[mythtv] [mythtv-commits] mythtv commit: r16471 by kormoc

Rob Smith kormoc at gmail.com
Sun Mar 9 18:40:41 UTC 2008


On Sun, Mar 9, 2008 at 4:44 AM, Stuart Morgan <stuart at tase.co.uk> wrote:
>  I'm not really sure we want to encourage this usage since it is frequently
>  mis-used. XMLTV grabbers work automatically with mythfilldatabase with
>  current Myth, they tell MythTV what they are capable of and what options are
>  most efficient.
>
>  I assume Robert has good reason for not letting mythbackend and
>  mythfilldatabase run themselves and that he knows how to efficiently use his
>  XMLTV grabber. However most users I've spoken to who use the cron scripts and
>  the args field in mythtv-setup do not.
>
>  I've no problem with users shooting themselves in the foot, but I don't see
>  why we should hand them the guns.
>  --
>  Stuart Morgan

Well, Does anyone have a problem with the files staying gone and just
saying advanced users can figure it out?


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