[mythtv] [mythtv-commits] Ticket #5985: Use QProcess in MythArchive to monitor process (main.cpp)?

[Paul Harrison]

Stuart Morgan wrote:
> On Sunday 07 December 2008 09:29:20 MythTV wrote:
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>> #5985: Use QProcess in MythArchive to monitor process (main.cpp)?
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>>  That's not really possible because the script is started in the background
>>  and just left to run even if MythArchive or the FE isn't running. I know a
>>  few people just run the script manually without using MythArchive at all.
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> Maybe turn the script into an mtd like process, or wrap the script with one? 
> That way it can be run with QProcess and progress can also monitored or 
> stopped even if the frontend is restarted. I've not really used MythArchive, 
> so these things might already be possible, but an archive daemon also brings 
> up the possibility of creating an archive jobqueue, scheduling a batch of jobs 
> and then having them progress even after the frontend is exited.
>   

That would be nice but it isn't a high priority for me.

Paul H.