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It requires XBMC to be able to launch binary addons. Because XBMC can't do this right now on most OSes, XBMC can't self-update. Some derivative versions have baked self-updating in though. Specifically, most versions of XBMC for Raspberry Pi, OpenELEC, and Crystalbuntu can self-update right now, I believe. I'm fairly certain XBMC for Android should also have that ability fairly early on.
The rest of the platforms are going to have to wait until binary addons become a true reality, which is still a ways down the road.
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Why I can't sail to England when I don't have a boat? Someone has to build the boat first.
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Something preventing it? Not that I know of. It's something that's being worked towards that will one day bring all sorts of great abilities to XBMC.
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Multiplatform Support is difficult todo (the buildside) - Not sure if binary addons are the base of in app update but i'm not into it.
AppleTV4/iPhone/iPod/iPad: HowTo find debug logs and everything else which the devs like so much:
click here
HowTo setup NFS for Kodi:
NFS (wiki)
HowTo configure avahi (zeroconf):
Avahi_Zeroconf (wiki)
READ THE IOS FAQ!:
iOS FAQ (wiki)
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2013-02-28, 20:26
(This post was last modified: 2013-02-28, 20:34 by MusicMonkey5555.)
I would also like to see this. Even if it was in the system menu and you had to click check for update or something.
Also I would think it would be possible in xbmcbuntu version.
One last thing and this is more of a side related question. When I launch xbmcbuntu (exit xbmc and then select xbmcbuntu - not xbmc or openbox) and then open the software updater does this essentially update xbmcbuntu? Or does it just update some components, but not the full thing? And if so and you are running a beta or RC build does it update to the latest beta or RC or the latest stable?
Also at least a feature that checks if there is an update and lets up know under system summary or something would be nice. Then maybe it could tell you where to go to get it or something.
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I really miss this feature. I was using Kodi (xbmc) under Linux and I didn't find any problem with updating because of smart Linux package managers but recently I forced to move to M$ Windows which means I've to download then install whole setup manually whenever Kodi get a new release... This is really annoying!
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I forgot to tell you why the updater is vital for me.
I'm using Kodi as portable app (using -p switch) so whenever Kodi get new release I've to extract the installer manually (using 7-zip) then move the extracted folder to portable path... this is really exhausting procedure believe me.
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