Mythtv - "cannot find -lXv" error on install

Jinouchi · 02-13-2009, 11:43 AM

Code:

make

...

g++ -shared -Wl,-soname,libmythupnp-0.21.so.0 -o libmythupnp-0.21.so.0.21.0 version.o httprequest.o upnp.o ssdp.o taskqueue.o upnputil.o upnpdevice.o upnptasknotify.o upnptasksearch.o threadpool.o httpserver.o upnpcds.o upnpcdsobjects.o bufferedsocketdevice.o eventing.o upnpcmgr.o upnpmsrr.o upnptaskevent.o ssdpcache.o configuration.o soapclient.o mythxmlclient.o moc_ssdpcache.o  -L/usr/share/qt3/lib -lfreetype -lz -lmp3lame -ljack -L/usr/lib -ldirectfb -lfusion -ldirect -L/usr/X11R6/lib -lXinerama -lXv -lXxf86vm -lXrandr -lGL -lGLU -lqt-mt -lXext -lX11 -lm -lpthread 
/usr/local/bin/ld: cannot find -lXv
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
make[2]: *** [libmythupnp-0.21.so.0.21.0] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/wilsonj/Desktop/mythtv-0.21/libs/libmythupnp'
make[1]: *** [sub-libmythupnp] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/wilsonj/Desktop/mythtv-0.21/libs'
make: *** [sub-libs] Error 2

What's that mean? I tried googling it, but to no avail.

jdkaye · 02-13-2009, 11:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jinouchi

Code:

make

...

g++ -shared -Wl,-soname,libmythupnp-0.21.so.0 -o libmythupnp-0.21.so.0.21.0 version.o httprequest.o upnp.o ssdp.o taskqueue.o upnputil.o upnpdevice.o upnptasknotify.o upnptasksearch.o threadpool.o httpserver.o upnpcds.o upnpcdsobjects.o bufferedsocketdevice.o eventing.o upnpcmgr.o upnpmsrr.o upnptaskevent.o ssdpcache.o configuration.o soapclient.o mythxmlclient.o moc_ssdpcache.o  -L/usr/share/qt3/lib -lfreetype -lz -lmp3lame -ljack -L/usr/lib -ldirectfb -lfusion -ldirect -L/usr/X11R6/lib -lXinerama -lXv -lXxf86vm -lXrandr -lGL -lGLU -lqt-mt -lXext -lX11 -lm -lpthread 
/usr/local/bin/ld: cannot find -lXv
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
make[2]: *** [libmythupnp-0.21.so.0.21.0] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/wilsonj/Desktop/mythtv-0.21/libs/libmythupnp'
make[1]: *** [sub-libmythupnp] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/wilsonj/Desktop/mythtv-0.21/libs'
make: *** [sub-libs] Error 2

What's that mean? I tried googling it, but to no avail.

I think it means you need to install the libxv-dev package

Code:

sudo aptitude install libxv-dev

should do it for you.
Make sure you have run

Code:

sudo aptitude update

first.
cheers,
jdk

ByteChanger · 02-26-2009, 09:09 AM

cannot find -lXv

When I get this, I just reinstall my nvidia drivers. Seems to resolve it for me.