Sorry, but I could use some additional help here. I was using the Mandriva packaging tools. This is, in fact, a new install of Mandriva Spring 2007. I'm sure what you mean by perl having a search path. Any help you, or anyone else, could provide would be appreciated.
Guðlaugur Jóhannesson wrote: > Now you have another problem, that is perl also has a search path. Here are > a > few methods > http://www.rocketaware.com/perl/perlfaq8/How_do_I_add_a_directory_to_my_i.htm > > Otherwise, I would suggest that you use the mandriva packages for ivtv in the > future, unless you have compelling reasons not to use them. It is easy to > create a lot of mess if you install programs by hand. That's why the > packaging system was invented. I think the packages are available at > http://plf.zarb.org/ > but since I am not using Mandriva I do not know for sure. Google is your > friend in those cases. > > Þann Þriðjudagur 7. ágúst 2007 19:36 skrifaðir þú: > >> When I try that, I get: >> >> Can't locate Video/Frequencies.pm in @INC (@INC contains: >> /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.8/i386-linux /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.8 >> /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8/i386-linux /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8 >> /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.8/i386-linux >> /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.8 /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.7 >> /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.7/i386-linux >> /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.6 /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl .) at >> /home/chris/ivtv-1.0.1/utils/perl/ptune.pl line 8. >> BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at >> /home/chris/ivtv-1.0.1/utils/perl/ptune.pl line 8. >> >> Guðlaugur Jóhannesson wrote: >> >>> When you type in a program name, the computer searches for those program >>> in predefined paths. Those paths are defined in the PATH environment >>> variables. Typing "echo $PATH" (without quotes) will give you your >>> current search path. In modern linux distributions, the current path is >>> not include in the search path for security reasons. That is why you >>> have to specify the path to the program when it is not in your search >>> path. >>> >>> This should not be a complicated thing but I might not be the best person >>> to explain this. So the easiest way to run the programs is just to give >>> the full path to the ptune.pl, which I think in your case is >>> /home/chris/ivtv-1.0.1/utils/perl/ptune.pl >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Gulli >>> >>> Þann Þriðjudagur 7. ágúst 2007 19:04 skrifaði Christopher Boorman: >>> >>>> I'm not sure I understand. What is a "search path". What is a PATH >>>> environment variable? >>>> >>>> Guðlaugur Jóhannesson wrote: >>>> >>>>> Current directory is not in your search path. You can put the >>>>> directories with the utilities in your PATH environment variable (use >>>>> google if you don't know how) and then you can type ptune.pl or >>>>> ivtv-tune from any directory. You can also add the path to the >>>>> utilities on the command line, either relative or absolute paths. So >>>>> when your in the utility directory, typing ./ptune.pl should work. >>>>> >>>>> HTH >>>>> Gulli >>>>> >>>>> Þann Þriðjudagur 7. ágúst 2007 14:02 skrifaði Christopher Boorman: >>>>> >>>>>> I finally got my Mandriva 2007 Spring installed. My Hauppauge 250 card >>>>>> is recognized. Entering >>>>>> >>>>>> mplayer /dev/video0 will allow me to watch tv, but only 1 channel. >>>>>> I'm not able to watch TV using KMplayer. I get error message "mplayer >>>>>> not running". >>>>>> >>>>>> First things first though, the utilities are in >>>>>> /home/chris/ivtv-1.0.1/utils/perl typing >>>>>> ptune.pl -c6 gives me error >>>>>> >>>>>> ptune.pl: command not found >>>>>> >>>>>> Same goes true for trying to use ivtv-tune. >>>>>> >>>>>> Any assistance would be appreciated. >>>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> ivtv-users mailing list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> http://ivtvdriver.org/mailman/listinfo/ivtv-users >>>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> ivtv-users mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://ivtvdriver.org/mailman/listinfo/ivtv-users >>>> > > _______________________________________________ ivtv-users mailing list [email protected] http://ivtvdriver.org/mailman/listinfo/ivtv-users
