[mythtv] Heads-up

[Mark Musone]

Well, thats why right now i'm thinking of doing both..for now..
right now i cannot "save" settings in the settings.txt file without lots
of problems, so my choices are to create a newsettings.txt file that i can easily modify,
or just have the DB override it..

To be more precise:

1. it's not slower to access, expecially if you already have a Db up and running and
even a connection open.

2. it does not take up more disk space, on the contrary they often compress the data versus an
ascii type file (case in point, storing integer numbers in an ascii file versus a true int in a database).

i'm open for anything, but i dont think modfiying the current settings.txt is an option that makes sense
right now #1, becuase it'd be a pain and #2, because it could really muck things up..if Isaac gives me the go-ahead,
then i'm fine with doing it.

In the end, i do plan on having _every_ setting throug the front end. Last night i was working on scanning channels
and setting up the channels and EPG through the front end.

-Mark

On Wed, Nov 20, 2002 at 01:31:39PM -0600, rob wrote:
> Christian Morant wrote:
> 
> >Why not place all the settings in the DB (to keep all the data in the same 
> >place),  have Mythsetting edit it and maybe storing all the default values 
> >  
> >
> 
> What's the advantage of putting the settings in the database?  I think 
> settings and configuration files should be kept outside of the database, 
> for several reasons:
> 
> 1)  It's not relational data, so it shouldn't be in a relational database
> 2)  It's harder to modify for the average user (unless the frontend can 
> manipulate _every_ setting possible) (Most people can modify a text 
> file, fewer can formulate an SQL command to update a value)
> 3)  It's slower to access
> 4)  It takes up more disk space
> 5)  Comments are harder to have near the settings when the settings are 
> in a table in a database
> 
> 
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