[mythtv-users] Feature request: backwards compatability

Paul Bender pbender at qualcomm.com
Wed May 18 02:48:55 UTC 2005


Bryan Halter wrote:
> I have mythtv running on 3 platforms, thus 3 systems to compile.  
> Compiling it is not the hard part, once I make a switch to a new server 
> version or switch one of the backends everything else must be in place.  
> Example my Xbox is much slower compiling than my p4 2.0.  If I could 
> build the new server and continue to be able to use it with the old 
> front end on the xbox it would mean much less downtime for that 
> frontend.  Currently once I upgrade the server and the P4 frontend I 
> can't watch TV on the xbox in my room until its finished compiling.

I am not sure that I understand. Why not wait to do the 'make install' 
on all the machines until the compiling is complete on all the machines?


More information about the mythtv-users mailing list