[vdr] Re: VDR developer version 1.1.20

["Ulrich Petri" <ulope@gmx.de>]

the list seems a bit errorisch lately

> -----Original Message-----
> From: vdr-bounce@linuxtv.org [mailto:vdr-bounce@linuxtv.org] 
> On Behalf Of Ulrich Petri
> Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 8:59 PM
> To: vdr@linuxtv.org
> Subject: [vdr] Re: VDR developer version 1.1.20
> 
> 
> Oliver Endriss wrote:
> > Ulrich Petri wrote:
> > > Oliver Endriss wrote:
> > > > The correct way to use '&' is:
> > > > vdr < /dev/tty9 > /dev/tty9 2>&1 &
> > >
> > > You're kidding? Aren't you?
> > 
> > Not at all!
> > 
> > > Thats exactly the point why everyone says linux is 
> user-un-friendly,
> > > because of such more-complicated-than-it-has-to-be Things.
> > 
> > It's just the right way to use the powerful[tm] '&' command.
> > man bash. Read the section about process control.
> > 
> > Nobody is forced to use the '&' command. But if you do you 
> have to do 
> > it the right way. If you want to start vdr in the background, 
> > don't say
> > 'vdr &', because vdr will get blocked when it tries to read 
> > from stdin.
> > Use 'vdr -d' instead. That's pretty easy...
> 
> Its very clear to me. But if vdr behaves like you suggested, 
> i bet there
> will be 500 msgs on the list like "My vdr hangs right after start, i
> cannot do anything". Even if it is explicitly mentioned in the rel.
> notes and README.
> Why make things more complicated if an easier solution is possible?
> 
> CU Ulrich
> 
> 
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