[mythtv] Ticket #6438: maxEpisodes is not respected with back-to-back recordings

[David Engel]

On Fri, Apr 10, 2009 at 02:51:26PM -0400, Shane wrote:
> I guess the remaining question is how does that effect the "Forget
> Previous" case
> mentioned in the [15808] changelog.
> 
> Quoting Mr. Pinkham's changelog from [15808]:
> 
> Add a menu option to allow the user to tell Myth to forget that it recorded a
> particular recording so that it can be rerecorded even if it is a duplicate.
> 
> The 'forgotten' program also no longer counts in the maxepisodes count for
> the scheduled recording so that it may be rerecorded.
> 
> This is useful when you have a bad recording of a program and want to give
> Myth a chance to record a new copy without having to delete the old one first.
> 
> End quote.
> 
> 
> So, if the "AND duplicate <> 0" clause is dropped and the user hits
> "Forget Previous",
> the forgotten program will be marked rsTooMany and will not be rescheduled?

It will be marked rsTooMany or rsWillRecord depending on whether or
not the maximum number of episodes are already recorded.  I think
that's reasonable -- if the users wants to change the maximum episodes
policy for that program, they should do it explicitly.  If you don't
agree, I suggest setting recorded.preserve = 1.

David
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David Engel
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