[mythtv-users] UTF-8 Support in MythTV still looks messed up to me

[Michael T. Dean]

On 09/24/2008 03:50 AM, Dave M G wrote:
>> IMHO, the proper way of dealing with it in 0.21-fixes is to live with
>> the problems/mangled text.
>>     
> No offense to you personally, but that's not any kind of solution. And 
> since you don't have any solutions on offer, then I don't think you 
> really have a standpoint for dismissing other solutions which have 
> worked for other people just fine for ages now.
>
> You make it sound like the modifications to the database I wrote on the 
> Wiki mess things up so horribly that worlds will come to an end, no one 
> would ever be able to use MythTV again, your dog will get psoriasis, 
> etc... etc...
>
> The only possible risk is that one would have to do a clean install of 
> MythTV if the new version is incompatible with the old database. Having 
> installed MythTV about three or four times now on different systems, I 
> would categorize that way below the apocalyptic disaster you place it 
> at, and put it more on the level of "minor hassle".
>   

I just lost every file on my file server (my tax records, business
records, receipts, ...) without a backup.  To me, that was a minor
hassle.  If I were to lose my 4+ years of MythTV recording history, I
would see that as the end of the world.

> A minor hassle that is much less than not being able to use any local 
> text for as long is it takes to wait for new versions, as you suggest.
>
> In other words, given the risks versus rewards, I'm going with the hack. 
> At least it is an actual solution.

Your choice, but now you know your status when it comes time for the
upgrade.

Mike