[mythtv] QThread vs. pthreads

[Stuart Morgan]

On Tuesday 02 January 2007 20:34, Keith Layne wrote:
> I'm pretty satisfied with what mythtv does.  I just started digging because
> there's a feature I would like to work on, and then I see thinks that could
> be implemented differently that I think would make it easier to do what I
> want to do...I don't even know what's necessarily being worked on right
> now. I got a reply to a post that something was being worked on, but
> committing it to SVN could happen any time in the future.  Right now I have
> a rare combination of time and motivation, but I don't want to duplicate or
> obsolete anyone else's work, and any patch too significant is sure to be
> rejected.

If you want to work on improving the lirc support etc then feel free.  I do 
have a few ideas and plans but precious little time at the moment. You won't 
be treading on my toes, I'd welcome having one less job on my list.

Having myth accept raw lirc events instead of mapping to the keyboard is the 
main thing that I was going to do. It would simplify installation and 
configuration a great deal. There are a couple of patches in Trac or the 
mailing list archives which attempt to do this, neither was ready to be 
committed without be re-written. I hadn't planned any wider changes to lirc 
support.

If you break your changes down into small chunks and work on the least 
controversial bits first, then it will mean things are committed much faster. 
e.g. I wouldn't advise re-writing the input device interface into a plugin 
structure or creating a new MythThread class as your first patch. Feel free 
to ask questions or look for feedback, the #mythtv-dev IRC channel is usually 
a good place for discussions or quick questions.

P.S. In addition to remote buttons, Mythcontrols could also do with some 
support for mouse buttons should you feel inclined. This is a fairly selfish 
idea as I've just got a new 12 button cordless mouse which could double 
nicely as a remote when using my laptop as a frontend ;)
-- 
Stuart Morgan