Compiling MythTV, no option to not build frontend?

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Compiling MythTV, no option to not build frontend?

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I am compiling MythTV for a new backend but there doesn't seem to be an option in ./configure to not build the frontend also. --disable-frontend seems to have no effect.

Is there a reason why the frontend must be built as well?
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Re: Compiling MythTV, no option to not build frontend?

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Reading further, I guess it is intended you must always build both and just run what is needed.
Even on the Rasberry Pi.
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Re: Compiling MythTV, no option to not build frontend?

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Virtually all of the building time goes into the libraries which are used by both the front and back ends. There would be _very_ little savings to avoid building the frontend.

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