Bug#408246: dvb-utils: Is the zap util the latest version?

[David Maslen]

Package: dvb-utils
Version: 1.1.1-2
Severity: minor

Hello,

I've been using tzap from a local cvs build of the dvbutils. It's
output doesn't have a version but looks like this.

dmm at trinity:~$ /usr/local/bin/tzap
usage:
       tzap [options] <channel_name>
         zap to channel channel_name (case insensitive)
     -a number : use given adapter (default 0)
     -f number : use given frontend (default 0)
     -d number : use given demux (default 0)
     -c file   : read channels list from 'file'
     -x        : exit after tuning
     -r        : set up /dev/dvb/adapterX/dvr0 for TS recording
     -s        : only print summary
     -S        : run silently (no output)
     -F        : set up frontend only, don't touch demux
     -t number : timeout (seconds)
     -o file   : output filename (use -o - for stdout)
     -h -?     : display this help and exit
dmm at trinity:~$

The version of tzap in dvb-utils looks like this;

dmm at trinity:~$ /usr/bin/tzap

usage: /usr/bin/tzap [-a adapter_num] [-f frontend_id] [-d demux_id]
[-c conf_file] [-r] <channel name>

>From my perspective, it's missing the -t option for timing out.
That's a function I use in some of my scripts, thus preventing me from
using the debian packaged version.

The linuxtv documentation looks the same as my local version/
http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/Zap

Could you please check you are compiling the latest code for these
applications. I have been using my local version for some time.
The latest code looks to be available here

http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/Dvbtools

Although I'm sure I got it from the a CVS server somewhere.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 4.0
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Shell:  /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.18-3-amd64
Locale: LANG=POSIX, LC_CTYPE=POSIX (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968)

Versions of packages dvb-utils depends on:
ii  libc6                       2.3.6.ds1-10 GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii  makedev                     2.3.1-83     creates device files in /dev
ii  udev                        0.103-2      /dev/ and hotplug management daemo

dvb-utils recommends no packages.

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