Tvheadend

I always suggest you use a shell script as a postprocessor script that takes all the tvheadend variables as input and then let this shell script start/call all the other required programs.
That way you can test your bash script independently from tvheadend. On this wiki page you can find an example of such a script that is used in conjuction with ComSkip.
(http://www.lonelycoder.com/redmine/projects/tvheadend/wiki/Tvheadend_post_recording_scripts)

And also make sure that all these scripts can be executed by the user under which tvheadend is running (usually this is the hts user)
So start with a simple shell script that is just outputting all the variables to a simple text file and then expand from there.

Hein

Thanks Hein... I will give it a shot on the weekend and report back the results.

Ben

I also have strong feeling that post processor command just doesn't work. I tried under Ubuntu 12.04 as simple command as: date > /home/user/file - nothing happens.
I it working for anybody here ?

Mac

I have not had a chance to test this as a script yet as suggested, but I find it odd that I get no output at all even when I had tried some basic commands too, like Mac.

@Mac... I am also running a 12.04 based distro (Pinguy 12.04). I noticed that I did not mention this originally.

Ben

Thanks Ben
I use TVHeadend - build: 2.12
I think first we need to ensure is this behaviour related to specific distro (like Ubuntu/Pinguy), or is this common bug in build 2.12 of TVHeadend.
We need someone with working post processor command in TVHeadend to find out right environment.

Mac

My build shows as Build: 2.99.53.4502158, should I look for this elsewhere? Perhaps it is a dev build, though I'm sure I set this up following instructions for setting up a PVR for XBMC from the xbmc wiki, so it seems odd that it would be a dev build.