Making an installable zipped script

CSB! · 2011-06-17 23:39

Hi all,

I have written a script, which works of course, but when I try to package it for distribution as a zip file, it simply will not install. There is no output to the log, even at debug level.

Is there a published spec for what is required in the zip file, I can't seem to find one.

giftie · 2011-06-18 01:04

The zip needs to contain the complete folder of the script.

So:

script.test <- foldername
---->addon.xml
---->addon.py <- or what ever you have in addon.xml for library=
---->changelog <- not necessary but nice to have
---->icon.png
---->LICENCE.txt <- also not necessary but needed for the offical repo
---->resourses <- sub folder containing more of your script if needed.

Also, you need to make sure that XBMC has permission to over write the files in the addons folder(sometimes permissions get changed when you manually copy)

CSB! · 2011-06-18 17:55

giftie Wrote:The zip needs to contain the complete folder of the script.

So:

script.test <- foldername
---->addon.xml
---->addon.py <- or what ever you have in addon.xml for library=
---->changelog <- not necessary but nice to have
---->icon.png
---->LICENCE.txt <- also not necessary but needed for the offical repo
---->resourses <- sub folder containing more of your script if needed.

Also, you need to make sure that XBMC has permission to over write the files in the addons folder(sometimes permissions get changed when you manually copy)

Is it OK to have more stuff in the top level folder, or do they need to be put into resources?

CSB! · 2011-06-19 00:41

Spent a lot of time poking it, to no avail. Getting log output now, at least... something could be wrong with my addon.xml, but it looks valid to me...

Code:

32:52 T:3045308272 M:3489304576   DEBUG: ------ Window Deinit (FileBrowser.xml) ------

32:52 T:2786036592 M:3489304576   DEBUG: FileManager: copy /home/xbmc/script.subseek.zip->special://home/addons/packages/script.subseek.zip

32:52 T:2786036592 M:3489529856   DEBUG: FileManager, processing folder: zip://special%3a%2f%2fhome%2faddons%2fpackages%2fscript%2esubseek%2ezip/script.subseek/

32:52 T:2786036592 M:3489529856   DEBUG:   -- zip://special%3a%2f%2fhome%2faddons%2fpackages%2fscript%2esubseek%2ezip/script.subseek/addon.xml

32:52 T:2786036592 M:3489529856   DEBUG:   -- zip://special%3a%2f%2fhome%2faddons%2fpackages%2fscript%2esubseek%2ezip/script.subseek/default.py

32:52 T:2786036592 M:3489529856   DEBUG:   -- zip://special%3a%2f%2fhome%2faddons%2fpackages%2fscript%2esubseek%2ezip/script.subseek/icon.png

32:52 T:2786036592 M:3489529856   DEBUG: FileManager: create folder special://home/addons/script.subseek

32:52 T:2786036592 M:3489529856   DEBUG: FileManager: copy zip://special%3a%2f%2fhome%2faddons%2fpackages%2fscript%2esubseek%2ezip/script.subseek/addon.xml->special://home/addons/script.subseek/addon.xml

32:52 T:2786036592 M:3489529856   ERROR: Could not read addon description of script.subseek

32:52 T:2828008304 M:3489529856   DEBUG: thread start, auto delete: 1

32:52 T:2786036592 M:3489529856   DEBUG: FileManager, processing folder: special://home/addons/script.subseek/

32:52 T:3045308272 M:3489529856   DEBUG: CGUIMediaWindow::GetDirectory ()

32:52 T:3045308272 M:3489529856   DEBUG:   ParentPath = []

32:52 T:3045308272 M:3489529856   DEBUG: ------ Window Init (DialogKaiToast.xml) ------

32:52 T:2877291376 M:3489529856   DEBUG: thread start, auto delete: 0

32:52 T:2877291376 M:3489529856   DEBUG: Thread 2877291376 terminating

32:58 T:3045308272 M:3488714752   DEBUG: ------ Window Deinit (DialogKaiToast.xml) ------

33:22 T:2828008304 M:3487571968   DEBUG: Thread 2828008304 terminating (autodelete)

33:22 T:2786036592 M:3487571968   DEBUG: Thread 2786036592 terminating (autodelete)

Code:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>

<addon id="script.subseek"

       name="SubSeek"

       version="1.0.0"

       provider-name="CSB">

  <requires>

    <import addon="xbmc.python" version="1.0"/>

  </requires>

  <extension point="xbmc.python.subtitles"

             library="default.py" />

  <extension point="xbmc.addon.metadata">

    <summary>SubSeek</summary>    

    <description>Innovative seeking interface for XBMC</description>

    <platform>all</platform>

  </extension>

</addon>

vikjon0 · 2011-06-19 12:40

The lack of logging is an issue... I had some problem and it turned to be the addon.xml

make a new copy of a working addon.xml and only change the bare minimum making sure not introducing any windows line breaks or anything else. To be safe edit it in linux (if feasable)

CSB! · 2011-06-20 03:28

vikjon0 Wrote:The lack of logging is an issue... I had some problem and it turned to be the addon.xml

make a new copy of a working addon.xml and only change the bare minimum making sure not introducing any windows line breaks or anything else. To be safe edit it in linux (if feasable)

I copied the addon.xml from XBMC Subtitles, changing only the "addon id" part, and I get no log output whatsoever now. Awesome.

CSB! Junior Member Posts: 34 Joined: Jun 2011 Reputation: 0	2011-06-17 23:39 Post: #1 Hi all, I have written a script, which works of course, but when I try to package it for distribution as a zip file, it simply will not install. There is no output to the log, even at debug level. Is there a published spec for what is required in the zip file, I can't seem to find one.
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