[mythtv-commits] Ticket #8078: Duplicate channel numbers incorreclty reported in Channel Scan

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#8078: Duplicate channel numbers incorreclty reported in Channel Scan
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 Reporter:  Bob Shanteau <rmshant@…>          |           Owner:  robertm   
     Type:  defect                            |          Status:  closed    
 Priority:  minor                             |       Milestone:  0.24      
Component:  MythTV - Channel Scanner          |         Version:  Trunk Head
 Severity:  medium                            |      Resolution:  fixed     
 Keywords:                                    |   Ticket locked:  0         
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Changes (by robertm):

  * status:  assigned => closed
  * resolution:  => fixed


Comment:

 (In [26177]) Channel Scanner:  Fix for QAM/SCTE/OpenCable scanning.  A
 full scan of Cable in the US/Canada should now produce expected channel
 numbering on a clean database without conflicts.

 Previously, the subchannel was being used as the uniqueness identifier.
 So by definition, 53-1 and 54-1 and 55-1 were all in conflict, as the
 subchannel was all the info it had to compare.

 The fix is twofold:  First, switch to using channum as the "uniqueness"
 identifier for MPEG, SCTE, and OpenCable channels.  Unfortunately, these
 channels weren't being assigned a channum in the channel scanner itself,
 so when one of these types is present, generate a channum based on
 frequency identifier (what most US folks consider "physical" channel) and
 serviceid (what most of us consider "subchannel).  This basically produces
 channels that are consistent with how every television in the relevant
 markets works, and should not hurt the scanning/channel naming conventions
 of any other locale at the same time.  Since MPEG channels are the lowest
 common denominator and mostly only present on engineering/testing/non-
 full-fledged channels elsewhere, this channel naming scheme appears safe.

 Fixes #7838.  Almost certainly fixes #8078 (that, or one of the other
 fixes from last night should have).  Refs #7284 (needs a retest after the
 IsConflicting fixes last night).

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