Compiling Rivendell from Source
From Rivendell Wiki
While these instructions are written with SuSE in mind, the process should be very similar for other flavors of Linux. The following instructions are largely based on Appnote0004 by Fred Gleason
Packages to install in YaST (Suse 10.x) Software Management:
Set Filter to search and install these packages:
cvs kernel-source gcc autoconf make automake bzip2 libtool
Install the following development packages:
qt3-devel qt3-devel-tools alsa-devel jack-devel hpklinux-devel libogg-devel libvorbis-devel id3lib-devel flac-devel libsamplerate-devel
Packages to install in apt (Debian/Ubuntu):
sudo apt-get install build-essential libqt3-* qt3-dev* libid3-dev libflac-dev linux-headers-`uname -r` libogg-dev
libvorbis-dev libasound2-dev libsamplerate-dev
Note: the list of packages needed for install and use of Rivendell can be found in the "control" file in the "debian" directory of rivendell source package (if you see a | separator between two packages: package1 | package2 means package1 OR package2)
Additional Packages
Two additional source packages hpklinux and gpio can be downloaded from the Rivendell download page (the version numbers shown in these examples may have changed since this writing): here
Unpack gpio using the command:
tar -zxvf gpio-1.0.0.tar.gz
Unpack hpklinux using the command:
tar -jxvf hpklinux-3.08.05.tar.bz2
Rivendell Source Download Links
- Source packages for the latest release
- Appnote 004 contains information on how to download the newest (but unreleased) Rivendell source packages using cvs. here
Unpack Rivendell Source
Unpack rivendell using the command:
tar -zxvf rivendell-1.1.0.tar.gz
Required for QT3:
The QTDIR and PATH variables need to be properly set up in your build environment. You may need to put the following into your ~/.bashrc if $QTDIR and $PATH are not already properly configured:
export QTDIR=/usr/lib/qt3 export PATH=$PATH:$QTDIR/bin
Open a new shell by logging out, then in again, and you should be in business.
Update the Rivendell Package Version
The Rivendell version is that of the last package release. Edit the Rivendell package version if you are compling an unreleased or modified source package.
Edit the file 'PACKAGE_VERSION' in the Rivendell source directory. This file contains a single line showing the version number (e.g. '1.1.0') with NO carriage return after it. Simply change it, then do the following command:
./autogen.sh
Compile gpio
as regular user (Not root):
cd gpio-1.0.0 ./configure make #or "make rpm" if you would like to create your own RPMs #continue only if you wish to install on this PC su [enter root password] make install ldconfig exit cd ..
Compile hpklinux
as regular user (Not root):
cd hpklinux-3.08.05
./configure
make
#or "make rpm" if you would like to create your own RPMs
#continue only if you wish to install on this PC
su [enter root password]
make install
ldconfig
exit
cd ..
Compile Rivendell
As regular user (Not root):
cd rivendell
./autogen.sh
./configure
#if making your own RPMs, you may need to specify a path for libexecdir, e.g. ./configure --libexecdir=/srv/www/rd-bin
make
#or "make rpm" if you would like to create your own RPMs.
#continue only if you wish to install on this PC
su [enter root password]
make install
ldconfig
