The problem is that xmltv2vdr sets it's timeout for the whole EPG conversion process, I think. If your xmltv2vdr conversion takes along time (due to large files, slow computer, slow network connection, slow disk, etc.) then you can get a timeout.
I think the problem can be fixed by editing the file xmltv2vdr.pl and making a minor edit to the function (subroutine) ProcessEpg. Look for ProcessEpg, and the look for the code below. The line "alarm($Timeout);" needs to be inserted. It resets the timeout counter after each line of the XML file is processed. (This is a bit excessive, but fixes the problem.)
foreach $xmlline (@xmllines) { chomp $xmlline;
alarm($Timeout); $xmlline=xmltvtranslate($xmlline);
# New XML Program - doesn't handle split programs yet
Greg
Gregory Dudek wrote:
I've had the same time out problem. The solution was to use the xmltv2vdr -t option.
By the way, I'm using a hacked version of xmltv2vdr.pl 1.0.6 - I added support for event "sub-title" and append additional attributes such as year and category to the description. A full description and the a link to download the file is available here:
http://www.antezeta.it/xmltv2vdr.html
Sean
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