kel-mo · Oct 21, 2026 · Sep 28, 2026 · Sep 29, 2026 · Oct 1, 2026 · Oct 2, 2026
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@ build-dir/
 build.log
 repo/
 tools/binary_addons_repo_tmp
-.env
+.env
+tv.kodi.Kodi.dev.yml
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@ PROJECT ?= tv.kodi.Kodi
 GIT_BRANCH := $(shell git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)
 BRANCH ?= $(if $(findstring beta,$(GIT_BRANCH)),beta,stable)
 BUILDER_FLAGS ?=
+DEV_ADDONS ?=
 SHELL := /bin/bash
 
-.PHONY: update-sources update-addons addon-list build lint flatpak install uninstall run debug clean
+.PHONY: update-sources update-addons addon-list build build-dev lint flatpak install uninstall run debug clean
 
 update-sources:
 	flatpak run --filesystem="$$PWD" org.flathub.flatpak-external-data-checker --edit-only $(PROJECT).yml
@@ -20,6 +21,10 @@ addon-list:
 build:
 	set -o pipefail; flatpak run org.flatpak.Builder build-dir $(PROJECT).yml --user --repo=repo --default-branch=$(BRANCH) --force-clean --ccache $(BUILDER_FLAGS) 2>&1 | tee -a build.log
 	$(MAKE) lint
+build-dev:
+	python3 tools/gen_dev_manifest.py $(PROJECT).yml addons-dev.txt $(PROJECT).dev.yml $(DEV_ADDONS)
+	set -o pipefail; flatpak run org.flatpak.Builder build-dir $(PROJECT).dev.yml --user --repo=repo --default-branch=$(BRANCH) --force-clean --ccache $(BUILDER_FLAGS) 2>&1 | tee -a build.log
+	$(MAKE) lint
 lint:
 	out=$$(flatpak run --command=appstreamcli org.flatpak.Builder validate --no-net build-dir/files/share/metainfo/*.xml) || \
 		{ printf '%s\n' "$$out"; false; }

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -43,26 +43,24 @@ over HTTP and use that URL with `flatpak remote-add`.
 
 ## Debugging
 
-Start Kodi on the Flatpak SDK with debug logging:
+After `make install`, install the debug symbols from `repo` and start Kodi on
+the Flatpak SDK with debug logging:
 
 ```
-flatpak run --devel tv.kodi.Kodi --debug
+make debug
 ```
 
-`--devel` swaps the Platform runtime for the SDK, which includes tools such as
-`gdb`, `strace` and `valgrind`. `--debug` turns on Kodi's debug log, written to
-`~/.var/app/tv.kodi.Kodi/data/temp/kodi.log`.
+It runs Kodi with `--devel`, which swaps the Platform runtime for the SDK with
+tools such as `gdb`, `strace` and `valgrind`, and `--debug`, which writes
+Kodi's debug log to `~/.var/app/tv.kodi.Kodi/data/temp/kodi.log`.
 
-Kodi ships stripped. Install the debug symbols to get useful backtraces (use
-`//beta` for the beta channel):
+For a Flathub install, do the same by hand (use `//beta` for the beta channel):
 
 ```
-flatpak install flathub tv.kodi.Kodi.Debug//stable
+flatpak install flathub org.freedesktop.Sdk//26.08 tv.kodi.Kodi.Debug//stable
+flatpak run --devel tv.kodi.Kodi//stable --debug
 ```
 
-For a local build, `make debug` installs the symbols from `repo` and starts
-Kodi with `--devel` and `--debug` in one step.
-
 Attach `gdb` to the running Kodi. Get the instance ID from `flatpak ps`:
 
 ```
@@ -100,14 +98,8 @@ manifest in place; install it once with
 
 `update-addons` updates the binary addons from `repo-binary-addons`, rewires
 them as extensions and regenerates `addon-list.txt`. It needs a
-`GITHUB_TOKEN` (exported or in `.env`) and the PyGithub and python-dotenv
-modules. `uv run` uses the system Python when no `.venv` exists, so distro
-packages suffice; otherwise create one:
-
-```
-uv venv
-uv pip install PyGithub python-dotenv
-```
+`GITHUB_TOKEN` (exported or in `.env`). `uv run` installs the Python modules
+it needs from the inline metadata in `tools/addon_updater.py`.
