XBMC Upgrade
- Thread starter Haris Abdullah
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Why even work on a Kodi 15.x port when Kodi 16.0 (Jarvis) will be released any day now?
http://kodi.tv/kodi-16-0-jarvis-release-candidate-2/
http://kodi.wiki/view/Kodi_v16_(Jarvis)_changelog
https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/tree/Jarvis
Kodi 16 has more portable code / less dependencies and is better optimized for ARM.
This new release also has a updated PVR client addon for VuPlus, see:
https://github.com/kodi-pvr/pvr.vuplus
It would be best to spend time porting the v16 Jarvis branch instead of the older version.
http://kodi.tv/kodi-16-0-jarvis-release-candidate-2/
http://kodi.wiki/view/Kodi_v16_(Jarvis)_changelog
https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/tree/Jarvis
Kodi 16 has more portable code / less dependencies and is better optimized for ARM.
This new release also has a updated PVR client addon for VuPlus, see:
https://github.com/kodi-pvr/pvr.vuplus
It would be best to spend time porting the v16 Jarvis branch instead of the older version.
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Even better for Vu+ will be the upcomming v17 (Krypton) which will have a new VideoPlayer core:
http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=237686
Kodi 17.0 new internal video player (called "VideoPlayer") should be easier to port to Vu+
https://github.com/FernetMenta/xbmc/commits/vplayer
Porting and using Kodi's new internal video player nativly on Vu+ will bring the best experince.
Alternative could be to update this old "GSTPlayer" video player for XBMC based on GStreamer:
https://github.com/theuni/xbmc/tree/cex-abandoned/xbmc/cores/gstplayer
That GStreamer player code ("GSTPlayer") was abandoned but could perhaps be updated for Kodi.
Though I believe that Kodi have moved away from seperate players to using "codecs" instead, see:
https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/tree/master/xbmc/cores/VideoPlayer/DVDCodecs/Video/
There are "codecs" for OpenMAX, VAAPI, VDPAU, so you could make a new "codec" for GStreamer.
Maybe you could port "GSTPlayer" into "GSTcodec" following the above examples?
http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=237686
Kodi 17.0 new internal video player (called "VideoPlayer") should be easier to port to Vu+
https://github.com/FernetMenta/xbmc/commits/vplayer
Porting and using Kodi's new internal video player nativly on Vu+ will bring the best experince.
Alternative could be to update this old "GSTPlayer" video player for XBMC based on GStreamer:
https://github.com/theuni/xbmc/tree/cex-abandoned/xbmc/cores/gstplayer
That GStreamer player code ("GSTPlayer") was abandoned but could perhaps be updated for Kodi.
Though I believe that Kodi have moved away from seperate players to using "codecs" instead, see:
https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/tree/master/xbmc/cores/VideoPlayer/DVDCodecs/Video/
There are "codecs" for OpenMAX, VAAPI, VDPAU, so you could make a new "codec" for GStreamer.
Maybe you could port "GSTPlayer" into "GSTcodec" following the above examples?
medamine60
Vu+ User
Hello,
very nice initiative, will test asap on duo²
It's will help the newbies if you make a backup of your bh including kodi 15
Thank you
Amine
very nice initiative, will test asap on duo²
It's will help the newbies if you make a backup of your bh including kodi 15
Thank you
Amine