[mythtv-commits] Ticket #10631: MHEG doesn't work in Saorview (UK profile)

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#10631: MHEG doesn't work in Saorview (UK profile)
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 Reporter:  Mossy <nosepam-mythtv@…>  |          Owner:  stuartm
     Type:  Bug Report - General      |         Status:  accepted
 Priority:  minor                     |      Milestone:  0.27
Component:  MythTV - General          |        Version:  0.25-fixes
 Severity:  medium                    |     Resolution:
 Keywords:                            |  Ticket locked:  0
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Comment (by stuartm):

 MHEG 1.06 states that
 {{{
 If an appropriate initial_object field can be identified from the
 ServiceContextList of the
 ServiceGateway then the receiver shall first use this to locate the
 initial Application object.

 If the initial_object field identifies a File object, this shall be the
 initial object.

 If the initial_object field identifies a Directory object, the receiver
 shall use the default
 names “a” and “startup”, in that order, to locate the initial Application
 object in this Direc-
 tory object.
 }}}

 In other words, although we've hardcoded it to look in "a" and "startup",
 it's possible for the application to indicate an intial file object to be
 used instead. There is a half finished comment in the source to this
 effect:

 {{{
         // UK MHEG applications boot from ~//a or ~//startup.  Actually
 the initial
         // object can also be explicitly given in the
 }}}

 Suggesting that Dave Matthews was aware of what the spec stated but simply
 never implemented it.

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