2009-06-18, 10:09
Ok I might as well add my 2 cents worth too then... Personally I have no problem with how the plugins are installed and I agree that it would be a very difficult and time consuming job to keep updating them when website structures change. The SVN Repo has improved a hell of a lot in the past few months and is working great, especially with the option of Update for currrently installed plugins. I have installed xbmc on xbox for many friends and family who have no idea how the more technical details work, if they can switch it on and can watch films/tv shows they are well happy and even they have no problem with using the SVN Repo Installer so it must be pretty user friendly. Ideally it would be nice to have a cross between the Installer Passion XBMC script (where it gives a description of the plugin and whether it's US only etc.) and SVN Repo Installer plugin. As soon as there is a known issue with a plugin the description could easily be changed to say something is currently broken and whether or not a fix is yet available. That would surely help out the end user - if they are experiencing problems they can just look at the SVN Repo plugin and it will tell them if there is a known issue with the plugin they're trying to use. One other addition I'd like to see in the SVN Repo is a "latest" folder or sort by date added to make it easier to find any new ones. Like I say I'm personally happy with the way it's all been going anyway but if the majority feel it necessary for a change maybe this could be the way?