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Help for install xbmc on finch

Posted: 13 Aug 2014 21:43
by laster13
hi

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nas4free ~/ root^> git clone -b master git://github.com/xbmc/xbmc.git xbmc
Cloning into 'xbmc'...
remote: Counting objects: 292605, done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (346/346), done.
remote: Total 292605 (delta 451), reused 355 (delta 313)
Receiving objects: 100% (292605/292605), 460.27 MiB | 343.00 KiB/s, done.
Resolving deltas: 100% (209391/209391), done.
Checking connectivity... done.
Checking out files: 100% (11950/11950), done.
nas4free ~/ root^> cd $HOME/xbmc
nas4free xbmc/ root^> git clean -xfd
nas4free xbmc/ root^> git reset --hard
HEAD is now at f642386 [language] missed some xbmc/kodi replacements
nas4free xbmc/ root^> git pull --rebase
remote: Counting objects: 8, done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (7/7), done.
remote: Total 8 (delta 6), reused 3 (delta 1)
Unpacking objects: 100% (8/8), done.
From git://github.com/xbmc/xbmc
   f642386..0abbe2d  master     -> origin/master
First, rewinding head to replay your work on top of it...
Fast-forwarded master to 0abbe2d0104f047aa84cc6c84043327d3a095ec5.
I try to follow this tutorial but I arrived at the build / compilation party and i do not know how to do

http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=HO ... _for_Linux

thanks

Re: Help for install xbmc on finch

Posted: 14 Aug 2014 08:16
by dreamcat4
It is a better habit to try out in a jail first. Not the chroot. That way, if things get mess up (which can often happen), then can delete the jail start again. Using jails keeps your main chroot clean and free of junk.

Of course, some software can't work in a jail. But that is unlikely to be true for XBMC. Also, why run XBMC on FreeBSD? It is often a better experience to buy seperate Android SMART TV box + air mouse.