Here's the steps required to compile pvr stalker for those running a linux pc.that means a computer with a linux operating system.
I am no programmer i learned how to do it by reading and trial and error.
since the developers use a ubuntu based system its easiest to use the same as need libaries are easier to find although you can compile it on any system if you choose.
ubuntu,kubuntu,xununtu,linux mint,debian are a few that should work fine.
we will be using the sudo command,it will ask for you password.once entered it wont ask again until you dont use sudo for like 10 min.
open a terminal,alot of distro's ctrl+alt+t will work.if not look in your menu's.
first we need get kodi source code and compile it,to download it you will need git,if you already have it installed it will say so.
sudo apt-get install git
all the steps are avilable here,i will be assuming your using ubuntu 14.04 or higher.refer to the link for older versions.
change to you home directory..$HOME is case sensitive.
cd $HOME
grab the kodi source with git..
for the lastest kodi 17 Krypton,xbmc at the end is the folder xmbc will be copied to from the server,you can change it to whatever you want,xbmc works for me.
if you want kodi 16 Jarvis, kodi 15 Isengard,kodi 14 Helix you would use..
where branch is Jarvis,Isengard,Helix.so example
next we need kodi build dependencies,this is cut/paste from link above.easiest way is to add the ppa.
sudo apt-get install software-properties-common
sudo add-apt-repository -s ppa:team-xbmc/xbmc-nightly
...press enter when asked.
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:team-xbmc/xbmc-ppa-build-depends
...press enter when asked.
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get build-dep kodi
it should install a bunch of packages,sit back and wait until its done.look for messages saying something wasnt installed.
optional install ccache,i install it as i compile newer images all the time...
sudo apt-get install ccache
in the readme.ubuntu link above it explains how to manually install the dependencies,i am not goin to explain it.
if everything went ok you are now ready to compile kodi...
cd xbmc
./bootstrap
this takes abt 5 minutes.
./configure
this takes abt 20 minutes.
make -j2
this takes abt 1/2 hour.replace 2 with however many cpu cores you have,j2 is for dual core,j4 be a quad core.
times will vary based or you cpu.i can do everything in abt 50 minutes on a dual core.
after its completes you should get a message saying kodi built successfully.
if you want to install and use the image you just compiled then...****i would remove any images you already installed via the package mananger.when i recompile a new image i just install right over top my old one.works fime for me.
sudo make install
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to compile pvr.stalker we again use git to get the source code.lets make a directory to build it.
mkdir $HOME/build_pvr_stalker
cd $HOME/build_pvr_stalker
get pvr.stalker source..kodi 17 Krypton
for kodi 16,kodi 15,kodi 14 again we use the -b flag like we did above
pvr stalker has 3 dependencies,kodi-platform,platform,jsoncpp.lets download them.
jsoncpp we get here,download it with your web browser,copy it from you download folder to the $HOME/build_pvr_stalker folder.
cp $HOME/Downloads/jsoncpp-src-0.5.0.tar.gz $HOME/build_pvr_stalker
goto your $HOME/build_pvr_stalker directory with you file browser and right click on each file and select extract here.
build platform-master...
cd $HOME/build_pvr_stalker/platform-master
cmake CmakeLists.txt
make
sudo make install
build kodi-platform-master
cd $HOME/build_pvr_stalker/kodi-platform-master
cmake CmakeLists.txt
make
sudo make install
build jsoncpp,we use scons to do this.run sudo apt-get install scons if you get a error saying its not installed.
cd $HOME/build_pvr_stalker/jsoncpp-src-0.5.0
scons platform=linux-gcc check
the compiled libary will be in the $HOME/build_pvr_stalker/jsoncpp-src-0.5.0/libs/linux-gcc-x.x directory x.x will be the gcc version used to compile it.
we copy it to /usr/local/lib folder and rename it to libjson.so,copy other files to /usr/local/include and then run ldconfig
sudo cp $HOME/build_pvr_stalker/jsoncpp-src-0.5.0/libs/linux-gcc*/libjson*.so /usr/local/lib/libjson.so
sudo cp -R $HOME/Downloads/jsoncpp*/include/json /usr/local/include
sudo ldconfig
finally we compile pvr stalker
cd $HOME/build_pvr_stalker/pvr.stalker
for some reason it never finds my json libaries so i add the path to CmakeLists.txt
open it with a text editor and add the 2 lines refering to jsoncpp,its a small file and i added the lines above and below where i added them for reference.
cmake CmakeLists.txt
make
sudo make install
that should be it.open kodi and pvr stalker should be installed.
the latest for kodi 17 is 2.0.2,kodi 16 is 1.0.3,kodi 15 is 0.8.4
any problems just ask.
the most likely problem will be a missing libary,it will say could not find xxxx.look for that libary in your package mananger and rerun the last command.easiest way is to presss the up arrow button.
