[vdr] Re: Simplified Channels.conf

[Lauri Tischler <lauri.tischler@efore.fi>]

Klaus Schmidinger wrote:
> 
> Lauri Tischler wrote:
> >
> > Klaus Schmidinger wrote:
> > >
> > > Determining these settings from the data stream will (presumably) be implemented
> > > in the 1.3.x developer line. But even then the format of channels.conf won't
> > > change (at least not in the way you suggested), since it is _supposed_ to hold
> > > all that data in order to have it available quickly when switching channels.
> > > Think of it as some sort of "cache". When modified information becomes available
> > > via the stream, that one can later overwrite the one stored in channels.conf.
> >
> > True, speed is essential.
> > Could channels.cache then be implemented,
> > channels.conf line has minimal info and channels.cache line is build when the
> > particular channel is first time tuned into.
> > Manually defining pid's is sort of redundant and you need to dig out the
> > info from somewhere.
> 
> Why rename channels.conf??

Not renaming, simplified channels.conf is made and edited by user and
channels.cache is made and used by vdr according to combined info from
from channels.conf and The Stream.

channels.cache is not to be touched by human hand.


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