[mythtv] [PATCH] External channel changer's exit code missed

Daniel Thor Kristjansson danielk at mrl.nyu.edu
Sat Jan 22 11:39:07 EST 2005


On Sat, 22 Jan 2005, Jeremiah Morris wrote:
]On 22 Jan 2005, at 3:51 AM, Isaac Richards wrote:
]> On Saturday 22 January 2005 03:36 am, Richard Gering wrote:
]> > The current implementation of the external channel changer misses the
]> > exit code set by that changer, because it (accidentally) runs that
]> > program as an additional background process.
]> Can't drop the &, people will start bitching about the slower channel change
]> speed.
]The current verbose messages are misleading, as they imply that the channel
]change exit is monitored; we should at least change the messages to reflect the
]situation.

The verbose messsages are in anticipation of a threaded channel changer. 
I generated this code in the last month or so and explained the "&" and 
what was needed to fix it when I submitted the patch.

-- Daniel


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