[mythtv] [mythtv-commits] Ticket #5985: Use QProcess in MythArchive to monitor process (main.cpp)?
Paul Harrison
mythtv at sky.com
Sun Dec 7 14:50:41 UTC 2008
Stuart Morgan wrote:
> On Sunday 07 December 2008 09:29:20 MythTV wrote:
>
>> #5985: Use QProcess in MythArchive to monitor process (main.cpp)?
>>
> <snip>
>
>> That's not really possible because the script is started in the background
>> and just left to run even if MythArchive or the FE isn't running. I know a
>> few people just run the script manually without using MythArchive at all.
>>
>
> Maybe turn the script into an mtd like process, or wrap the script with one?
> That way it can be run with QProcess and progress can also monitored or
> stopped even if the frontend is restarted. I've not really used MythArchive,
> so these things might already be possible, but an archive daemon also brings
> up the possibility of creating an archive jobqueue, scheduling a batch of jobs
> and then having them progress even after the frontend is exited.
>
That would be nice but it isn't a high priority for me.
Paul H.
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