DVD writing oddity

Patrick O'Callaghan pocallaghan at gmail.com
Mon Jul 19 05:07:23 UTC 2010


On Sun, 2010-07-18 at 22:45 -0400, Bill Davidsen wrote:
> Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> > On Wed, 2010-07-14 at 11:33 -0400, Bill Davidsen wrote:
> >> Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> >>> On Tue, 2010-07-13 at 16:01 -0400, Bill Davidsen wrote:
> >>>> Recompiled them to use --dwis instead.
> >>> Or you could use a script.
> >>>
> >> Scripts only help if you do the same thing over and over. You can define it, too:
> >> 	DWIS="--some-meaningless-nonsense-someone-thinks-is-cute"
> >>
> >> But for one time use not having to enter the options is good, being meaningless 
> >> they are hard to remember.
> > 
> > If it's one-time use, I don't understand your comment about recompiling
> > to use a different option.
> > 
> One of many one time uses, actually. Different enough that a script is not a 
> time saver.

You mean you recompile every time there's an update? How is that a time
saver? Since you're not actually changing the funcionality, just the
names of some options, I still don't get it.

poc



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