Changed the default "Lifetime" to 99

4 files changed, 9 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS b/CONTRIBUTORS
index 990793cd..7b8d73e0 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS
@@ -498,6 +498,7 @@ Oliver Endriss <o.endriss@gmx.de>
  for fixing checking for VIDEO_STREAM_S in cRemux::SetBrokenLink()
  for suggesting to add 'repeat' function keys '7' and '9'
  for fixing handling rc key learning in case cRemote::Initialize() returns 'false'
+ for suggesting to change the default "Lifetime" to 99
 
 Reinhard Walter Buchner <rw.buchner@freenet.de>
  for adding some satellites to 'sources.conf'
diff --git a/HISTORY b/HISTORY
index 61fb6089..c4c5f1c3 100644
--- a/HISTORY
+++ b/HISTORY
@@ -2424,3 +2424,8 @@ Video Disk Recorder Revision History
   Huelswitt).
 - Added MPEG1 handling to cDvbDevice::StillPicture() (thanks to Thomas
   Heiligenmann).
+- Changed the default "Lifetime" to 99, which means that recordings will
+  never be deleted automatically in case the disk runs full (suggested by
+  Oliver Endriss). Note that in an existing VDR installation the current
+  value as set in 'setup.conf' will still be used - this change only affects
+  new VDR installations.
diff --git a/MANUAL b/MANUAL
index 29eb334e..1261b70f 100644
--- a/MANUAL
+++ b/MANUAL
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ Version 1.2
                          with a priority below PrimaryLimit will never execute.
 
   Default priority = 50  The default Priority and Lifetime values used when
-  Default lifetime = 50  creating a new timer event. A Lifetime value of 99
+  Default lifetime = 99  creating a new timer event. A Lifetime value of 99
                          means that this recording will never be deleted
                          automatically.
 
diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index 0ef2d57f..d3f2db7d 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: config.c 1.116 2003/08/24 11:00:24 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: config.c 1.117 2003/10/17 14:11:27 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #include "config.h"
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ cSetup::cSetup(void)
   SortTimers = 1;
   PrimaryLimit = 0;
   DefaultPriority = 50;
-  DefaultLifetime = 50;
+  DefaultLifetime = 99;
   PausePriority = 10;
   PauseLifetime = 1;
   UseSubtitle = 1;