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diff --git a/multimedia/kodi/README b/multimedia/kodi/README index fb2bf88043..2601c145c7 100644 --- a/multimedia/kodi/README +++ b/multimedia/kodi/README @@ -5,24 +5,30 @@ viewing and playing a vast library of audio, video and image formats. Kodi has a sophisticated library management system that allows you to organize all your media to give you quick and immediate access. -Optional dependencies: libcec, libnfs, lirc, cwiid, pybluez, avahi, - shairplay, and openjdk - -Optional: libcrystalhd (not available at slackbuilds.org) - -Below are some paramaters that can be passed to the slackbuild to turn -on some optional components. - -WII=yes|no (Default is no), requires cwiid and pybluez -WEBSERVER=yes|no (Default is yes), requires libmicrohttpd +Optional autodetected dependencies: +avahi - Network discovery +cwiid - Controller support +dav1d - AV1 codec support +libcec - CEC support +libmicrohttpd - Web interface support +libnfs - Browse NFS shares +lirc - Remote support +shairplay - Airplay Support +waylandpp - Early wayland support NOTE: -Kodi can be compiled with openjdk instead of jdk. +Kodi can be compiled with jdk11 instead of zulu-openjdk11. -Please remove or rename /etc/oss.conf if it exists on your system -prior to building this package or it will fail to build. +ADDITIONAL NOTE: +If you are having issues with addons crashing, please ensure you're +upgraded to at least python3-3.9.14 or later from the patches/ +directory on your favorite mirror. 3.9.12 and earlier had issues. -Using the system ffmpeg in the Kodi slackbuild is currently not -supported. The option to build Kodi with system ffmpeg is still -available in the slackbuild but it won't be supported by the -maintainer. +FINAL NOTE: +If you are running into issues with playing certain formats that should +be supported due to optional dependencies (I had issues with AV1 +content even with dav1d installed until I rebuilt ffmpeg), you may need +to rebuild Slackware's ffmpeg to add that support or use Kodi's +internal version by passing FFMPEG=internal to the SlackBuild script +(this will cause the kodi build system to require internet access so +root can download ffmpeg). |