Dear colleagues, I recently had to start working on Kodi 19.0 "Matrix" alpha for my Debian buster HTPC. I have prepared the source repositories for Kodi and nearly all binary add-ons in my personal space on Salsa:
https://salsa.debian.org/basilgello-guest I have yet to process several visualization and screensaver plugins (screensaver.rsxs, visualization.milkdrop*), but overall the build is stable enough to start a discussion here as advised by Balint. To allow building on buster, I need several packages to be included in stable from testing and my personal space: =================================================================================== Package Name | Source repository and branch | Maintainer of package =================================================================================== 1. Add packages not existing in buster: flatbuffers basilgello-guest/flatbuffers:buster "Balint Reczey" <[email protected]> kodiplatform unstable: 20180302-1 "Michael R. Crusoe" <[email protected]> libshairplay basilgello-guest/libshairplay:master "Vasyl Gello" <[email protected]> libudfread basilgello-guest/libudfread:master "Vasyl Gello" <[email protected]> waylandpp unstable: 0.2.5-2 "Balint Reczey" <[email protected]> 2. Update packages existing in buster: fmtlib unstable: 6.1.2+ds-2 "Eugene V. Lyubimkin" <[email protected]> libhdhomerun unstable: 20200225-1 "Francois Marier" <[email protected]> spdlog unstable: 1.5.0+ds-3 "Michael R. Crusoe" <[email protected]> I know that Team Kodi is not going to release beta anytime soon, but I decided to contribute my work to Debian anyway. -- Vasyl Gello ================================================== Certified SolidWorks Expert Mob.:+380 (98) 465 66 77 E-Mail: [email protected] Skype: vasek.gello ================================================== 호랑이는 죽어서 가죽을 남기고 사람은 죽어서 이름을 남긴다 April 30, 2020 9:54:30 AM UTC, "Bálint Réczey" <[email protected]> написав(-ла): >Hi Vasyl, > >Vasyl Gello <[email protected]> ezt írta (időpont: 2020. ápr. 26., >V, 19:25): >> >> Hi Balint! >> >> After I started preparation for Kodi 19.0, I also adapted the whole archive >> of binary add-ons from Ubuntu PPA to Debian. >> I keep them updated in my user space >> https://salsa.debian.org/basilgello-guest. All packages pushed are tested by >> me >> (building all of them, actively using some). > >Great! Are you looking for sponsorship for the uploads? I suggest >moving our discussion to https://lists.debian.org/debian-multimedia/ >because kodi and most addons are officially team-maintained. > >> Now I need to include several backports of utility packages to buster. These >> include: >> >> https://salsa.debian.org/basilgello-guest/flatbuffers/-/tree/buster >> https://salsa.debian.org/basilgello-guest/kodiplatform/-/tree/buster >> https://salsa.debian.org/basilgello-guest/libhdhomerun/-/tree/buster >> https://salsa.debian.org/basilgello-guest/waylandpp/-/tree/buster > >Please use the debian/buster branch if you would like to have the >branches merged to the official packaging repos. > >> >> I did not date to bump upstream versions and used source packages from sid >> to minimize changes. >> With these packages added / updated to buster, Kodi 19.0 and all Matrix >> binary addons compile and run successfully. >> >> Can you check these repos out and tell me what to do next please? > >If you would like to make those packages widely available, then first >the dependencies, then kodi should be uploaded to >https://backports.debian.org/Contribute/ > >The situation is a bit tricky, because Kodi 18 should be removed from >testing to help the removal of Python 2 and ideally only the final >Kodi 19 should be uploaded to unstable and let being migrated to >testing with a transition of all addons at the same time. > >Since presence in testing is a requirement for buster-backports the >backports is practically blocked until upstream releases Kodi 19 with >Python 3 support. > >I think the rules can be bent a bit since you mentioned that the >addons seem to work well already with Kodi 19, thus the first beta of >Kodi 19 could go into unstable with the addons and be backported to >Buster after it migrated to testing. > >IMO the next steps should be the following: > >1. Please register to the mailing list respond to this email via >[email protected] to make others in the team aware of >your interest and plans and move the kodi-related communication there. > >2. I can help with upgrading Kodi to 19.x in unstable and with staging >it in experimental, but I can't commit myself to sponsoring uploads to >buster-backports. Please find someone who can help you with that. > >3. Please file ITP bugs for the new addons and prepare them for upload on >Salsa. >For the repositories please follow the Multimedia Team's standard >procedures and prefer upstream versions rather than git snapshots. > >4. Ask for sponsorship on the team's mailing for the packages when >they are ready. > >Cheers, >Balint > >[1] https://wiki.debian.org/DebianMultimedia/DevelopPackaging > >> >> -- >> Vasyl Gello >> ________________________________ >> Certified SolidWorks Expert >> >> Mob.:+380 (98) 465 66 77 >> >> E-Mail: [email protected] >> >> Skype: vasek.gello >> ________________________________ >> 호랑이는 죽어서 가죽을 남기고 사람은 죽어서 이름을 남긴다
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