Now writing the info file before attaching the recorder to the device, to make sure it is present when the recorder needs to update the fps value

2 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/HISTORY b/HISTORY
index babf8135..43a96c1c 100644
--- a/HISTORY
+++ b/HISTORY
@@ -9300,3 +9300,5 @@ Video Disk Recorder Revision History
   all remote VDRs.
 - Fixed removing a cStateKey from a cStateLock (setting StateKey.stateLock = NULL was
   done too late, after the lock had already been released).
+- Now writing the info file before attaching the recorder to the device, to make sure it
+  is present when the recorder needs to update the fps value.
diff --git a/menu.c b/menu.c
index 92b0565c..b6c81dc5 100644
--- a/menu.c
+++ b/menu.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: menu.c 4.66 2018/03/05 15:37:23 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: menu.c 4.67 2018/03/08 17:02:56 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #include "menu.h"
@@ -5233,17 +5233,17 @@ cRecordControl::cRecordControl(cDevice *Device, cTimers *Timers, cTimer *Timer,
   cRecordingUserCommand::InvokeCommand(RUC_BEFORERECORDING, fileName);
   isyslog("record %s", fileName);
   if (MakeDirs(fileName, true)) {
+     Recording.WriteInfo(); // we write this *before* attaching the recorder to the device, to make sure the info file is present when the recorder needs to update the fps value!
      const cChannel *ch = timer->Channel();
      recorder = new cRecorder(fileName, ch, timer->Priority());
      if (device->AttachReceiver(recorder)) {
-        Recording.WriteInfo();
         cStatus::MsgRecording(device, Recording.Name(), Recording.FileName(), true);
         if (!Timer && !LastReplayed) // an instant recording, maybe from cRecordControls::PauseLiveVideo()
            cReplayControl::SetRecording(fileName);
         SchedulesStateKey.Remove();
         LOCK_RECORDINGS_WRITE;
-        Recordings->AddByName(fileName);
         SetRecordingTimerId(fileName, cString::sprintf("%d@%s", timer->Id(), Setup.SVDRPHostName));
+        Recordings->AddByName(fileName);
         return;
         }
      else