[mythtv] Portable backend,
was MacOS X partial backend implementation
Keith C
mythtv at keithandjill.com
Thu Apr 7 04:44:45 UTC 2005
>
>> What I think would be interesting is a "portable" backend. (ie for
>> laptops). This backend would do no recording on its own, but simply
>> copy files from a master backend as well as the needed database info
>> so that mythtv can be used on the road when there is no contact with
>> the master backend.
>
>
> 2) Use the current mythbackend with a local MySQL
> and a database modified from the real one.
> The patches I included should let you build a mythbackend
> binary, and a few shell or Perl scripts could be hacked to
> select programs, copy them, and insert relevant local
> database entries
>
This is what I was thinking when I read his email : make a local copy
of the relevant database tables/feilds, copy the necessary files to a
local filestore (does it need to be mounted at the same place?) and
kick it off. It would be even nicer to have a decent frontend to the
selection process.
Keith C
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