Upgrade libcec to version 4

Feature Requests
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Hi there,

I noticed that Pulse-Eight has released version 4 of libcec, which also includes improvements for the rpi.

Are there any plans to upgrade to this version?

Thanks in advance!

@sam_nazarko

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3.2.0 will land with Krypton

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I think LibreELEC included 4.0.0 into one of the latest beta Krypton release … let’s wait for final KODI and see then :slight_smile:

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Don’t think so.

Milhouse said that 4.0.0 was not compatible last time I checked. I’m pretty sure he only upgraded to 3.2

I’ll send him a link to this thread and see if he can comment.

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from the changelog on Kodi forums so it seems there might be a way

#1026, 26-Oct-2016: RPi / RPi2 -- Release post (libcec 4.0.0)

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I’ve asked Milhouse (who is in Slack). We’ll see what he says :slight_smile:

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just outta curiosity why would there be issues ?

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Because there are changes in the interface with newer libCEC versions. If there were not I believe the major version would be the same

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I’m curious if 4.0.0 will end my problem with audio source freaking out when connecting TV<=soundbar=>Pi … but lets be patient :slight_smile:

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Stay tuned :slight_smile:

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I’ve been wondering why my latest nightlies have been failing with CEC not installed errors. Now compile cec 4.0.0 so I’ll do some testing today.

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Try 3.2.0 first

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I’ve crudely adjusted PR10775 from Kodi for Krypton. I did it quickly as I’m not sure if it will be merged for Krypton, and I don’t want to rebase everything to find out I need to revert. You can pick it from my Git.

I will build Krypton Beta 5 with libCEC 4.0.0 support. I hope that the builds will be ready for Monday midday (my time). Check the Kodi Krypton Beta thread for more information.

CC @scrag. There are AV improvements again, these may help your situation.

I look forward to your feedback.

Sam