Re: mythtv slaves not dependent on mysql-server

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Author: Harry Coin
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To: dmo-discussion
Subject: Re: mythtv slaves not dependent on mysql-server
On 2/4/2012 12:44 PM, Christian Marillat wrote:
> Harry Coin<harrycoin@???> writes:
>
> [...]
>
>> Owing to the present package choices, how many who do not wish to be
>> myth developers but that have a slave backends also used as frontends
>> pointlessly run never-used mysql server daemons? Consider typical
>> habits: A person gets 'mythtv' installed on system 1. Time passes,
>> they are happy. So, they decide to add a system. They repeat what
>> worked before -- they go to 'synaptic' and click 'mythtv' on system 2.
>> There are no words anywere there speaking about differences for a
>> slave backend. Not a different package, not commentary in the
>> synaptic environment about slave backends. So, 'mythtv' it is!!
>> After all, who would want to install a system that is 'not complete'
>> as it explains there? So, they run mythtv-setup 'just like last
>> time' and put in the details for the master backend. Viola. Done.
>> Another useless mysqld is born!
>>
>> No real harm done, just wasted memory, a swap space, a small
>> performance hit.
> I understand, but think the opposite and guess the bug report : 'why a
> mysql server isn't installed ?'.
>
> Christian
>
>


Good point. How about leave the program the same but put some words in
the text of the 'mythtv' meta package about slave backend packages?