[mythtvnz] xmltvid and four

[Steve Hodge]

On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 9:27 PM, Stephen Worthington <
stephen_agent at jsw.gen.nz> wrote:

> Mythfrontend does the same trick for the config.xml file too - it gets
> it from the current user's home directory.  Usually, the default
> installation sets up  /home/<user>/.mythtv/config.xml to point to the
> /etc/mythtv/config.xml file, or copies /etc/mythtv/config.xml locally.
> But you do need to watch for that.  There is a reason for this setup -
> it allows you to use a different config.xml file for a different
> login.  I have a login for my mother on my laptop that points
> mythfrontend to the database and files on her MythTV box via WiFi, so
> she can use it as a remote frontend from the kitchen or out in the
> garden.  That would not work without separate config.xml files.
>

Having a default location in the current user's home directory certainly
makes sense for an interactive application. However, IMHO it's a poor
choice for a tool that is typically run scheduled.

Cheers,
Steve
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