> >
> >>Regarding shutdown: no more changes before version 1.4.
>
> I am currently in the process of making a stable version 1.4,
> so I just don't have the time to get involved in such discussions.
> I just thought I'd let you know that I won't make any changes in that
> area before version 1.4. After that, we can talk about this.
>
> Klaus

For 1.4 I would suggest to include the vdr-inactivity patch that comes with the burn plugin.
It implements a method into cPlugin class to allow a plugin to block shutdown.
It's working similar like a pending cutting thread.
However vdr is still master and can overrule it by acknoledging the shutdown.

I wonder why this has not being adopted because it's a sensible and neccessary addition for all plugins doing a little longer jobs (like burn, vdrconvert-plugin, epg-plugins).
Currently the cPlugin interface is missing such a generic interface and VDR is not aware of pending activities of a plugin.

kind regards  Peter