
>>> ensure there are no stale files left behind. Your config file(s)
>>> should be left untouched and should continue to work with the new
>>> version of XMLTV.
>>>
>>> Newer versions of the grabber rely on some perl modules that might not
>>> be installed on your system - you will be advised of this during the
>>> build process. They can be installed via CPAN.
>>>
>>> It might also be possible to download the XMLTV packages for a
>>> supported version of Fedora from atrpms.net and use those instead of
>>> building from source. However, this is not a supported method so YMMV!
>>>
>>> Nick
>> Hi Nick,
>>
>> unfortunately trying to remove xmltv has a dependency on mythtv, so
>> removing the rpms isn't an option.
>
> Hi Nick,
>
> Looks like Central.carlton.com has been removed and in it's place
> central.itv1.co.uk is there, I replace the old with the new in the
> configfile, /home/mythtv/.mythtv/On\ Air.xmltv, the input file to
> tv_grab_uk_rt, the tv information was downloaded, but not inserted into the
> database...
>
> Is this something I can fix simply ??

Did you update the xmltvid in the database as well? (via mythweb
channel editor or via mythtv setup)

Robert.

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jan.ceuleers at computer

Feb 8, 2009, 11:27 AM

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Re: errors running mythfilldatabase uk [In reply to]

Nick Morrott wrote:
> perl Makefile.PL PREFIX=/usr/
> make
> make install

Hi Nick.

I did that (0.5.54 on top of Ubuntu 7.10 without uninstalling first due
to interdependencies with myth). The following error occurs (after I
installed all dependencies that the above complained about):

Processing listings for 'BBC One London' (london.bbc1.bbc.co.uk)
http://xmltv.radiotimes.com/xmltv/94.dat: Can't use string ("1/1") as a
HASH ref while "strict refs" in use at /usr/share/perl5/XMLTV.pm line 1590.

Any hints?

Thx, Jan

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Axel.Thimm at ATrpms

Feb 8, 2009, 12:38 PM

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On Sun, Feb 08, 2009 at 03:36:56PM +0000, Nick Morrott wrote:
> On 08/02/2009, Stephen Kitchener <stephen [at] g6dzj> wrote:
>
> > If I make install the new xmltv will it place the required files in the same
> > place as the rpm version, I am running an old mythtv version 20 on fedora 7
> > by the way, do I need to make any backups of config filels ??, will it just
> > drop in ??
>
> If the RPM version put the grabber files in /usr/bin, build the XMLTV
> source with
>
> perl Makefile.PL PREFIX=/usr/
> make
> make install
>
> *I* would remove the XMLTV RPMs first before installing from source to
> ensure there are no stale files left behind. Your config file(s)
> should be left untouched and should continue to work with the new
> version of XMLTV.
>
> Newer versions of the grabber rely on some perl modules that might not
> be installed on your system - you will be advised of this during the
> build process. They can be installed via CPAN.
>
> It might also be possible to download the XMLTV packages for a
> supported version of Fedora from atrpms.net and use those instead of
> building from source. However, this is not a supported method so YMMV!

Ideally one would rebuild xmltv on FC7 from the src.rpm. That would be
the perfect blend-in solution (packaged, built on FC7).

But Stephen seems to have gotten along with the package already - just
noting for any future similar situations with wanting to run packages
from a later release on an EOL'd one, like say any forthcoming
xmltv/mythtv package on the EOL'd F8 release. Any upcoming src.rpms for
F9-F11 will most likely still build on F8 for any souls that don;t
want to upgrade.

But the general advice is: Either do upgrade (once a year) or pick a
distro like RHEL/CentOS/SL that doesn't require to upgrade that often.
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stephen at g6dzj

Feb 8, 2009, 1:48 PM

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Re: errors running mythfilldatabase uk [In reply to]

On Sunday 08 Feb 2009, Robert wrote:
> Stephen Kitchener wrote:
> > On Sunday 08 Feb 2009, Stephen Kitchener wrote:
> >> On Sunday 08 Feb 2009, Nick Morrott wrote:
> >>> On 08/02/2009, Stephen Kitchener <stephen [at] g6dzj> wrote:
> >>>> If I make install the new xmltv will it place the required files in
> >>>> the same place as the rpm version, I am running an old mythtv version
> >>>> 20 on fedora 7 by the way, do I need to make any backups of config
> >>>> filels ??, will it just drop in ??
> >>>
> >>> If the RPM version put the grabber files in /usr/bin, build the XMLTV
> >>> source with
> >>>
> >>> perl Makefile.PL PREFIX=/usr/
> >>> make
> >>> make install
> >>>
> >>> *I* would remove the XMLTV RPMs first before installing from source to
> >>> ensure there are no stale files left behind. Your config file(s)
> >>> should be left untouched and should continue to work with the new
> >>> version of XMLTV.
> >>>
> >>> Newer versions of the grabber rely on some perl modules that might not
> >>> be installed on your system - you will be advised of this during the
> >>> build process. They can be installed via CPAN.
> >>>
> >>> It might also be possible to download the XMLTV packages for a
> >>> supported version of Fedora from atrpms.net and use those instead of
> >>> building from source. However, this is not a supported method so YMMV!
> >>>
> >>> Nick
> >>
> >> Hi Nick,
> >>
> >> unfortunately trying to remove xmltv has a dependency on mythtv, so
> >> removing the rpms isn't an option.
> >
> > Hi Nick,
> >
> > Looks like Central.carlton.com has been removed and in it's place
> > central.itv1.co.uk is there, I replace the old with the new in the
> > configfile, /home/mythtv/.mythtv/On\ Air.xmltv, the input file to
> > tv_grab_uk_rt, the tv information was downloaded, but not inserted into
> > the database...
> >
> > Is this something I can fix simply ??
>
> Did you update the xmltvid in the database as well? (via mythweb
> channel editor or via mythtv setup)
>
> Robert.
>
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Thanks Robert,

It's been a while since I have had to touch this installation, just shows how
good it is :-)..