I am no programmer i learned how to do it by reading and trial and error.
since the developers use a ubuntu based system its easiest to use the same as need libaries are easier to find although you can compile it on any system if you choose.
ubuntu,kubuntu,xununtu,linux mint,debian are a few that should work fine.
we will be using the sudo command,it will ask for you password.once entered it wont ask again until you dont use sudo for like 10 min.
open a terminal,alot of distro's ctrl+alt+t will work.if not look in your menu's.
first we need get kodi source code and compile it,to download it you will need git,if you already have it installed it will say so.
sudo apt-get install git
all the steps are avilable here,i will be assuming your using ubuntu 14.04 or higher.refer to the link for older versions.
Code:
https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/blob/master/docs/README.ubuntuchange to you home directory..$HOME is case sensitive.
cd $HOME
grab the kodi source with git..
for the lastest kodi 17 Krypton,xbmc at the end is the folder xmbc will be copied to from the server,you can change it to whatever you want,xbmc works for me.
Code:
git clone git://github.com/xbmc/xbmc.git xbmcif you want kodi 16 Jarvis, kodi 15 Isengard,kodi 14 Helix you would use..
Code:
git clone -b <branch> git://github.com/xbmc/xbmc.git xbmc
Code:
git clone -b Isengard git://github.com/xbmc/xbmc.git xbmcnext we need kodi build dependencies,this is cut/paste from link above.easiest way is to add the ppa.
sudo apt-get install software-properties-common
sudo add-apt-repository -s ppa:team-xbmc/xbmc-nightly
...press enter when asked.
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:team-xbmc/xbmc-ppa-build-depends
...press enter when asked.
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get build-dep kodi
it should install a bunch of packages,sit back and wait until its done.look for messages saying something wasnt installed.
optional install ccache,i install it as i compile newer images all the time...
sudo apt-get install ccache
in the readme.ubuntu link above it explains how to manually install the dependencies,i am not goin to explain it.
if everything went ok you are now ready to compile kodi...
cd xbmc
./bootstrap
this takes abt 5 minutes.
./configure
this takes abt 20 minutes.
make -j2
this takes abt 1/2 hour.replace 2 with however many cpu cores you have,j2 is for dual core,j4 be a quad core.
times will vary based or you cpu.i can do everything in abt 50 minutes on a dual core.
after its completes you should get a message saying kodi built successfully.
if you want to install and use the image you just compiled then...****i would remove any images you already installed via the package mananger.when i recompile a new image i just install right over top my old one.works fime for me.
sudo make install
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to compile pvr.stalker we again use git to get the source code.lets make a directory to build it.
mkdir $HOME/build_pvr_stalker
cd $HOME/build_pvr_stalker
get pvr.stalker source..kodi 17 Krypton
Code:
git clone https://github.com/kodi-pvr/pvr.stalker.git pvr.stalker
Code:
git clone -b <branch> https://github.com/kodi-pvr/pvr.stalker.git pvr.stalkerpvr stalker has 3 dependencies,kodi-platform,platform,jsoncpp.lets download them.
Code:
git clone https://github.com/xbmc/kodi-platform.git kodi-platform-master
git clone https://github.com/Pulse-Eight/platform.git platform-master
Code:
http://mirrors.kodi.tv/build-deps/sources/jsoncpp-src-0.5.0.tar.gzgoto your $HOME/build_pvr_stalker directory with you file browser and right click on each file and select extract here.
build platform-master...
cd $HOME/build_pvr_stalker/platform-master
cmake CmakeLists.txt
make
sudo make install
build kodi-platform-master
cd $HOME/build_pvr_stalker/kodi-platform-master
cmake CmakeLists.txt
make
sudo make install
build jsoncpp,we use scons to do this.run sudo apt-get install scons if you get a error saying its not installed.
cd $HOME/build_pvr_stalker/jsoncpp-src-0.5.0
scons platform=linux-gcc check
the compiled libary will be in the $HOME/build_pvr_stalker/jsoncpp-src-0.5.0/libs/linux-gcc-x.x directory x.x will be the gcc version used to compile it.
we copy it to /usr/local/lib folder and rename it to libjson.so,copy other files to /usr/local/include and then run ldconfig
sudo cp $HOME/build_pvr_stalker/jsoncpp-src-0.5.0/libs/linux-gcc*/libjson*.so /usr/local/lib/libjson.so
sudo cp -R $HOME/Downloads/jsoncpp*/include/json /usr/local/include
sudo ldconfig
finally we compile pvr stalker
cd $HOME/build_pvr_stalker/pvr.stalker
for some reason it never finds my json libaries so i add the path to CmakeLists.txt
open it with a text editor and add the 2 lines refering to jsoncpp,its a small file and i added the lines above and below where i added them for reference.
Code:
enable_language(CXX)
set( JSONCPP_INCLUDE_DIRS "/usr/local/include" )
set( JSONCPP_LIBRARIES "/usr/local/lib/libjson.so" )
find_package(kodi REQUIRED)make
sudo make install
that should be it.open kodi and pvr stalker should be installed.
the latest for kodi 17 is 2.0.2,kodi 16 is 1.0.3,kodi 15 is 0.8.4
any problems just ask.
the most likely problem will be a missing libary,it will say could not find xxxx.look for that libary in your package mananger and rerun the last command.easiest way is to presss the up arrow button.
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