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====== Kodi: Compiling pvr.teleboy add-on for Linux or Windows ======
For [[https://kodi.tv|Kodi]] there is a great [[https://github.com/rbuehlma/pvr.teleboy|pvr.teleboy]] add-on, created by [[https://github.com/rbuehlma|rbuehlma]]. \\
Unfortunately, if you want to compile this add-on by yourself for whatever reason, there is no reliable step-by-step instruction on how to compile this add-on for Linux and Windows installation of Kodi anywhere. So I went through the steps and here is the solution:
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===== First thoughts =====

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The whole tutorial is based on x86 64-Bit environment.
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This tutorial is based on:
  * Kodi Leia 18.9
  * pvr.teleboy 18.2.3-Leia
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===== Start of tutorial =====

==== Linux (Debian) ====
=== Preparation ===
Installing dependencies:
<cli>
$ sudo apt-get install cmake build-essential kodi-addons-dev libtinyxml-dev git
</cli>

=== Compiling ===
<cli>
$ mkdir ~/tmp
$ cd ~/tmp
$ git clone https://github.com/Pulse-Eight/platform.git
$ mkdir ./platform/build
$ cd ./platform/build
$ cmake ..
$ make -j4
$ sudo make install
$ sudo ldconfig
$ cd ~/tmp
$ git clone https://github.com/xbmc/kodi-platform.git
$ mkdir ./kodi-platform/build
$ cd ./kodi-platform/build
$ cmake ..
$ make -j4
$ sudo make install
$ sudo ldconfig
$ cd ~/tmp
$ git clone --branch Matrix https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc.git
$ git clone --branch Matrix https://github.com/rbuehlma/pvr.teleboy.git
$ cd ./pvr.teleboy && mkdir build && cd build
$ cmake -DADDONS_TO_BUILD=pvr.teleboy -DADDON_SRC_PREFIX=../.. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=../../xbmc/addons -DPACKAGE_ZIP=1 ../../xbmc/cmake/addons
$ make package-pvr.teleboy
</cli>

You will find the according compiled ''.zip''-package here: \\
''~/tmp/pvr.teleboy/build/build/zips/pvr.teleboy+linux/pvr.teleboy-18.2.3.zip''

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==== Windows (Windows 10) ====
=== Preparation ===
You need to have installed the following depending applications before proceeding:
  * [[https://cmake.org/download/|CMake]] for Windows → Install by checking the following setting: \\ [{{:kodicompilingteleboy02.png?400|CMake for Windows installer settings}}]
  * {{ :vs_2019_community.zip |Microsoft Visual Studio 2019}} Community Edition → Install only the following required Visual Studio packages: \\ [{{:kodicompilingteleboy01.png?400|Visual Studio 2019 installer settings}}]
  * [[https://gitforwindows.org/|Git for Windows]] → Install with default installer settings

=== Compiling ===
<cli>
cd /D C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\VC\Auxiliary\Build

vcvars64.bat

mkdir C:\temp\teleboy

cd /D C:\temp\teleboy

git clone https://github.com/Pulse-Eight/platform.git

cd platform

git submodule update --init --recursive

cd windows

build.cmd

cd /D C:\temp\teleboy

git clone --branch Matrix https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc.git

git clone --branch Matrix https://github.com/rbuehlma/pvr.teleboy.git

cd pvr.teleboy

mkdir build

cd build

cmake -DADDONS_TO_BUILD=pvr.teleboy -DADDON_SRC_PREFIX=../.. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=../../xbmc/addons -DPACKAGE_ZIP=1 ../../xbmc/cmake/addons

msbuild pvr.teleboy.vcxproj /p:Configuration=Release

cd /D C:\temp\teleboy\pvr.teleboy\build\pvr.teleboy-prefix\src\pvr.teleboy-build

cpack
</cli>

You will find the according compiled ''.zip''-package here: \\
''C:/Users/<myUser>/AppData/Local/Temp/addon-pvr.teleboy-18.2.3-windows-x86_64.zip''

===== End of tutorial =====

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