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[Thomas Mashos <tgm4883@xxxxxxxxx>]

** Changed in: mythbuntu
   Importance: Undecided => Low

** Changed in: mythbuntu
       Status: New => Confirmed

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XML tv listings grabber: misleading error message
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/395513
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Status in Mythbuntu, Ubuntu derivative focused upon MythTV: Confirmed

Bug description:
The error logs told me that I had to run the following command:

     mythfilldatabase --manual

I ran this from a terminal, and it reported an error message along the following lines:

    [xmltv config file] does not contain any listings; delete [file] and re-run me with the --configure option


The cause of the error was that the tv_grab script needed to be run again. I cleared it with tv_grab_uk_rt --configure. Unfortunately, this wiped out my terminal scrollback so I don't have the exact error message - but it definitely used the terms "me" and "--configure".

The error message given implies that the user should re-run the same command as they previously ran, i.e. mythfilldatabase --configure or mythfilldatabase --manual --configure. It gives no indication of the correct command to run.

( Suggested resolution: It would be much better if the error message contained the exact command to run (i.e. using $0 or similar). Ideally it could even re-launch itself if needed).