Building MobileVLCKit for AppleTV: TVVLCKit

build_tvvlckit.sh

# note these instructions are as of Dec 28, 2015

# the vlc and vlckit repos are super complex and have thousands of dependencies from everywhere on the internet.
# so, you'll need to mess with things a bit

git clone http://code.videolan.org/videolan/VLCKit.git
cd VLCKit

./buildMobileVLCKit.sh -t

# it might then error after a a few minutes with a live555 build problem.
# fix it by manually downloading the .tar.gz live555 from their website: http://live555.com/liveMedia/public/
# and put it into MobileVLCKit/ImportedSources/vlc/contrib/tarballs/
# and do a 'shasum -a 512' on the tar.gz file and update the SHA in MobileVLCKit/ImportedSources/vlc/contrib/src/live555/SHA512SUMS
# and update MobileVLCKit/ImportedSources/vlc/contrib/src/live555/rules.mak to use this new filename
# and comment out these lines from buildMobileVLCKit.sh:
#   git pull --rebase
#   git reset --hard ${TESTEDHASH}
#   git am ../../patches/*.patch
# then run it again

./buildMobileVLCKit.sh -t

# you'll notice nothing gets built at the end. to make the actual .a files:

xcodebuild -project "MobileVLCKit.xcodeproj" -target "TVVLCKit" -sdk appletvos9.1 -configuration Release ARCHS="arm64" IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=9.1 GCC_PREPROCESSOR_DEFINITIONS=""
xcodebuild -project "MobileVLCKit.xcodeproj" -target "TVVLCKit" -sdk appletvsimulator9.1 -configuration Release ARCHS="x86_64" IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=9.1 GCC_PREPROCESSOR_DEFINITIONS=""

# then make the .framework file:

cd build
rm -rf TVVLCKit.framework
mkdir TVVLCKit.framework
lipo -create Release-appletvos/libTVVLCKit.a Release-appletvsimulator/libTVVLCKit.a -o TVVLCKit.framework/TVVLCKit
chmod a+x TVVLCKit.framework/TVVLCKit
cp -pr Release-appletvos/TVVLCKit TVVLCKit.framework/Headers

# then copy the TVVLCKit.framework into your project
# then open the SimplePlayback iOS example and import all the same frameworks into your appletv project (a couple might not exist on apple tv, thats ok)
# for swift, add a bridging header and add '#import <TVVLCKit/TVVLCKit.h>' to it

# the code for a simple video to start playing:

# this goes in the class definitions
# let mp = VLCMediaPlayer()

# this goes in the playback method
# mp.drawable = window!
# mp.media = VLCMedia(URL: NSURL(string: "http://streams.videolan.org/streams/mp4/Mr_MrsSmith-h264_aac.mp4"))
# mp.play()

# i have a sample project up (it's big because the libs are huge):
# http://cl.ly/2D3e29113B2O
# note that i have a 4GB/day limit on cloudapp, so you might need to try again tomorrow if im out of bw

I get a following error -/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/usr/libexec/git-core/git-am: line 198: ../../patches/*.patch: No such file or directory

What should I do? Your script seems so cool and I want to continue applying it.

I get it just after the git copying is finished

It works, thanks for the life saving gist! However, this part doesn't work:

mp.drawable = window!

I ended up replacing it with:

mp.drawable = self.view

but I only hear audio, with no video output.

thank you very much for your gist, you have no idea how much it helped me to compile this hellish framework, allot more then the documentation that this framework does not have!!!

i have created a full working script with detailed instructions based on your gist (to help others with this impossible task) here:
https://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=131233#p439250

thanks again.

Hi guys Thanks for the work and I agree with shaybc, It defiantly seems impossible. I've been trying for 2 days to compile this framework with bit code and just can't do it, any tips or pointers would be greatly appreciated or even if you had the .framework file lying around that would be cool too.

Work fine even with no " live555 build problem"! BUT...
When I try to archive project I have an error:
ld: bitcode bundle could not be generated because '~/xCode/ProjectName/TVVLCKit.framework/TVVLCKit(VLCMedia.o)' was built without full bitcode. All object files and libraries for bitcode must be generated from Xcode Archive or Install build for architecture arm64
clang: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)

Can you help to fix it?

ok, seems I fixed it.
Just add BITCODE_GENERATION_MODE=bitcode
to the lines:
xcodebuild -project "MobileVLCKit.xcodeproj" ....

I got the error
dyld: Symbol not found: _clock_gettime
Referenced from: /Users/nxn/Desktop/VLC/VLCKit/VLCKit/MobileVLCKit/ImportedSources/vlc/extras/tools/build/bin/xzcat (which was built for Mac OS X 10.12)
Expected in: /usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib

make: *** [ffmpeg] Error 1
xcodebuild: error: SDK "appletvos9.1" cannot be located.
xcodebuild: error: SDK "appletvsimulator9.1" cannot be located.
build_tvvlckit.sh: line 31: cd: build: No such file or directory
fatal error: /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/bin/lipo: can't open input file: Release-appletvos/libTVVLCKit.a (No such file or directory)
chmod: TVVLCKit.framework/TVVLCKit: No such file or directory
cp: Release-appletvos/TVVLCKit: No such file or directory

Can you help to fix it?