Where to find a complete "hello world" example/tutorial for XBMC addon development?

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realtebo picture realtebo · Apr 23, 2013 · Viewed 14.1k times · Source

I'd like to start studying xmbc plugin development.

I read official documents, but I'm asking you if there are some resource taking a really step-by-step into an hello-world example.

I google for very long time yesterday and today but I'm not able to have a full picture of the development process.

I'm looking for detailed information about:

  • directory structure
  • creating the simplest GUI for an hello world (no alert, a Window)
  • code with explanations
  • creating a zip
  • installing via repository
  • ...

Answer

Saucier picture Saucier · May 6, 2013

The best resources I can point to is: http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Add-on_development

It provides a lot of information which should be good for your first steps.

And of course the forum is a goog place to gather information: http://forum.xbmc.org/forumdisplay.php?fid=26

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