[mythtv-users] Problem with part 1 and part 2 of a show having the

[Joseph A. Caputo]

On Sunday 02 November 2003 23:10, Chris Pinkham wrote:
> > I have set Mythtv to record Justice League.  It has been airing 2
> > 30 minute parts with the same title.  What ends up happening is
> > that the first 30 minute part gets recorded while the second does
> > not because mythtv will not record a show that it already has
> > recorded.  How do I get around this?
>
> If you want, you can try the attached patch.  It's something I added
> to my tree but I haven't had a chance to get it tested too much.  I
> hope to get it in CVS this week sometime.  It turns the "Record
> Duplicates" checkbox into a combobox with 3 options:
>
> 	* Never record duplicates
> 	* Record only if previous instance was deleted
> 	* Always record dups (this is what you're looking for).
>
> You need to apply it in the mythtv/libs/libmythtv directory.  It just
> updates scheduledrecording.cpp.


Just to clarify, the current 'Record even if duplicate' behavior maps to 
your 2nd choice in the list, neh?

-JAC