 
 Kodi itself is only bumped by the checker when a release tag appears. While
 the beta branch tracks Kodi master, update the `commit:` under the

diff --git a/addon-list.txt b/addon-list.txt
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ screensaver.rsxs.sundancer2
 screensaver.shadertoy
 screensaver.stars
 vfs.libarchive
+vfs.pdf
 vfs.rar
 vfs.sftp
 visualization.fishbmc

diff --git a/addons-dev.txt b/addons-dev.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# Add-on modules (addons/<id>/) kept by make build-dev
+inputstream.adaptive
+inputstream.ffmpegdirect
+peripheral.joystick
+pvr.hts
+pvr.iptvsimple
diff --git a/addons/audiodecoder.2sf/audiodecoder.2sf.json b/addons/audiodecoder.2sf/audiodecoder.2sf.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         {
             "type": "git",
             "url": "https://github.com/xbmc/audiodecoder.2sf",
-            "commit": "5b73b5d506f8a27caee49802b88637e2cc64e662"
+            "commit": "039eeb7de76bf28d20c64ab4ef778982e70c639d"
         },
         {
             "type": "file",

diff --git a/addons/audiodecoder.asap/audiodecoder.asap.json b/addons/audiodecoder.asap/audiodecoder.asap.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         {
             "type": "git",
             "url": "https://github.com/xbmc/audiodecoder.asap",
-            "commit": "198a0ac16b9470a5cb39557f29d4d48422b095a5"
+            "commit": "d4705fab65d516e81dcfe8987f1197bfa882a5e0"
         },
         {
             "type": "file",

diff --git a/addons/audiodecoder.dumb/audiodecoder.dumb.json b/addons/audiodecoder.dumb/audiodecoder.dumb.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         {
             "type": "git",
             "url": "https://github.com/xbmc/audiodecoder.dumb",
-            "commit": "1f1e48ca672434892923f51552661d268524926e"
+            "commit": "43087517adfe67fda04b718b6068f8d1e0a25541"
         },
         {
             "type": "file",

diff --git a/addons/audiodecoder.fluidsynth/audiodecoder.fluidsynth.json b/addons/audiodecoder.fluidsynth/audiodecoder.fluidsynth.json
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@
             "sources": [
                 {
                     "type": "archive",
-                    "url": "https://github.com/FluidSynth/fluidsynth/archive/refs/tags/v2.6.1.tar.gz",
-                    "sha256": "3d258a3bf97cc20c59eeebfe62c2432fae88adda74d3ad098681c76e0ebf446b",
+                    "url": "https://github.com/FluidSynth/fluidsynth/archive/refs/tags/v2.6.2.tar.gz",
+                    "sha256": "ca376b42a3c1b186a4c8c248931789a455ac94a89b777394969d678010c2f91f",
                     "x-checker-data": {
                         "type": "anitya",
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diff --git a/addons/audiodecoder.gme/audiodecoder.gme.json b/addons/audiodecoder.gme/audiodecoder.gme.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         {
             "type": "git",
             "url": "https://github.com/xbmc/audiodecoder.gme",
-            "commit": "47286702cbb637dc971df080047c8a7992658945"
+            "commit": "0ec47634fa57a0f8debdae5066226a3976768ca5"
         },
         {
             "type": "file",

diff --git a/addons/audiodecoder.gsf/audiodecoder.gsf.json b/addons/audiodecoder.gsf/audiodecoder.gsf.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         {
             "type": "git",
             "url": "https://github.com/xbmc/audiodecoder.gsf",
-            "commit": "ee63273207a15445b2fce18dff2e3cb462bbbbad"
+            "commit": "b0c965cfa5c1e6242925f23acdba391aaf4517c7"
         },
         {
             "type": "file",

diff --git a/addons/audiodecoder.hvl/audiodecoder.hvl.json b/addons/audiodecoder.hvl/audiodecoder.hvl.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         {
             "type": "git",
