[mythtv] [mythtv-commits] Ticket #5870: Channel Change Script Timeout Patch

[Michael T. Dean]

On 10/31/2008 07:41 PM, MythTV wrote:
> #5870: Channel Change Script Timeout Patch
>
>  I was having a problem where my channel change script was sometimes taking
>  longer than 30 seconds (firewire resync issues) and so some recordings
>  would get missed. This could have been avoided if I had a way to increase
>  the channel change timeout to something greater than 30 seconds.
>   

You can also background the channel-change script.  It looks like you 
should be able to just add " &" to the end of the "External channel 
change command" value, but worst-case scenario, you can have Myth call a 
script that calls and backgrounds the real script.  Then Myth thinks the 
channel changed "instantly."

>  Attached is a simple patch to move this timeout from the code to the
>  database.  It still defaults to 30 seconds so users won't notice a
>  difference but makes it easier to increase (or decrease) the timeout if
>  necessary.
>
>  I wasn't sure how to add the default value to the db so I added it to the
>  end of dbcheck.cpp.
>   

There's no reason to put the setting in the DB as the line:

uint timeout = gContext->GetNumSetting("ChannelChangeTimeout", 30);

specifies a default value of 30, which will be used if there's no value 
in the DB.

Mike