[mythtv] MythTV life-cycle support intentions
Michael Watson
michael at thewatsonfamily.id.au
Thu Aug 23 01:54:53 UTC 2012
On 23/08/2012 11:40 AM, Craig Treleaven wrote:
> At 11:13 AM +1000 8/23/12, Michael Watson wrote:
>> On 23/08/2012 9:36 AM, Brian J. Murrell wrote:
>>> Ultimately, this goes back to my point that if downgrading were
>>> painless
>>> (including inserting between-upgrade-and-downgrade recordings back into
>>> the downgraded database), you'd get a lot more people willing to test
>>> pre-GA.
>>
>> Seems to me that, it would not be to difficult to write and
>> import/export script that either;
>>
>> Exports all current recordings and relevant data since schema was
>> change (either automatically via date stored in database of when
>> schema was updated [if this data is even stored] or via a user
>> entered date
>> Imports routine would ignore any new data not required/used by
>> previous schema
>>
>> OR
>>
>> Exports the entire database into say XML, so that import routine
>> from previous version can simply ignore data that it does not
>> recognize. IMHO this would provide a better backup, as it would be
>> "compatible" with any version of Myth, rather than current backup
>> which is only compatible with current versions or newer versions.
>
> So here's what we do: every Myth user goes out and buys $5-10* of
> tickets in their local mega-lottery and earmarks the tickets for
> Myth. As soon as somebody wins, presto--we've got the funding to do
> this and lots of other cool stuff.
>
> Just don't let the Myth tickets get mixed up with your tickets! ;)
>
> The only other plausible alternative is for you, Michael, or me,
> Craig, to start coding up what you've described. And I'm pretty sure
> it is not going to be me! ;(
>
> Craig
> *or local currency equivalent.
Point me in the direction of where to find details of schema for 0.24,
0.25 and 0.26.
Im not a "real" coder, and DB's where never really my thing. But I
reckon I can give it a crack. I might be blind, stupid, or just crazy,
but it doesnt really sound difficult to me.
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