Re: Curiosity: what means "mmsnothread"; and why might I need it?

2014-06-21 Thread dinkypumpkin
On 21/06/2014 00:41, Jeremy Nicoll - ml get_iplayer wrote: Looking at the get_iplayer code (but with non-expert perl eyes) I get the impression that the file will be read from if it is present, but nothing actually within get_iplayer creates it - is that right? System options file is not requir

Re: Curiosity: what means "mmsnothread"; and why might I need it?

2014-06-20 Thread Timothy
Jeremy Nicoll - ml get_iplayer wrote: > dinkypumpkin wrote: > >> The system options file is managed by the installer on Windows. You >> shouldn't touch it. If you want to override any settings, put them in >> your user options file or use the command line. > > I'm puzzled by this comment beca

Re: Curiosity: what means "mmsnothread"; and why might I need it?

2014-06-20 Thread Jeremy Nicoll - ml get_iplayer
dinkypumpkin wrote: >On 19/06/2014 12:27, Howard Orgel wrote: >> Installation of a previous version put "mmsnothread 1" in GiP's system >> options file . >> It has survived updates/reinstallations to present. What does it do; and >> why might I need it? Removing it seems to have no effect. >>

Re: Curiosity: what means "mmsnothread"; and why might I need it?

2014-06-19 Thread Howard Orgel
On Thu, 19 Jun 2014 20:01:57 +0100, dinkypumpkin wrote: > If mmsnothread is unset/false and a Windows Media resource is supplied > in multiple parts, get_iplayer will attempt to download the parts in > parallel. The "thread" is a bit of a misnomer - get_iplayer just > launches multiple instanc

Re: Curiosity: what means "mmsnothread"; and why might I need it?

2014-06-19 Thread dinkypumpkin
On 19/06/2014 12:27, Howard Orgel wrote: Installation of a previous version put "mmsnothread 1" in GiP's system options file . It has survived updates/reinstallations to present. What does it do; and why might I need it? Removing it seems to have no effect. (Using If mmsnothread is unset/fal

Curiosity: what means "mmsnothread"; and why might I need it?

2014-06-19 Thread Howard Orgel
GiP v2.86, WinXP Pro32 SP3, 4 logical processors. I'm curious: Installation of a previous version put "mmsnothread 1" in GiP's system options file . It has survived updates/reinstallations to present. What does it do; and why might I need it? Removing it seems to have no effect. (Using "--pref