ShowMix 2.1 - New LowList - Printable Version

Code:
Script to Download, Install and Update Git-hosted

  Aeon Showmix, Aeon Auriga and Aeon Hitched XBMC Skin(s)

Script Version: 20090813, Patrick Khoo

Tested with: 

* Git Portable 1.6.4-20090729, Windows XP

* Git 1.6.4 (requires libz, libcrypto, libpthread), Ubuntu 8.04.3

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---- Normal Users - Quick Start Instructions ----

How to use:

1. Copy all files in this package (or if this is a self extracting

   package, unextract it) to a new folder

   (eg. "C:\Program Files\ASMUpdate" or "~/asmupdate")

2. Edit the file "asmupdate" in the folder and specify the correct

   location of your XBMC installation

   (eg. "C:\Program Files\XBMC" or "~/xbmc")

3. While still editing "asmupdate", choose to comment/uncomment

   GETSHOWMIX, GETAURIGA and GETHITCHED as required

4. Just run "asmupdate" by double-click-ing on "ASMUpdate.bat" or

   typing "./asmupdate.sh" from your shell prompt



This will install Aeon Showmix/Auriga/Hitched to your XBMC skins

folder.



In the future, to update Aeon Showmix/Auriga/Hitched skin, just run

the "asmupdate" again.



To see the last 10 changes you've just downloaded, run "asmver",

Press "space" for next page, "q" to exit.



---- Upgrading Instructions ----

1. Just delete all folders in your ASMUpdate folder _EXCEPT_

   ASMGIT, AAGIT or AHMGIT

2. Extract all the files from this new version into your existing

   ASMUpdate folder

3. Re-configure "asmupdate", "asmver", "asmusb" accordingly



---- Update Aeon Showmix/Auriga/Hitched via USB HDD ----

1. Copy all files in this package to your USB HDD

   (eg. "F:\ASMUpdate" or "/media/usb/asmupdate")

2. Comment the XBMC Path in "asmupdate", but configure the

   correct path in "asmusb". Don't forget to comment/uncomment

   GETSHOWMIX, GETAURIGA and GETHITCHED in "asmupdate" as required

3. From an Internet-connected PC, run "asmupdate"

4. Unplug USB HDD, connect it to offline XBMC-installed PC

5. Run "asmusb"



---- Notes for Advanced Users ---

a) If you wish to, you can set a schedule for the script via

   Windows scheduler/crontab. If you use a shortcut link, make

   sure that the working directory is set to the current folder

   and not your home or XBMC directories.

b) If you have add-on ASM mods or do _NOT_ wish to automatically

   update your Aeon Showmix skin, just comment out the path

   to XBMC in "asmupdate".

c) You can also comment out the XBMC path if you want to keep a

   tracking copy of the skin(s) on your HDD outside of XBMC.

d) If you have difficulties using the bundled git programs,

   please install a version for your platform and configure

   GITPATH in "asmupdate" and "asmver" as appropriate



---- Notes for Technical Users ---

The thing about git is that unlike svn, it is a "distributed

version control system". Meaning that when you clone, you are

getting the _WHOLE_ repository and not just doing a checkout.

On top of that, the way git was designed, you (by default) are

supposed to be working on your own branch of the tree.



What we need to do therefore, is download or update a copy of

the respository locally, then force a checkout from our local

copy. This is close(r) in operation to SVN.



So, instead of git pull, which does fetch and merge (which can

result in merge conflicts) to our local branch, we use fetch

and checkout to force git to ignore any changes made locally.



Of course, the downside is that no merging will be performed,

and any changes you do make manually to the skin(s) _WILL_ be

overwritten. But I think for a target audience of "Just Plain

Ordinary Users" who just want to use the skin(s) and keep it up

to date, this is the right mode of operation.



---- Version History ----

20090813

* Added Linux Ubuntu 8.04 version

* Stripped down Git on Windows and Ubuntu

* Added support for Aeon Auriga and Aeon Hitched



20090810

* Initial Release, Windows XP, Git Portable 1.6.4, Aeon Showmix



---- Credits ----

Credits to Git/MSysGit project and GitHub, without whom, this

package would not have been possible.



Credits of course to AndyBlac, djh and Hitcher and all XBMC

developers for coming up with some excellent software and the

reason for this script in the first place :)



Greetz to thread 52755 :)