             "url": "https://github.com/xbmc/audiodecoder.hvl",
-            "commit": "3a8d923bf26a8fa995b11e5904779e1edf927eef"
+            "commit": "6d4ae4932868c3ea9491f473cc7f253951ae2989"
         },
         {
             "type": "file",

diff --git a/addons/audiodecoder.ncsf/audiodecoder.ncsf.json b/addons/audiodecoder.ncsf/audiodecoder.ncsf.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         {
             "type": "git",
             "url": "https://github.com/xbmc/audiodecoder.ncsf",
-            "commit": "ccdc61b31918d9ff407aafb82526e99377962638"
+            "commit": "c3c545a71255a7edceacc0d193d626f6ec83690a"
         },
         {
             "type": "file",

diff --git a/addons/audiodecoder.nosefart/audiodecoder.nosefart.json b/addons/audiodecoder.nosefart/audiodecoder.nosefart.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         {
             "type": "git",
             "url": "https://github.com/xbmc/audiodecoder.nosefart",
-            "commit": "b27857ad29821b8bb8c26b5b212aae19c7ec9f0e"
+            "commit": "d2f716b3af931b74a2f40c896464e6e9d0f1dd1c"
         },
         {
             "type": "file",

diff --git a/addons/audiodecoder.openmpt/audiodecoder.openmpt.json b/addons/audiodecoder.openmpt/audiodecoder.openmpt.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         {
             "type": "git",
             "url": "https://github.com/xbmc/audiodecoder.openmpt",
-            "commit": "87223de0d5d5581f429d2807ed00f8676fdd6305"
+            "commit": "7140624962ab031e42f58be6473c73c88dc0e48a"
         },
         {
             "type": "file",
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@
             "sources": [
                 {
                     "type": "archive",
-                    "url": "https://lib.openmpt.org/files/libopenmpt/src/libopenmpt-0.8.9+release.autotools.tar.gz",
-                    "sha256": "d7ce84fd05d686c4bcf66af40eae857afa371442db60eeda3f874bd6cf6fc318",
+                    "url": "https://lib.openmpt.org/files/libopenmpt/src/libopenmpt-0.8.10+release.autotools.tar.gz",
+                    "sha256": "976d259288c40cd285771f77d09eff3d02514511d5677ecfcfb53be5013317e2",
                     "x-checker-data": {
                         "type": "anitya",
                         "project-id": 141468,

diff --git a/addons/audiodecoder.organya/audiodecoder.organya.json b/addons/audiodecoder.organya/audiodecoder.organya.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         {
             "type": "git",
             "url": "https://github.com/xbmc/audiodecoder.organya",
-            "commit": "e420175fa76383c31fd39e3daa27c5d62643428f"
+            "commit": "c4f89fdc918ba55781c99cdf91c314863a0aac54"
         },
         {
             "type": "file",

diff --git a/addons/audiodecoder.qsf/audiodecoder.qsf.json b/addons/audiodecoder.qsf/audiodecoder.qsf.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         {
             "type": "git",
             "url": "https://github.com/xbmc/audiodecoder.qsf",
-            "commit": "cc701f28e24492b55b74375e97a048c8d41eaf9d"
+            "commit": "ed24a15f9ed01cfdafe1f051895d11c5286a442f"
         },
         {
             "type": "file",

diff --git a/addons/audiodecoder.sacd/audiodecoder.sacd.json b/addons/audiodecoder.sacd/audiodecoder.sacd.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         {
             "type": "git",
             "url": "https://github.com/xbmc/audiodecoder.sacd",
-            "commit": "720887f3361b452bce5bf8d76f8ad735c3e7e0d7"
+            "commit": "64772493c7fffafe12896ff084108a2e87c88810"
         },
         {
             "type": "file",

diff --git a/addons/audiodecoder.sidplay/audiodecoder.sidplay.json b/addons/audiodecoder.sidplay/audiodecoder.sidplay.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         {
             "type": "git",
