TOC 1. Introduction 2. Getting the source code 3. Installing the required libraries and headers 4. How to compile 5. How to run 6. Uninstalling 8. Endword ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Introduction ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- A gfx-adapter with OpenGL acceleration is highly recommended and 24/32 bitdepth is required with OpenGL. NOTE TO NEW LINUX USERS: All lines that are prefixed with the '$' character are commands that need to be typed into a terminal window / console (similar to the command prompt for Windows). Note that the '$' character itself should NOT be typed as part of the command. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Getting the source code ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- You will have to grab the source code of course. First install the subversion package provided by your distribution. Then from a terminal, type: $ cd $HOME $ svn checkout https://xbmc.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/xbmc/branches/linuxport/XBMC ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Installing the required libraries and headers ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- You will then need the required libraries. The following is the list of packages that are used to build XBMC packages on Debian/Ubuntu (with all supported external libraries enabled). Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 7.0.50), quilt, python-support, cmake, autotools-dev, autoconf, automake, unzip, libboost-dev, libgl1-mesa-dev | libgl-dev, libglu-dev, libglew-dev, libmad0-dev, libjpeg-dev, libsamplerate-dev, libogg-dev, libvorbis-dev, libfreetype6-dev, libfontconfig-dev, libbz2-dev, libfribidi-dev, libsqlite3-dev, libmysqlclient-dev, libasound-dev, libpng-dev, libpcre3-dev, liblzo2-dev, libcdio-dev, libsdl-dev, libsdl-image1.2-dev, libsdl-mixer1.2-dev, libenca-dev, libjasper-dev, libxt-dev, libxtst-dev, libxmu-dev, libxinerama-dev, libcurl4-gnutls-dev | libcurl-dev, libdbus-1-dev, libhal-storage-dev, libhal-dev, libpulse-dev, libavahi-common-dev, libavahi-client-dev, libxrandr-dev, libavcodec-dev, libavformat-dev, libavutil-dev, libpostproc-dev, libswscale-dev, liba52-dev, libdts-dev, libfaad-dev, libmp4ff-dev, libmpeg2-4-dev, libass-dev, libmpcdec-dev, libflac-dev, libwavpack-dev, python-dev, gawk, gperf, nasm [!amd64], libcwiid1-dev, libbluetooth-dev, zlib1g-dev, libmms-dev, libsmbclient-dev, *** For developers and anyone else who compiles frequently it is recommended to use ccache -------------------------------------------------------------- 3.1. Using the XBMC PPA to get all build dependencies (Debian/Ubuntu only) -------------------------------------------------------------- For this, you need to specify the PPA in your apt sources. Please find them on the forum. http://xbmc.org/forum/showthread.php?t=33327 Update apt: $ sudo apt-get update Here is the magic command to get the build dependencies (used to compile the version on the PPA). $ sudo apt-get build-dep xbmc ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. How to compile ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- To create the XBMC executable manually perform these steps: .0 $ ./bootstrap .1 $ ./configure ... These configure options exist (among others): --disable-option-checking ignore unrecognized --enable/--with options --disable-FEATURE do not include FEATURE (same as --enable-FEATURE=no) --enable-FEATURE[=ARG] include FEATURE [ARG=yes] --enable-debug enable debugging information (default is yes) --enable-optimizations enable optimization (default is yes) --enable-gl enable OpenGL rendering (default is yes) --enable-vdpau enable VDPAU decoding (default is yes) --enable-profiling enable gprof profiling (default is no) --enable-joystick enable SDL joystick support (default is yes) --enable-xrandr enable XRandR support (default is yes) --enable-ccache enable building with ccache feature (default is yes if ccache is installed) --enable-pulse enable PulseAudio support (default is yes) --enable-faac enable FAAC support (default is yes) --enable-dvdcss enable DVDCSS support (default is yes) --enable-mid enable MID support (default is no) --disable-avahi disable Avahi support (default is enabled if libavahi-common and libavahi-client is found) --enable-external-libraries enable use of all supported external libraries (default is no) 'Linux only' --enable-external-ffmpeg enable use of external ffmpeg libraries (default is no) 'Linux only' --enable-external-libmad enable use of external libmad library (default is no) 'Linux only' --enable-external-liba52 enable use of external liba52 library (default is no) 'Linux only' --enable-external-libdts enable use of external libdts library (default is no) 'Linux only' --enable-external-libfaad enable use of external libfaad library (default is no) 'Linux only' --enable-external-libmpeg2 enable use of external libmpeg2 library (default is no) 'Linux only' --enable-external-libass enable use of external libass library (default is no) 'Linux only' --enable-external-libvorbis enable use of external libvorbis library (default is no) 'Linux only' --enable-external-libogg enable use of external libogg library (default is no) 'Linux only' --enable-external-libmpcdec enable use of external libmpcdec library (default is no) 'Linux only' --enable-external-libflac enable use of external libflac library (default is no) 'Linux only' --enable-external-libwavpack enable use of external libwavpack library (default is no) 'Linux only' --enable-external-python enable use of external python library (default is no) 'Linux only' A full listing of supported options can be viewed by typing './configure --help'. .2 $ make Tip: by adding -j to the make command, you describe how many concurrent jobs will be used. So for dualcore the command is: $ make -j2 .3 $ make install This will install XBMC in the prefix provided in 4.1 as well as a launcher script. NOTE: You may need to run this with sudo (sudo make install) if your user doesn't have write permissions to the prefix you have provided (as in the default case, /usr/local). Tip: To override the location that XBMC is installed, use PREFIX=. For example. $ make install PREFIX=$HOME/xbmc ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. How to run ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- How to run xbmc depends on the type of installation you have done. It is possible to run XBMC without the requirement to install xbmc anywhere else. In this case, type the following from the top source directory. $ ./xbmc.bin If you chose to install XBMC using '/usr' or '/usr/local' as the PREFIX, you can just issue 'xbmc' in a teminal session. If you overridden PREFIX to install XBMC into some non-standard location, you will have to run xbmc by directly running 'xbmc.bin'. For example. $ $HOME/xbmc/usr/share/xbmc.bin If you wish to use VDPAU decoding you will now have to change the Render Method in Settings->Videos->Player from "Auto Detect" to "VDPAU". ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. Uninstalling ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Issue "make uninstall" ("sudo make uninstall" if you user doesn't have write permission to the install directory) from your source tree. If you would like to also remove any settings and 3rd party addons (skins, scripts, etc) you should also run "rm -rf ~/.xbmc". NOTE: If you have rerun configure with a different prefix, you will either need to rerun configure with the correct prefix for this step to work correctly. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. Endword ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Have fun! EOF