2010-09-20, 15:28
I stand to be corrected, but I believe the PVR addons also depend on some other specific code within the xbmc pvr branch, so although each pvr that is supported will have an add-on, there is some code common to all that needs to be merged into the main branch of xbmc before it will be supported outside of the pvr branch.
I have read that this is planned as one of the early tasks to do (merge the pvr branch into trunk) after the final dharma release. Once that happens, you should just be able to use the main svn ppa to try the pvr add ons, without waiting until eden rolls around.
I too was just using an htsp source and shortcut to the recordings directory to access tvheadend, but the epg is really handy, so I have been using the pvr testing branch instead for a while now. You've gotta put up with a few bugs while it evolves, but it's surprisingly stable already (especially gujs ppa)...
I have read that this is planned as one of the early tasks to do (merge the pvr branch into trunk) after the final dharma release. Once that happens, you should just be able to use the main svn ppa to try the pvr add ons, without waiting until eden rolls around.
I too was just using an htsp source and shortcut to the recordings directory to access tvheadend, but the epg is really handy, so I have been using the pvr testing branch instead for a while now. You've gotta put up with a few bugs while it evolves, but it's surprisingly stable already (especially gujs ppa)...