             "url": "https://github.com/xbmc/audiodecoder.sidplay",
-            "commit": "3539ed8655cd607f4d4c65df06d45cf4f82dba06"
+            "commit": "ec797305a4583d6690989cf18b804b55f95829b1"
         },
         {
             "type": "file",

diff --git a/addons/audiodecoder.snesapu/audiodecoder.snesapu.json b/addons/audiodecoder.snesapu/audiodecoder.snesapu.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         {
             "type": "git",
             "url": "https://github.com/xbmc/audiodecoder.snesapu",
-            "commit": "ef9e9a2ae1dcb5932a0283007e058ba214bf632b"
+            "commit": "8770ac41322be2a7de83a4c375bd4884e320ea4e"
         },
         {
             "type": "file",

diff --git a/addons/audiodecoder.ssf/audiodecoder.ssf.json b/addons/audiodecoder.ssf/audiodecoder.ssf.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         {
             "type": "git",
             "url": "https://github.com/xbmc/audiodecoder.ssf",
-            "commit": "3346a2f6a808dba12b403d3cea10fb89b8f2286e"
+            "commit": "692ace7752e84dedfd76a741266fbe778df845ef"
         },
         {
             "type": "file",

diff --git a/addons/audiodecoder.stsound/audiodecoder.stsound.json b/addons/audiodecoder.stsound/audiodecoder.stsound.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         {
             "type": "git",
             "url": "https://github.com/xbmc/audiodecoder.stsound",
-            "commit": "a04cfdf6ea8758973265b35c427a87f35bd24b71"
+            "commit": "2ae3092092e0bd7522b1ac3d8e2c7f77dd71d309"
         },
         {
             "type": "file",

diff --git a/addons/audiodecoder.timidity/audiodecoder.timidity.json b/addons/audiodecoder.timidity/audiodecoder.timidity.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         {
             "type": "git",
             "url": "https://github.com/xbmc/audiodecoder.timidity",
-            "commit": "9d6962999b7fd185d9a6b08959f18fd015d8f95b"
+            "commit": "2c0d104de996f7dd5d4e4ada2516e81100cb4413"
         },
         {
             "type": "file",

diff --git a/addons/audiodecoder.upse/audiodecoder.upse.json b/addons/audiodecoder.upse/audiodecoder.upse.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         {
             "type": "git",
             "url": "https://github.com/xbmc/audiodecoder.upse",
-            "commit": "14bb7c0a7b2d087e5c1c2052604d30fd8511e9ff"
+            "commit": "221dc3985eb5721e324bd67b738debe6527ebcb3"
         },
         {
             "type": "file",

diff --git a/addons/audiodecoder.usf/audiodecoder.usf.json b/addons/audiodecoder.usf/audiodecoder.usf.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         {
             "type": "git",
             "url": "https://github.com/xbmc/audiodecoder.usf",
-            "commit": "2d06d237bd23b6e4c073cb78a88837477605b2eb"
+            "commit": "0df2a0a09fd8f68e3275c20e6fec3d5cab14f621"
         },
         {
             "type": "file",

diff --git a/addons/audiodecoder.vgmstream/audiodecoder.vgmstream.json b/addons/audiodecoder.vgmstream/audiodecoder.vgmstream.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         {
             "type": "git",
             "url": "https://github.com/xbmc/audiodecoder.vgmstream",
-            "commit": "a96462a038cfc92edd331c2410b9e02231102b39"
+            "commit": "3fe3f1be64aefc4f502808cc27ce2c0db88576d4"
         },
         {
             "type": "file",

diff --git a/addons/audiodecoder.wsr/audiodecoder.wsr.json b/addons/audiodecoder.wsr/audiodecoder.wsr.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         {
             "type": "git",
             "url": "https://github.com/xbmc/audiodecoder.wsr",
-            "commit": "406a444e789852a1fa8fb4a6b307393afdc7a2dc"
+            "commit": "c3cf811973ea34768733949a007a8e3c37cbafa1"
         },
         {
