installing ffmpeg

[greenbag]

Well.. it wasn't actually "--enable-external-libraries". It was "--with-ffmpeg path_to_ffmpeg=/usr/bin/". I wound up installing the dev packages for the codecs I wanted, then enabled them in /xbmc/tools/depends/target/ffmpeg's autobuild.sh. It was that easy.

I used the "Kodi15.txt" guide, with my first build being Isengard. Jarvis test is next. the guide worked perfect.. but I needed to change a few things. Mainly, I didn't need to mess with gcc and g++.. the ones installed were newer than the 4.8 it tells you to use instead. I needed to select 2 or 3 different packages than what the guide tells you to.. I just apt-cache searched the files it said it couldn't find, choosing a newer version than what was suggested. Simple enough. I can't remember the packages.. I accidentally closed the text file I was saving them to before actually saving the file. I also needed to "apt-get build-dep xbmc". That fixed the final dependency issues. It wasn't enough by itself though.. I needed to packages in the guide as well.

I built it on Ubuntu Mate, right on the pi. I used my external drive to do the build though... faster, and it didn't freeze the system up. Not that you should be using the pi while compiling anyway. It'll definitely save the microsd card from extended wear and tear though. Kodi's a lot more responsive.. I guess because it was built directly on the pi, rather than cross-compiled, or emulated in Qemu. I haven't tried it in Qemu.. yet, but I found a guide. Mate's fine, but either I need to add a script to Kodi to enter desktop mode after exiting Kodi, or there's a bug. Exiting just results in a black screen. I ran into that a few times with XBian, black screen with no command prompt. I think I messed XBian up though for that to happen. Next... is to try using Raspian. Raspian's the fastest os for the pi.. boots almost instantly.

But I just realized something else... I should be able to build my own Kodi, right in XBian itself. It would be a simple modification.

Kodi15.txt

Code:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8nSlx6Q6IoQb2gzLTJQRXlCdzA/view