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How can I create a Kodi addon package (zip) from my freshly compiled TVH

Added by Steve H almost 8 years ago

Hi, I have a couple of machines running Mint 18 x64 and have managed to successfully build tvheadend 4.1-2309~g0736ebc (runs fine from build dir)

How can I take the compiled software and create a Kodi .zip addon file which I can then install on my other Kodi machines ?
Is it something that is specified at build time, or is there a script or procedure to follow after compilation ?

Thanks


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RE: How can I create a Kodi addon package (zip) from my freshly compiled TVH - Added by Mark Clarkstone almost 8 years ago

Steve H wrote:

Hi, I have a couple of machines running Mint 18 x64 and have managed to successfully build tvheadend 4.1-2309~g0736ebc (runs fine from build dir)

How can I take the compiled software and create a Kodi .zip addon file which I can then install on my other Kodi machines ?
Is it something that is specified at build time, or is there a script or procedure to follow after compilation ?

Thanks

I think you're confusing the backend Tvheadend with the Kodi add-on front-end for Tvheadend pvr.hts. Most people only use one backend & connect all frontends to it.

If you're running Mint on all machines and want a separate backend per frontend, then you'll have to install & set-up both on each system. If you're running the same system/arch you can create a deb file using the Autobuild.sh script & install that on each.

Most Kodi installs include pvr.hts either by default or via the add-ons menu.

RE: How can I create a Kodi addon package (zip) from my freshly compiled TVH - Added by Steve H almost 8 years ago

Thanks for your response.

I am referring to the backend. On platforms using OpenELEC or LibreELEC, the tvheadend service is available as a downloadable zip addon which can be installed like any other addon. I wanted to be able to bundle my compiled version in much the same way.

RE: How can I create a Kodi addon package (zip) from my freshly compiled TVH - Added by Mark Clarkstone almost 8 years ago

The deb file that the autobuild.sh creates can be used in the same way, you just install it like any other package (usually via dpkg -i <package> ) on Debian based systems.

If you want to control what gets included pass the configure arguments to the autobuild script using

AUTOBUILD_CONFIGURE_EXTRA=--arg\ --arg2\ --arg3 ./Autobuild.sh.

See ./configure --help for the options.

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