Good catch with the xmltvlid, I found a new channel definition added that I
then swapped to the older channel and all is well.

Thanks again to all that have helped - its good to know that there are very
knowledgeable and helpful people here when they are needed.

Steve Kitchener

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Feb 8, 2009, 10:24 PM

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Re: errors running mythfilldatabase uk [In reply to]

On 08/02/2009, Jan Ceuleers <jan.ceuleers [at] computer> wrote:
> Nick Morrott wrote:
>
> > perl Makefile.PL PREFIX=/usr/
> > make
> > make install
> >
>
> Hi Nick.
>
> I did that (0.5.54 on top of Ubuntu 7.10 without uninstalling first due to
> interdependencies with myth). The following error occurs (after I installed
> all dependencies that the above complained about):
>
> Processing listings for 'BBC One London' (london.bbc1.bbc.co.uk)
> http://xmltv.radiotimes.com/xmltv/94.dat: Can't use string
> ("1/1") as a HASH ref while "strict refs" in use at
> /usr/share/perl5/XMLTV.pm line 1590.
>
> Any hints?

I would guess that your tv_grab_uk_rt grabber script is currrent, but
your XMLTV.pm library is still the old version (or you have multiple
versions installed and perl is using the wrong one). Please search for
all installation of XMLTV.pm and check their versions.

The same question was posted on the xmltv-users list almost a year ago
- they had the 0.5.49 libs installed with a newer release of the
grabber, and were seeing the exact same error. IIRC the cause of the
error is because the new grabber can store multiple star-ratings,
whilst the old versions of the library only support one.

Nick

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jan.ceuleers at computer

Feb 9, 2009, 11:41 AM

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Re: errors running mythfilldatabase uk [In reply to]

Nick Morrott wrote:
> I would guess that your tv_grab_uk_rt grabber script is currrent, but
> your XMLTV.pm library is still the old version (or you have multiple
> versions installed and perl is using the wrong one). Please search for
> all installation of XMLTV.pm and check their versions.

Nick,

That was it, thanks very much!

Cheers, Jan

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paul at whitelands

Feb 9, 2009, 1:24 PM

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Re: errors running mythfilldatabase uk [In reply to]

Nick Morrott wrote:
> On 08/02/2009, Jan Ceuleers <jan.ceuleers [at] computer> wrote:
>> Nick Morrott wrote:
>>
>>> perl Makefile.PL PREFIX=/usr/
>>> make
>>> make install
>>>
>
> I would guess that your tv_grab_uk_rt grabber script is currrent, but
> your XMLTV.pm library is still the old version (or you have multiple
> versions installed and perl is using the wrong one). Please search for
> all installation of XMLTV.pm and check their versions.
>

I am having similar problems with an FC8 system which has been upgraded
from FC4+6. I have copies of XMLTV.pm in the following directories:

/usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8/
/usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.8/

Do I just delete /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.8/XMLTV.pm and the XMLTV
directory (ie the old ones)?

Also I did the "perl Makefile.PL PREFIX=/usr/" sequence but the file
/usr/bin/tv_grab_uk_rt is dated 11/27/07 and reports version 1.121 -
does this mean the install did not work correctly?

The terminal output is at http://pastebin.ca/1331872 if that helps

TIA

paul

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paul at whitelands

Feb 9, 2009, 2:04 PM

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Re: errors running mythfilldatabase uk [In reply to]

Paul Shepherd wrote:
>
> Nick Morrott wrote:
>> On 08/02/2009, Jan Ceuleers <jan.ceuleers [at] computer> wrote:
>>> Nick Morrott wrote:
>>>
>>>> perl Makefile.PL PREFIX=/usr/
>>>> make
>>>> make install
>>>>
>>
>> I would guess that your tv_grab_uk_rt grabber script is currrent, but
>> your XMLTV.pm library is still the old version (or you have multiple
>> versions installed and perl is using the wrong one). Please search for
>> all installation of XMLTV.pm and check their versions.
>>
>
> I am having similar problems with an FC8 system which has been upgraded
> from FC4+6. I have copies of XMLTV.pm in the following directories:
>
> /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8/
> /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.8/
>
> Do I just delete /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.8/XMLTV.pm and the XMLTV
> directory (ie the old ones)?
>
> Also I did the "perl Makefile.PL PREFIX=/usr/" sequence but the file
> /usr/bin/tv_grab_uk_rt is dated 11/27/07 and reports version 1.121 -
> does this mean the install did not work correctly?
>
> The terminal output is at http://pastebin.ca/1331872 if that helps
>

Answered the second question, for some reason tv_grab_uk_rt was not part
of the default install - now rectified.

paul

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