Am Samstag, 4. Februar 2012, 19:47:06 schrieb Harry Coin:
> 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?
Sure, some more text in mythtv package would be nice, but by now it is also
clear what mythtv installs:
"This package will install a complete MythTV client/server environment on a
single system."
Maybe you want something like that:
"If you only want to setup a (slave-)backend refer to mythtv-backend package."
But if one will setup a slave-backend today things should be clear too, install
mythtv-backend, for me it seems sane.
mythtv-backend description:
"This package contains only the server software, which provides video and audio
capture and encoding services. In order to be useful, it requires a mythtv-
frontend installation, either on the same system or one reachable via the
network.
A database is also required. The mythtv-database package must be installed,
either on the same system, or one reachable via the network."
Regards,
Tilo
