Howto: load sources.xml and mediasources.xml at build time

[phunkyfish]

If you want to preload a sources.xml and mediasources.xml this works:

1. Create a tvOS folder: xbmc-src/userdata/tvOS
2. Copy sources.xml and mediasources.xml here
3. Generate the xcode project and build after applying this patch:

diff --git a/xbmc/Application.cpp b/xbmc/Application.cpp
index a46f06d377..4644e6537b 100644
--- a/xbmc/Application.cpp
+++ b/xbmc/Application.cpp
@@ -420,10 +420,15 @@ bool CApplication::Create(const CAppParamParser &params)
   CopyUserDataIfNeeded("special://masterprofile/", "Lircmap.xml");

   //! @todo - move to CPlatformXXX
-  #ifdef TARGET_DARWIN_EMBEDDED
+  #ifdef TARGET_DARWIN_IOS
     CopyUserDataIfNeeded("special://masterprofile/", "iOS/sources.xml", "sources.xml");
   #endif

+  #ifdef TARGET_DARWIN_TVOS
+    CopyUserDataIfNeeded("special://masterprofile/", "tvOS/mediasources.xml", "mediasources.xml");
+    CopyUserDataIfNeeded("special://masterprofile/", "tvOS/sources.xml", "sources.xml");
+  #endif
+
   if (!CLog::Init(CSpecialProtocol::TranslatePath("special://logpath").c_str()))
   {
     fprintf(stderr,"Could not init logging classes. Log folder error (%s)\n", CSpecialProtocol::TranslatePath("special://logpath").c_str());

[fuzzard]

Seems odd that this is how ios does it. Shouldnt this be done at build time, rather than in code?

[phunkyfish]

iOS is using a default sources.xml if there is not one. This is a common way to provide default files in kodi.

As userdata is only created on startup I’m not sure how else this would be done.

[fuzzard]

fair enough

[phunkyfish]

But a clean way to do this without needing a patch would be great.

[fuzzard]

May be worthwhile starting up an Apple TV wiki page on the kodi wiki for information that isnt easily put into the single github dev instructions.

https://kodi.wiki/view/Devices

May want to wait until we get ATV in master first before we start slapping bits and pieces into kodi wiki though.

[phunkyfish]

Ya, there lots of info like that. Such as versions pass through works on etc. But as you said after tvOS is merged.