[CountChocula]

I am using the PPC latest version and I am wanting to install some skins. Searching around xtv looks good however how on earth do I go about installing it? Really sorry if this has been covered but my searches prooved fruitless..

[Beenje]

You need to download the skin and build it for ppc.

1) To build skins, you first have to compile XBMCTex.
Download XBMC source:
svn checkout https://xbmc.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot...xport/XBMC
cd XBMC
make -C tools/XBMCTex -f Makefile.osx
You don't have to compile everything. But you probably need to install MacPorts... See README.osx
When you have compiled XBMCTex, copy it to /usr/local/bin

2) Then you can build your skin
svn checkout https://svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/xboxmediacenter/xTV
cd xTV
./Build.sh
-> creates BUILD/xTV
Copy xTV to ~/Library/Application Support/XBMC/skin/

I'll try to make XBMCTex available on sf

[Beenje]

You don't have to compile XBMCTex yourself
Just download it from https://sourceforge.net/project/showfile...e_id=97906
Put it somewhere in your PATH and you can build your skin!

[rovaals]

Thankks I had been wondering how to get xTV on my PowerMac G5.

The skin I built on my windows machine with build.bat didn't work on the mac...It worked in the windows and xbox versions of Babylon.

Does the PPC version of XBMCTex create different xpr files?

[Beenje]

Does the PPC version of XBMCTex create different xpr files?

Yes, xpr files built on ppc are big-endian coded (little-endian coded on x86).
So skins need to be built on the same architecture.

[rovaals]

Thanks, so I guess that means I'll have "PPC Version" and "x86 Version" of the skins I like. Although I love xTV on the Mac, so I don't think I'll need to compile another skin for some time.

[polygon]

i compiled the skin via svn on my mac mini PPC...but it wont work in latest xbmc version...i can only see white text on black....but no images or buttons...

any suggestions?

[mkortstiege]

Most likely because the skin is not updated to use the latest SVN XBMC version. Debug log will tell ..

[polygon]

take me ages to compile, because i'm not into this linux/unix thing etc...
so, where can i find the debug log?


ah, classic...the BUILD was inside the old xTV folder and i put the OLD xTV folder into the library...shame on me

[Beenje]

As of r22923, the ppc version uses the same skin as on x86.
There is no need to build the skin for ppc anymore.
That should make installing new skins on ppc much easier!

PS: Note that skins previously built on ppc are not compatible anymore.