[vdr] vdr-xine start / stop in a dedicated HTPC context

[Nicolas Huillard <nhuillard@ghs.fr>]

Hi,

vdr + softdevice was a single program to start and stop, but vdr + 
vdr-xine is a server and a client.
I am in the context of a dedicated HTPC : when I start it, both programs 
must run. When I stop it, both must stop. I have no keyboard or mouse to 
handle problems.
The "/etc/init.d/vdr" script starts the vdr back-end (runvdr, which in 
turn runs vdr). The vdr user runs "startx" and have a "~/.xinitrc" 
script that run "xine-ui" with options.

Problems, questions :
* how do I restart just the xine-ui from the LIRC remote ?
* can I be sure that when vdr restarts (restart menu option), xine will 
reconnect flawlessly and get the stream when it comes back (for now, it 
does not work like this here) ?
* how do I make both problems dependent ? Is it desirable ?
* more generaly : how do people handle this ?

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NH