             "type": "file",

diff --git a/addons/audioencoder.flac/audioencoder.flac.json b/addons/audioencoder.flac/audioencoder.flac.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         {
             "type": "git",
             "url": "https://github.com/xbmc/audioencoder.flac",
-            "commit": "8f8fd680beb030a6c238b09e9c59d224d4216d6a"
+            "commit": "d82abd0bc5cb7485bbb316cf840f85d0c0bd358e"
         },
         {
             "type": "file",

diff --git a/addons/audioencoder.lame/audioencoder.lame.json b/addons/audioencoder.lame/audioencoder.lame.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         {
             "type": "git",
             "url": "https://github.com/xbmc/audioencoder.lame",
-            "commit": "c1cc73ae5a7dcc5bc9c20e7c9ea9afc7fd31607c"
+            "commit": "387be6256a871c5935d46a3470b5ef992d954c4b"
         },
         {
             "type": "file",

diff --git a/addons/audioencoder.vorbis/audioencoder.vorbis.json b/addons/audioencoder.vorbis/audioencoder.vorbis.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         {
             "type": "git",
             "url": "https://github.com/xbmc/audioencoder.vorbis",
-            "commit": "d814fe065bb9776b918981a25bd09ec01b45bfe9"
+            "commit": "f2fc94ce389885a04609e2970ec8291675cdac18"
         },
         {
             "type": "file",

diff --git a/addons/audioencoder.wav/audioencoder.wav.json b/addons/audioencoder.wav/audioencoder.wav.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         {
             "type": "git",
             "url": "https://github.com/xbmc/audioencoder.wav",
-            "commit": "1619a87d3080b00ad98ac088a0d8d1a605228b60"
+            "commit": "648358bcba40ba6c53e97aabd56b9071484e089b"
         },
         {
             "type": "file",

diff --git a/addons/game.libretro.2048/game.libretro.2048.json b/addons/game.libretro.2048/game.libretro.2048.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         {
             "type": "git",
             "url": "https://github.com/kodi-game/game.libretro.2048",
-            "commit": "5fa039668aafad146c709bf0c18d037eb76a864f"
+            "commit": "f10bbd78311e8b8a127423728d60ec123e4a9b7f"
         },
         {
             "type": "file",

diff --git a/addons/game.libretro.a5200/game.libretro.a5200.json b/addons/game.libretro.a5200/game.libretro.a5200.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
         {
             "type": "git",
             "url": "https://github.com/kodi-game/game.libretro.a5200",
-            "commit": "ea8c62e7fc2f526d8b84be034d78369d9794b3a6"
+            "commit": "d2b880cfe1a0be927350075799b9da9e9bc1872c"
         },
         {
             "type": "file",

diff --git a/addons/game.libretro.atari800/game.libretro.atari800.json b/addons/game.libretro.atari800/game.libretro.atari800.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
         {
             "type": "git",
             "url": "https://github.com/kodi-game/game.libretro.atari800",
-            "commit": "6cea63ea4ce7262c6c62505959354bfc58a77c39"
+            "commit": "2c58aca54b206f3de23fc163901ace0395125e3c"
         },
         {
             "type": "file",
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@
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                     "type": "archive",
-                    "url": "https://github.com/libretro/libretro-atari800/archive/cd721790a0aa0e0772810949abcf5bd699c15371.tar.gz",
-                    "sha256": "51493acb0894097717ecf4c2039a14ebb171f42a046c6833118746ed6885fdbc"
+                    "url": "https://github.com/libretro/libretro-atari800/archive/4e7fbc73765c1a9670c7506616046ad1d4ccda51.tar.gz",
+                    "sha256": "475f072f17059a23f402ee2744c00476aba5b7c819b1af3b38c933e45bdf2947"
                 }
             ]
         }