[MANUAL] Building .DEB packages on clean Ubuntu or other Debian distros

Saen Acro · 2016-12-24T23:45:42+00:00

{{>toc}} %{color:red}Manual debugging step by step% There is a manual in WIKI with says there is a some needed packages dependency https://tvheadend.o...

Jonas Lang

What hardware are you building TVH for. Using these simple build instructions from @Dave Pickles work flawlessly



cd /tmp
        mkdir -p makepkg
        cd makepkg
        git clone https://github.com/tvheadend/tvheadend.git
        cd tvheadend

        echo "LANGUAGES_ALL = en_GB" > Makefile.common

        ./configure \
                --prefix=/usr \
                --enable-ffmpeg_static \
                --disable-ffmpeg
        make -j3
        make install

D M

I tried building on Ubuntu x64 and Debian x64. They both end with the same error on different machines. I even tried them on windows and still ended with the same error. I am beginning to think there is something wrong. The repo has new builds for everything but AMD x64.

Saen Acro

D M wrote:

> I tried building on Ubuntu x64 and Debian x64. They both end with the same error on different machines. I even tried them on windows and still ended with the same error. I am beginning to think there is something wrong. The repo has new builds for everything but AMD x64.

Do you install all recommended packages?

I don't have any problem with latest Ubuntu and PopOS

root@flamingoxl:/opt# cat build.sh #!/bin/bash BASE=$(dirname "$0") ( if [ -d "$BASE/tvheadend" ]; then cd "$BASE/tvheadend" git pull else cd "$BASE" git clone https://github.com/tvheadend/tvheadend.git tvheadend # --depth=5 (need version tag workaround else 0.0.0 version) cd "$BASE/tvheadend" fi time AUTOBUILD_CONFIGURE_EXTRA="--python=python3 --disable-bintray_cache --disable-hdhomerun_client --disable-hdhomerun_static " ./Autobuild.sh -j$(nproc) # edit only betwin "quotation marks" ) | tee "$BASE/build.log" root@flamingoxl:/opt# lsb_release -a && uname -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS Release: 22.04 Codename: jammy Linux flamingoxl 5.15.0-53-generic #59-Ubuntu SMP Mon Oct 17 18:53:30 UTC 2022 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

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Jonas Lang wrote:

> Using these simple build instructions from @Dave Pickles work flawlessly

This is uninstallable later, some install scripts are not executed also.

Jonas Lang

What PC are you building on. There’s no reason why the build instructions don’t work. Is this a straightforward build or are you trying to build in a VM or Docker.

As one last option you could try this beginners install guide on an x86_64 using Ubuntu 23.04 LTS https://tvheadend.org/d/8133-tvheadend-build-and-install-on-ubuntu-22-04-64-bit-x86_64-platform-for-beginners

Michael W

I have the same error on Debian 11 x64 and aarch64 (raspberry). Building fails at htsmsg_binary.o. The last working version for me is 4.3-2058~g5543ce518.

D M

Is there a way to specify 4.3-2058~g5543ce518 for building? I completed the build on ubuntu 22.04 for windows but couldn't install the deb on my debian machine. I get this error. The dependencies are not available.

The build ends with the same error on Debian native and Debian for Windows.

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
Package libssl3 is not available but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or

is only available from another source

Edit: Maybe Debian 11 packages are outdated. Everything worked if I changed to testing.

Jonas Lang

Have you tried building on a PC purely with Ubuntu or one that can dual boot Ubuntu or Windows.

You’re trying to build on a sub system which I can’t help you with. You could try building and suppressing errors to see if the build process completes.

You have the instructions I pointed you to which I can confirm as of today work. You also have the instructions here.

Maybe start a new post with your issue and others can join in to.

D M

I tried building on a native-installed Debian 11 PC x64. It failed until I switched to testing. SO this issue is Debian 11. I see another user received the same exact error. That can't be a coincidence.

Saen Acro

Report bug

D M

I switched to Debian bookworms. Everything is working fine there. The missing dependency isn't available for Bullseye and I have already wasted enough time trying to get this up and running. Someone will figure this out eventually.

Jonas Lang

It may have helped if you answered a few simple questions at the start of your post.

There’s absolutely nothing wrong with the instructions for building on an x86_64 on Ubuntu 22.04 I linked to earlier. In fact I tried them again this evening just to verify that. You mentioned someone else experienced your problem yet you didn’t include a link to that post to show this to others.

Not sure about you wasting your time but it’s normal practice to acknowledge assistance from wherever you get it.

Who exactly do you think “that someone” your refer to sorting this out will be.

D M

Jonas Lang wrote:
> It may have helped if you answered a few simple questions at the start of your post.
>
> There’s absolutely nothing wrong with the instructions for building on an x86_64 on Ubuntu 22.04 I linked to earlier. In fact I tried them again this evening just to verify that. You mentioned someone else experienced your problem yet you didn’t include a link to that post to show this to others.
>
> Not sure about you wasting your time but it’s normal practice to acknowledge assistance from wherever you get it.
>

> Who exactly do you think “that someone” your refer to sorting this out will be.

I am using Debian 11 on an x86_x64 PC. I have said this a few times. The Build failed there but worked on Ubuntu 22.04 running on windows. It also worked on Debian testing running on an x86_x64 PC. It did not work when using Debian 11 Stable at all. Take a look at the screenshot. The build is broken.

I was able to compile tvheadend_4.3-2058~g5543ce518~buster_amd64.deb using my Debian PC but anything after fails.

Saen Acro

@ D M
https://tvheadend.org/issues/6226

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