[mythtv] Backend AutoDiscovery

[Stuart Auchterlonie]

Fred Squires wrote:
>>> I was thinking of moving the dependent UI/Theme settings into config.xml
>>> and make the settings local to each frontend, but was met with some
>>> resistance. This would make the frontends run, with limited functionality,
>>> without having a direct connection to the database (there would need to be
>>> code to sync settings between frontends to make it useful for installs with
>>> more than one frontend).
>> We've discussed the frontends having their own embedded database for storing
>> frontend specific and caching some global settings, I think this would be
>> preferred over a move to text based config files.
> 
> This would be good for local video storage on a laptop.  So you could
> transfer recordings to the laptop to allow for viewing on the road
> without the need for a local backend.
> 

That'll be exactly why we are looking towards a small embedded DB.

Stuart