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{{see also|Development builds/Past builds|Category:Helix feature}} | {{see also|Development builds/Past builds|Category:Helix feature}} | ||
Helix is the code name for the next version of | Helix is the code name for the next version of Kodi, v14. These development builds, often called "pre-Helix" or "pre-release" builds, are what will eventually lead to the final Helix version. In contrast to the stable builds (v13 Gotham) you don't have to wait for the release in order to benefit from new features or fixes that made it into Kodi. | ||
{{highlight|color=#FFD900|<big>'''THESE BUILDS MAY BE LESS STABLE''' and are only for users that do not fear bugs or occasional crashes. They are mostly used for development. If you want a stable HTPC, this is not the place for you! They do help us in testing for the upcoming releases. </big>}} | {{highlight|color=#FFD900|<big>'''THESE BUILDS MAY BE LESS STABLE''' and are only for users that do not fear bugs or occasional crashes. They are mostly used for development. If you want a stable HTPC, this is not the place for you! They do help us in testing for the upcoming releases. </big>}} | ||
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* [http://mirrors.xbmc.org/nightlies/android/x86/ Nightly builds for Android (x86)] | * [http://mirrors.xbmc.org/nightlies/android/x86/ Nightly builds for Android (x86)] | ||
* [http://mirrors.xbmc.org/nightlies/win32/ Nightly builds for Windows] | * [http://mirrors.xbmc.org/nightlies/win32/ Nightly builds for Windows] | ||
** If you are using a Windows nightly build please also download the .pdb file with the same version from our mirrors, rename it to | ** If you are using a Windows nightly build please also download the .pdb file with the same version from our mirrors, rename it to Kodi.pdb and place it alongside the Kodi.exe inside the installation folder. Re-download the correct file each time you are installing another nightly build. This helps us to identify possible crashes. | ||
* [http://mirrors.xbmc.org/nightlies/osx/ Nightly builds for Mac OS X] | * [http://mirrors.xbmc.org/nightlies/osx/ Nightly builds for Mac OS X] | ||
* [https://launchpad.net/~team- | * [https://launchpad.net/~team-Kodi/+archive/Kodi-nightly Nightly builds for Ubuntu] | ||
* [[HOW-TO:Install XBMC on iPad/iPhone/iPod touch#Nightly builds|Nightly builds for iOS]] - iPad, iPhone, iPod touch | * [[HOW-TO:Install XBMC on iPad/iPhone/iPod touch#Nightly builds|Nightly builds for iOS]] - iPad, iPhone, iPod touch | ||
* [[HOW-TO:Install XBMC on Apple TV 2#Nightly builds|Nightly builds for iOS]] - Apple TV 2 (black) | * [[HOW-TO:Install XBMC on Apple TV 2#Nightly builds|Nightly builds for iOS]] - Apple TV 2 (black) | ||
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Monthly builds are semi-stable nightly snapshots of the current development version. They are a step between (often) unstable nightly builds and stable release builds, though they can sometimes still be very unstable depending on various factors. | Monthly builds are semi-stable nightly snapshots of the current development version. They are a step between (often) unstable nightly builds and stable release builds, though they can sometimes still be very unstable depending on various factors. | ||
Kodi developers have a merge cycle every month for new features and major changes. For ten days they add new features, then for the rest of the month they fix things. The monthly is then taken from a nightly just before they start adding features again. For this reason, they are often more stable than the average nightly build. | |||
{{highlight|color=#FFB5B5|<big>ALWAYS BACKUP YOUR '''[[userdata|USERDATA FOLDER]]''' WHEN USING MONTHLY BUILDS</big>}} | {{highlight|color=#FFB5B5|<big>ALWAYS BACKUP YOUR '''[[userdata|USERDATA FOLDER]]''' WHEN USING MONTHLY BUILDS</big>}} | ||
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! rowspan=2 | Month | ! rowspan=2 | Month | ||
! colspan=2 | Notes | ! colspan=2 | Notes | ||
! colspan=2| [[XBMC databases/Version table|Database<br/>version]]<ref name="Database version">Particularly notable for [[MySQL]] compatibility, among other things. For reference, | ! colspan=2| [[XBMC databases/Version table|Database<br/>version]]<ref name="Database version">Particularly notable for [[MySQL]] compatibility, among other things. For reference, XBMC v12.2 "Frodo" is video DB version 75, music DB version 32. See '''[[Kodi databases/Version table|Version table]]''' for more details.</ref> | ||
! colspan=8 | Download links | ! colspan=8 | Download links | ||
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== Betas and release candidates == | == Betas and release candidates == | ||
When | When Kodi gets close to a stable release, public betas will be released. These are similar to nightlies and monthlies in that they still contain bugs, but are more stable and are encouraged to be tried out. At the point where Kodi reaches beta, most known bugs have been fixed, and developers are now looking for bugs they might not know about. | ||
When | When Kodi beta gets to a point where it seems ready for a final release a "Release Candidate", or "RC", is released to flesh out any final bugs. Depending on any issues found, there may be multiple release candidates. | ||
After release candidates comes a final stable build that becomes | After release candidates comes a final stable build that becomes Kodi v14, aka Helix. | ||
{{highlight|color=#FFB5B5|<big>ALWAYS BACKUP YOUR '''[[userdata|USERDATA FOLDER]]''' WHEN USING BETAS</big>}} | {{highlight|color=#FFB5B5|<big>ALWAYS BACKUP YOUR '''[[userdata|USERDATA FOLDER]]''' WHEN USING BETAS</big>}} | ||
'''No betas for | '''No betas for Kodi v14 Helix have been released yet''' | ||
<!-- '''Changes:''' https://github.com/ | <!-- '''Changes:''' https://github.com/Kodi/Kodi/commits/Helix | ||
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! rowspan=2 | Date | ! rowspan=2 | Date | ||
! rowspan=2 | Notes | ! rowspan=2 | Notes | ||
! colspan=2| [[ | ! colspan=2| [[Kodi databases/Version table|Database<br/>version]]<ref name="Database version" /> | ||
! colspan=8 | Download links | ! colspan=8 | Download links | ||
