[mythtv] SoC 2006: Configuration Revamp Information

[Justin M. Hunt]

----- Lucas Meijer <lucas at mach8.nl> wrote:
> Justin M. Hunt wrote:
> > Please post any feedback you have on these proposed removals, or any
> other ideas for the configuration revamp.
> >   
> Hey Justin,
> 
> Without trying to push more workload on you :-), it would be great if
> 
> the settings were stored in such a way that it would be relativly easy
> 
> to make a textbased configuration program that can also modify the 
> settings.. (storing settingname, possible values, min/max, database 
> entry, expert level etc somewhere other than hardcoded)..  I don't
> know 
> if the settings for the mythtv-setup program are also on your radar,
> but 
> I've always found it a bit annoying that I need to use X for this.
> 
> I'm not sure if I'm alone in this opinion or not, but it might be 
> something to keep in mind as a future option when revamping a new
> setup 
> for the configuration of myth.
> 
> Bye, Lucas
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Hi Lucas,

I looked at this about a year ago, and basically the way the settings
are stored requires access to the database, and myth, last I checked,
uses QT to do all that.  So basically, as far as I know anyway, if 
you have QT you have X.  It would be possible to write a text mode 
configuration program that access mysql directly but as of right now I
will concentrate my work on getting the new frontend config working. 

Cheers,
Justin