[mythtv-users] hijack transcode user job for an additional custom user job

Mike Perkins mikep at randomtraveller.org.uk
Sun Dec 28 11:18:19 UTC 2014


On 28/12/14 10:56, Mark Perkins wrote:
> Am I likely to suffer any ill effects if I hijack the Mythtranscode user job
> by putting in a new command line? I have used all my 4 custom user jobs, but
> one of those user jobs is my custom transcode script so the inbuilt
> transcode job never gets used. I would like to use it instead to do some
> testing of the Mythcommflag patches that have been posted in an earlier
> thread - ie something like:
>
> /path/to/patched/mythcommflag_improved --method 7 --chanid %CHANID%
> --starttime %STARTTIME% --override-setting AggressiveCommDetect=1
>
> Can I essentially repurpose one of the inbuit jobs as a custom user job in
> this fashion or am I going to break something by doing that.
>
Why don't you just replace the stock mythtranscode job with your script? That 
would free up the User Job slot that you need.

There's no reason you have to leave the existing mythtranscode job in /usr/bin 
(or wherever) if you're not using it. Just rename it and move your own script 
there instead (or symbolic link to it).

-- 

Mike Perkins



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