|- | |- | ||
! V !! M !! colspan="2" | Android !! colspan="2" | iOS: [[HOW-TO:Install | ! V !! M !! colspan="2" | Android !! colspan="2" | iOS: [[HOW-TO:Install XBMC on iPad/iPhone/iPod touch#Beta_builds|iDevice]]/[[HOW-TO:Install XBMC on Apple TV 2#Beta_builds|ATV2]] !! [[HOW-TO:Install XBMC for Linux#Official Team {{subst:Name}} repositories|Linux]] !! colspan="2" | Mac OS X !! Windows | ||
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! 14 Beta 1 | ! 14 Beta 1 | ||
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=== Steam OS repo testing === | === Steam OS repo testing === | ||
Test the new | Test the new Kodi repo for easy install on Steam OS: http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=197422 | ||
== Special notes about development builds == | == Special notes about development builds == | ||
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:As development builds are bleeding edge code you might find a bug here and there. In order to get rid of this bugs, it's important that these will be reported: '''[[HOW-TO:Submit a proper bug report]]'''. | :As development builds are bleeding edge code you might find a bug here and there. In order to get rid of this bugs, it's important that these will be reported: '''[[HOW-TO:Submit a proper bug report]]'''. | ||
;Feature requests | ;Feature requests | ||
:If you have a feature that you think should be added to appear in the next stable version of | :If you have a feature that you think should be added to appear in the next stable version of Kodi, you can make a feature request: '''[[HOW-TO:Submit an official feature request]]'''. | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
Revision as of 21:52, 1 August 2014
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Development builds
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See also: Development builds/Past builds and Category:Helix feature
Helix is the code name for the next version of Kodi, v14. These development builds, often called "pre-Helix" or "pre-release" builds, are what will eventually lead to the final Helix version. In contrast to the stable builds (v13 Gotham) you don't have to wait for the release in order to benefit from new features or fixes that made it into Kodi.
THESE BUILDS MAY BE LESS STABLE and are only for users that do not fear bugs or occasional crashes. They are mostly used for development. If you want a stable HTPC, this is not the place for you! They do help us in testing for the upcoming releases.
Nightly build
Nightly Builds are made on a daily basis and contain the most recent changes. They are also the most unstable of the development builds, until "feature freeze" where only bug fixes are made.
Make sure you always download and run the most recent builds.
ALWAYS BACKUP YOUR USERDATA FOLDER WHEN USING NIGHTLY BUILDS!
http://mirrors.xbmc.org/nightlies/
- Nightly builds for Android (ARM, most users)
- Nightly builds for Android (x86)
- Nightly builds for Windows
- If you are using a Windows nightly build please also download the .pdb file with the same version from our mirrors, rename it to Kodi.pdb and place it alongside the Kodi.exe inside the installation folder. Re-download the correct file each time you are installing another nightly build. This helps us to identify possible crashes.
- Nightly builds for Mac OS X
- Nightly builds for Ubuntu
- Nightly builds for iOS - iPad, iPhone, iPod touch
- Nightly builds for iOS - Apple TV 2 (black)
Monthly build
Monthly builds are semi-stable nightly snapshots of the current development version. They are a step between (often) unstable nightly builds and stable release builds, though they can sometimes still be very unstable depending on various factors.
Kodi developers have a merge cycle every month for new features and major changes. For ten days they add new features, then for the rest of the month they fix things. The monthly is then taken from a nightly just before they start adding features again. For this reason, they are often more stable than the average nightly build.
ALWAYS BACKUP YOUR USERDATA FOLDER WHEN USING MONTHLY BUILDS
http://mirrors.xbmc.org/snapshots/
| Cycle | Month | Notes | Database version[1] |
Download links | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highlights | Milestones | V | M | Android | iOS: iDevice/ATV2 | Linux | Mac OS X | Windows | |||||
| 14 Alpha 1 | May 2014 | ||||||||||||
Betas and release candidates
When Kodi gets close to a stable release, public betas will be released. These are similar to nightlies and monthlies in that they still contain bugs, but are more stable and are encouraged to be tried out. At the point where Kodi reaches beta, most known bugs have been fixed, and developers are now looking for bugs they might not know about.
When Kodi beta gets to a point where it seems ready for a final release a "Release Candidate", or "RC", is released to flesh out any final bugs. Depending on any issues found, there may be multiple release candidates.
After release candidates comes a final stable build that becomes Kodi v14, aka Helix.
ALWAYS BACKUP YOUR USERDATA FOLDER WHEN USING BETAS
No betas for Kodi v14 Helix have been released yet
Other test builds
Keep an eye out here for special tests that developers want users to try out.
XBMC pre-v13.2 beta test
Beta testing for the v13.2 bug-fix release: http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=199703
Steam OS repo testing
Test the new Kodi repo for easy install on Steam OS: http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=197422
Special notes about development builds
- Bugs
- As development builds are bleeding edge code you might find a bug here and there. In order to get rid of this bugs, it's important that these will be reported: HOW-TO:Submit a proper bug report.
- Feature requests
- If you have a feature that you think should be added to appear in the next stable version of Kodi, you can make a feature request: HOW-TO:Submit an official feature request.
Notes
- ↑ Particularly notable for MySQL compatibility, among other things. For reference, XBMC v12.2 "Frodo" is video DB version 75, music DB version 32. See Version table for more details.