[mythtv] [PATCH] Bootstrap mysql.txt in mythcontext

[Isaac Richards]

On Monday 29 November 2004 08:02 pm, Jeremiah Morris wrote:
> For those who don't remember this thread, Nigel Pearson was working on
> a graphical method of specifying the mysql.txt parameters.  After a few
> attempts that didn't pass muster, Nigel and I have developed a fully
> Myth-themed implementation of this feature.
>
> http://whpress.com/mysqltxt_gui.tar.bz2
>
> [The package contains a diff and two files (dbsettings.cpp/.h) for the
> libs/libmyth directory.]
>
> If the initial database connection fails, mythfrontend (or the setup
> program, it works from either) will show a configuration wizard to set
> the host, database name, etc. The same settings are also available from
> the General setup wizard, so you can edit a working mysql.txt from
> within mythfrontend.  Programs without a GUI will use console-based
> prompts to read database parameters if the connection fails.

Looks good.  It's in CVS.. =)

Isaac