Add-On Repository

LRFalk01 · 2012-04-06 16:21

I've started work on a new Add-On for Follw.it integration. It isn't release ready or anything, but I am having difficulty figuring out how to get auto update to work.

I have a repo setup: Google Code Page, but when I increment the version number in the addon.xml, the installed addon does not update. Is there something that I am missing? I also noticed that the update button in the add-on details is greyed out. Is there something I forgot to do?

Thanks,
Lucas

Bstrdsmkr · 2012-04-06 16:40

You also need to update the md5

LRFalk01 · 2012-04-06 17:12

It looks like the script I found to generate this may not be returning the proper value.
m = md5.new( open( "addons.xml" ).read() ).hexdigest()
'4cd0121bb7f0eecfda839e956acbc7f7'

I changed the value to what an md5 checker said was valid
'071C31D797438BE316B4BB20D582C8E4'

It still is not prompting for update when xbmc starts. Is this something that xbmc will only check once a day or something?

**spiff** · 2012-04-06 17:12

addon.xml is irrelevant in the context. addons.xml run the show. You then md5 this file. This checksum is checked on a 6h interval on each client. The seed for the checksum is irrelevant, all that matters is that it changes when the repository changes.

LRFalk01 · 2012-04-06 17:17

Is there a way to force the check while I am trying to test this?

**spiff** · 2012-04-06 17:19

Of course. Context menu...

LRFalk01 · 2012-04-06 17:22

Okay. I believe the md5 is now valid. The repo has the plugin as version 0.0.5, and I have 0.0.4 installed. At some point will xbmc check the repo and install the new version automatically?

The update option for the add-on is greyed out. Am I looking at the wrong context menu?

(I am very sorry for my ignorance)

**spiff** · 2012-04-06 17:28

Yes that is not even a context menu. Context menu = right click menu (c on a keyboard). Open that on the correct context, your repository, and voila.

LRFalk01 · 2012-04-06 17:36

I found the force refresh option and ran it. Add-on automatically updated. Thank you very much for help.

Hitcher · 2012-04-06 17:38

Slightly off-topic but the addons_xml_generator.py doesn't append 'addons.xml' to the generated code.

ie 7d0ac33f501a84d52778045750acc63c instead of 7d0ac33f501a84d52778045750acc63c addons.xml

So running the md5 file doesn't actually check anything.

Bstrdsmkr Fan Posts: 651 Joined: Oct 2010 Reputation: 12	2012-04-06 16:40 Post: #2 You also need to update the md5
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LRFalk01 Junior Member Posts: 12 Joined: Mar 2012 Reputation: 0	2012-04-06 17:17 Post: #5 Is there a way to force the check while I am trying to test this?
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spiff Grumpy Bastard Developer Posts: 12,181 Joined: Nov 2003 Reputation: 82	2012-04-06 17:19 Post: #6 Of course. Context menu... Always read the XBMC online-manual, FAQ and search the forum before posting. Do not e-mail XBMC-Team members directly asking for support. Read/follow the forum rules. For troubleshooting and bug reporting please make sure you read this first.
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LRFalk01 Junior Member Posts: 12 Joined: Mar 2012 Reputation: 0	2012-04-06 17:36 Post: #9 I found the force refresh option and ran it. Add-on automatically updated. Thank you very much for help.
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Hitcher Skilled Skinner Posts: 9,931 Joined: Aug 2007 Reputation: 67 Location: Eastleigh, UK	2012-04-06 17:38 Post: #10 Slightly off-topic but the addons_xml_generator.py doesn't append 'addons.xml' to the generated code. ie 7d0ac33f501a84d52778045750acc63c instead of 7d0ac33f501a84d52778045750acc63c addons.xml So running the md5 file doesn't actually check anything.
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