[mythtv-users] Using commflag list while it is still

[Raphael Pooser]

Michael T. Dean wrote:
>> One of my remote frontends is an XBox, using Xebian; and I don't think
>> the updated packages are available for the XBox yet.  So would I be
>> able to update the backend only and still have the two communicate
>> with one another?
>>     
>
> You could try, although doing so is /not/ recommended.  Myth does not 
> support running different versions of frontend and backend (they are 
> changed together to work with one another), so any issues that occur are 
> yours to deal with.
>
> Mike
>
>   
Yeah I think Jarod has told us on this list already that he first 
updated his backend on one machine to 0.19 and then his 0.18.1 frontend 
could not talk to the backend at that point.  Or something to that 
effect.  Basic idea was mixing is bad.
Raphael