[linux-dvb] Re: channels.conf syntax?

[Gerd Knorr <kraxel@bytesex.org>]

Johannes Stezenbach <js@convergence.de> writes:

> Anyway, instead of bashing VDR or the other exisiting channel list
> formats, let me state the goal I am pursueing (sparked off by
> a recent posting by Jamie Honan): I would like to define a standard
> format for DVB channel lists and input configuration, which would
> be backed up by a tiny C library so it is usable by potentially
> every Linux DVB program out there.

> I would like to hear some opinions if that goal is worthwile
> or if we should stop right here.

I'd like to see that happen.  As you might have guessed from looking
at xawtv's config file format I actually like the samba-like style,
i.e. like this ...

        [station id]
        frequency = ...
        audio_pid = 23
        video_pid = 42
        ...

... because it is easy to read (for humans, without counting colons ;)
and also easy to parse.  

But I don't care that much how that format actually looks, it should
just be the same for everyone.  Sticking with the current vdr format
(which seems to be the de-facto standard right now) would be fine too.

> VDR currrently does not have the concept of favorites lists, and thus
> the sort order of the channels.conf is important.

That should be fixed.  The shared channels.conf should just have the
tuning information and nothing else.

  Gerd

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