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Expand Up @@ -11,23 +11,39 @@ This is the Pluto.tv PVR client addon for [Kodi](https://kodi.tv). It provides K

When building the add-on you have to use the correct branch depending on which version of Kodi you're building against.
If you want to build the add-on to be compatible with the latest kodi `master` commit, you need to checkout the branch with the current kodi codename.
Also make sure you follow this README from the branch in question.
The addon `inputstream.adaptive` must be built at the same time. Also make sure you follow this README from the branch in question.
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The inputstream.adaptive add-on can be build at any time, this is completely unrelated to building pvr.plutotv, as it is a run time dependency, not a build time dependency, thus, not related to pvr.plutotv build procedure.

We need to distinguish between build requirements, which are to be described here and runtime-requirements, which should not be part of this README.

Please remove all inputstream.adaptive information you have added to this file.

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I have considered this suggestion, I agree with it. Without it, however, I believe the changes to the README are insignificant. I will be closing the pull request. Thank you.


### Linux

The following instructions assume you will have built Kodi already in the `kodi-build` directory
suggested by the README.

1. `git clone --branch master https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc.git`
2. `git clone --branch Nexus https://github.com/kodi-pvr/pvr.plutotv.git`
3. `cd pvr.plutotv && mkdir build && cd build`
4. `cmake -DADDONS_TO_BUILD=pvr.plutotv -DADDON_SRC_PREFIX=../.. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=../../xbmc/kodi-build/addons -DPACKAGE_ZIP=1 ../../xbmc/cmake/addons`
5. `make`

The addon files will be placed in `../../xbmc/kodi-build/addons` so if you build Kodi from source and run it directly
The following instructions assume you will not have built Kodi already in the `kodi-build` directory
suggested by the README, as `inputstream.adaptive` must be built also. Please refer to the build link section on prerequisites for building Kodi from source.

1. `cd $HOME`
2. `sudo git clone --branch Piers https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc.git`
3. `sudo mkdir kodi-build`
4. `cd kodi-build`
5. `sudo cmake ../kodi -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr/local -DCORE_PLATFORM_NAME=x11 -DAPP_RENDER_SYSTEM=gl -DENABLE_INTERNAL_FFMPEG=ON`
6. `cd $HOME`
7. `sudo git clone --branch Piers https://github.com/xbmc/inputstream.adaptive`
8. `sudo git clone --branch Piers https://github.com/kodi-pvr/pvr.plutotv`
9. `cd inputstream.adaptive && sudo mkdir build && cd build`
10. `sudo cmake -DADDONS_TO_BUILD=inputstream.adaptive -DADDON_SRC_PREFIX=../.. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=../../kodi-build/addons -DPACKAGE_ZIP=1 ../../kodi/cmake/addons`
11. `sudo make`
12. `cd $HOME`
13. `cd pvr.plutotv && sudo mkdir build && cd build`
14. `sudo cmake -DADDONS_TO_BUILD=pvr.plutotv -DADDON_SRC_PREFIX=../.. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=../../kodi-build/addons -DPACKAGE_ZIP=1 ../../kodi/cmake/addons`
15. `sudo make`
16. `cd $HOME/kodi-build`
17. `sudo cmake --build . -j$(getconf _NPROCESSORS_ONLN)`
18. `./kodi-x11`


The addon files will be placed in `$HOME/kodi-build/addons` so if you build Kodi from source and run it directly
the addon will be available as a system addon.

##### Useful links

* [Kodi's PVR user support](https://forum.kodi.tv/forumdisplay.php?fid=167)
* [Kodi's Development Wiki](https://kodi.wiki/view/Development)
* [Kodi's PVR development support](https://forum.kodi.tv/forumdisplay.php?fid=136)
* [Kodi's build link](https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/blob/master/docs/README.Linux.md)