On 24.11.2008 20:33, Manu Abraham wrote: > Klaus Schmidinger wrote: >> On 24.11.2008 16:55, Niels Wagenaar wrote: >>> ... >>> For the time being I have only two options which will work without any >>> additional patching in S2API: >>> >>> - Let the user set this as an option >>> - Use my VUP (very ugly patch) by checking the deliverystem for the string >>> "DVBS2". >> Both are ugly workarounds and any reasonable API requiring them instead >> of simply reporting the -S2 capability of a device should >> be ashamed, go home and do its homework. > > ACK > >> For the time being I'll work with my suggested FE_CAN_2ND_GEN_MODULATION >> patch - until somebody can suggest a different way of doing this (without >> parsing strings or requiring the user to do it). > > ACK. > > That is a saner way of doing it rather than anything else, as it stands. > > Anyway, we won't be seeing professional device support as it stands with > the current API anytime soon, so as it stands the better alternative is > thus. > > But it would be nice to have something shorter: say FE_IS_2G or > something that way, for the minimal typing. Well, I don't really care about the actual name - as long as I can get the information... ;-) Klaus _______________________________________________ linux-dvb mailing list linux-dvb@xxxxxxxxxxx http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linux-dvb
