[mythtv] Configuration files

[Robert Middleswarth]

Brian A. Vance wrote:

>I'm still don't understand why the mysql.txt can't be sucked into the
>setup, eliminating the need for the file all together.  
>
>The first screen that comes up during setup would be a question asking
>about the location/login for the mysql database.  User could enter the
>info, a connection would be attempted, and poof, you're on to the
>setup.  If you failed to login, alert the user and try again.  After a
>successfull connection, mysql info could be written to a local file for
>later retrieval.
>  
>
So what you are sugesting is that setup check for a conf file if not 
there ask where to find the mysql database then create said file.  Isn't 
that unknown conf file what mysql.txt is doing already without the 
useful setup screens which can be added later.  Granted I think that 
changing mysql.txt to mythtv.conf in the /etc dir might make some since 
as that is the unix way of doing thing and maybe someone will submit a 
patch to do that or Issiac might want to do it himself if it is a simple 
patch.

>If I have a few spare cycles I'll prob take a look at making this
>happen.
>
>-Beev
>
>On Thu, 2003-04-03 at 09:16, Edward Wildgoose wrote:
>  
>
>>>Is there a reason why the configuration files for Myth aren't put in
>>>/etc/mythtv?  It seems like a more standard location that
>>>/usr/local/share/mythtv.  Also, naming them <component>.conf or
>>><component>rc (using mythtv or mythfrontend for mysql.txt, since it contains
>>>conf data for myth, not mysql) seems more in line with the accepted unix
>>>conffile naming scheme.
>>>      
>>>
>>If you were to entertain the idea of a few structural changes, my 2p (or cent) would be to suggest defaulting the TV video files location as well.  Perhaps to be something like /var/myth/video, with /var/myth/music, etc being other subdirectories.  
>>
>>I can see that most unix people will be setting up a mounted partition to store the video/picture/music files (and for good reason), however, I have always tended to mount these things under /var rather than /mnt (or perhaps under both).  Perhaps my idea on where to mount stuff is wrong of course.
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>>The motive is that the default location can easily be created on a single partition for users who don't want to set things up (properly?), and no changes to the default .conf files is required.
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>>In answer to the question below, I guess that Isaac is heading towards having all config info in the mysql db, however, this still leaves the mysql.conf file needing a home.  I think /etc makes sense, but I am not a long time linux admin...
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