[mythtv-commits] Ticket #120: AutoExpire method defaults to no-auto-expire; no GUI to set "oldest-first" policy

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#120: AutoExpire method defaults to no-auto-expire; no GUI to set "oldest-first"
policy
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       Id:  120     |      Status:  new                     
Component:  mythtv  |    Modified:  Mon Jul 18 00:12:57 2005
 Severity:  high    |   Milestone:                          
 Priority:  minor   |     Version:  head                    
    Owner:  ijr     |    Reporter:  Robert Tsai <rtsai1111> 
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 In AutoExpire::FillExpireList, the expMethod is chosen by querying for the
 value of "AutoExpireMethod", and defaulting to zero.

 The "1" method is the "oldest-first" auto-expire method. So the default
 ("0") is to not auto-expire anything at all (as confirmed by the comment).

 However, the GUI for configuring AutoExpire (e.g., a combo box with only
 one choice) has been under #if 0 for quite some time now. So any fresh
 install will not have any way to turn on auto-expire short of entering
 MySQL and inserting the configuration value by hand.

 I think at least for now, AutoExpire::FillExpireList should use a default
 value of "1".

 Another possibility is to rework the AutoExpire configuration UI to use a
 single combo box for:

 AutoExpire: Off (0)
             Oldest-First (1)

 instead of the current boolean AutoExpire on/off followed by a (commented-
 out) "autoexpire method". But I'm not sure if that will also affect max-
 episodes auto-expire.

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