[mythtv-users] What's purpose of oldprogram table?

[Tony Maro]

Chris Delis wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 12, 2004 at 08:49:16AM -0500, Tony Maro wrote:
> 
>>I mean, do I really need to know that "A Kid Rock Christmas" played on 
>>12-16-2003 ???  Or that "A&E's Live by Request Starring Lyle Lovett" 
>>played that day as well?
> 
> 
> I think it aides in the Scheduler logic.  For one, it helps decide what's a
> "repeat" episode so that you don't record the same thing twice.

If that's true, then what's the "oldrecorded" table for?  The 
"oldprogram" doesn't include epsiode information at all, just title.  It 
is storing EVERY show, including all the crap I've not only never 
recorded, but never watched.  It currently has over 10,000 entries in 
the table, one for each unique "show" (not episode) ever on my cable 
network since I installed MythTV on December 16th.

In a few years, I could see this getting unusually large...

If this wasn't GPL I'd be reading some conspiracy into it ;-)

-Tony