[mythtv] [PATCH] optionally re-record auto-expired programs

Joel Anderson bitjunkie at gmail.com
Fri Apr 1 17:45:49 UTC 2005


> > This is a version of a patch that I've been applying to mythtv since
> > 0.11.  It adds an option in the Mythfrontend/Setup/TV/General settings
> > which causes the backend to delete the oldrecorded entry for any show
> > which is auto-expired due to lack of disk space.  (I don't think this
> > effects the min/max episode expiry, but perhaps it does.)  The default
> > is the current behavior, that is retain the oldrecorded entry.
> >
> 
> Just poking through some code and patches trying to learn a bit about
> c++ and myth.  Please correct me if I'm wrong, but this feature seems
> to do the opposite of the checkbox in the settings.
> 
> I believe
>                if (gContext->GetSetting("RerecordAutoExpired", 0))
> should be
>                if (gContext->GetSetting("RerecordAutoExpired", 1))
> 
> Sorry if I'm wrong, still early in the learning curve.  :)
> 
> Regards,
> --
> Joel
> 

Sorry, I stupidly jumped the gun on that one.  I now tested it like this:

                if (!gContext->GetSetting("RerecordAutoExpired", 0))

and it now for me it does as the checkbox in the settings screen states.

I can do a diff against cvs and send it if that is required.

Regards,
-- 
Joel


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