Comment 3 for bug 352077

I'd prefer that existing processes don't get killed, but instead if other
processes are running, just output something saying 'not starting because
...'

If you can write the patch, that would still be better. Take your time with
it when you get a chance.

On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 16:50, Andrew Roazen <email address hidden> wrote:

> I think fundydan's approach linked here is what I was talking about:
> http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=6305480&postcount=11
>
> If you still require me to write the patch myself I'll do it; I'm at
> work and can't do it right now.
>
> I suspect multiple instances being accidentally triggered are what's
> behind the number of backend crashes I've been experiencing on and off
> over the last few months.
>
> On 3/31/09 7:44 AM, "Mario Limonciello" <email address hidden> wrote:
>
> Hi Andrew:
>
> I think this is a good idea, if you can write a patch for the mythfrontend
> startup script, that would be even better. It's in sh, and located at
> /usr/bin/mythfrontend . We'd be glad to integrate it then.
>
> On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 20:23, Andrew Roazen <email address hidden>
> wrote:
>
> > Public bug reported:
> >
> > MythTV does not restrict the number of instances of mythfrontend which
> > can run simultaneously on the same box. There is no particular reason
> > why one box should run multiple instances simultaneously and this can
> > inadvertently lead to symptoms like the sound disappearing and
> > performance degradation.
> >
> > The script or binary which mythfrontend runs should first check to see
> > if the process already exists and refuse to continue if it does.
> >
> > Version installed: 0.21.0+fixes18722-0ubuntu1
> > OS Description: Ubuntu 8.10 (Release: 8.10)
> >
> > Because MythTV is typically installed on a desktop OS, it is possible
> > for users to inadvertently trigger multiple instances; some report this
> > happening because of scripts associated with remote buttons. Rather than
> > fix button scripts, the process should monitor itself -- unless there's
> > some reason why it would be desirable for a single box to run multiple
> > instances of the frontend. Again, I'm not talking about preventing
> > multiple frontends running on multiple boxes, just limiting each box to
> > one instance each of the frontend.
> >
> > ** Affects: mythtv (Ubuntu)
> > Importance: Undecided
> > Status: New
> >
> > --
> > multiple instances on one box undesirable
> > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/352077
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> >
>
>
> --
> Mario Limonciello
> <email address hidden>
> Sent from: Austin Texas United States.
>
> --
> multiple instances on one box undesirable
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/352077
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> of the bug.
>
> --
> multiple instances on one box undesirable
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/352077
> You received this bug notification because you are a member of MythTV
> Ubuntu Maintainers, which is subscribed to mythtv in ubuntu.
>

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Mario Limonciello
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Sent from New York, United States