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2013-11-20, 04:57
(This post was last modified: 2013-11-21, 06:02 by TechLife.)
We are a small group and have a PVR add-on (backend and frontend) that has gained a fairly substantial following. The support thread has gotten completely out of hand and support requests not posted there are getting lost in the main forum completely. What do I need to do to get us our own sub-forum in the PVR forum like many of the others?
Thanks!
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That is correct. It is for the ServerWMC backend and pvr.wmc frontend. Thank you for the reply and any additional information and assistance you can offer.
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hmm, I tend to only open up subforums for PVR addons in our official repo. But I guess you'll create a PR once it's somewhat stable? (not sure if you can create a PR on github from your bitbucket repo though)
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It's a very awesome PVR add-on, to boot! (and I'm saying this as a Mac guy)
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2013-11-21, 22:39
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Thanks Ned!
da-anda - Please see the developers response below. Thank you very much for your reply and assistance.
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Generally speaking, we always prefer that addons get included in the official repo, the idea being that if users have to fall back to using a zip to install something, we've done something wrong.
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Awesome. Thank you guys so much! We'll discuss the switch internally and start moving things where they need to be soon.
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Thanks from me too!
I take your point about the support thing. I am not accepting donations and don't plan to, but I will be happy to put an xbmc donation link on my page.
I would like guidance on whether the addon is at a mature enough level that it should be pushed to the official hub, but I will take that discussion offline. But if anyone has advice or suggestions on this feel free to PM me.
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2013-12-05, 08:04
(This post was last modified: 2013-12-05, 08:05 by scarecrow420.)
Hi da-anda,
We are preparing to push the addon over, we have the code staged in github and could put through the pull request, however we are also just madly trying to knock over a few more items of functionality. Is there a cutoff date we need to work to? Is it better to get a PR in now, then push further updates later, or do we have time to still get some final things in the first push?
Also just wondering once Gotham is released, how do things work then? Can we still make unoficial releases of our addon from our own github clones and download sites, or can newer builds of the addon be released officially even once Gotham is "out the door" ? Not sure how XBMC development works. I assume the nightlies etc woudl move on to the next branch (whatever that is) pretty soon after Gotham is released?
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2013-12-05, 12:30
(This post was last modified: 2013-12-05, 12:33 by scarecrow420.)
Great thanks for the info. We are very stable for core functionality, these were just extra discrete features such as supporting TV Signal Strength or Set/Get last played position on recordings etc. The only obvious omission we have is lack of Android platform but that's pretty much because we have no developer with the skills/toolset required.
I will get a PR across to the official repo soon