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Ok, not having any solution for the issue described at https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/threads/tv-server-doesnt-start-up-in-time-on-resume.132250/#post-1154390 , I'm now trying to build and debug MP, so that I can try to find the screen where the connection message appears and add some kind of retry functionality. (Having contributed financially to the project - something I hope to do again - it would also be good to be able to contribute as a developer in whatever way.)

After building, MP does not seem ready to run (dlls not found - see below), and I'd like to know if there are some further required steps that I've not found in the how-to-build documentation.

Environment: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit, Visual Studio 2013, MP 1.12 client already installed and working.

So, I installed all the build prerequisites (except NSIS since I don't want to build an installer) listed at http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/1_MEDIAPORTAL_1/18_Contribute/4_Development/Building_MediaPortal_from_source/1_Git_Setup

I cloned the git repo.

The batch file MSBUILD_Rebuild_All_MediaPortal_Release.bat appears to complete ok, though it occasionally emits lines like:

File not found - _BuildReport_Files
Building TV Server...
Error occurred while loading document 'Build_Report_Debug_TvLibrary.xml'.

More importantly, opening the solution in VS2013, building works fine and I can launch stuff.

I can run configuration.exe as described at http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/1_MEDIAPORTAL_1/18_Contribute/4_Development/Debugging and hit 'ok' to accept the defaults.

If I then try to launch MediaPortal in the debugger, it fails with System.DllNotFoundException in GUIFont constructor (eventually getting stuck with a blank screen):
Unable to load DLL 'fontEngine.dll'

This dll along with a number of others can be found in the MP installation dir. Are these dlls targets of the C++ code that's described as "C++ sourced binaries have been removed from the repository as of April, 2013"? Is there some additional step I should be taking after build to allow execution?

As a workaround, if I just copy all the dlls from my MP installation dir to some other dir and then include that in the path, I can launch MP in the debugger ok ... but that's a workaround sure to cause problems, plus some important things still don't work (like I can't open the settings screen).

Can anyone advise as to what I should be doing to build and debug MP? Should it be possible to run/debug straight after build (having run configuration.exe), or does it need some installer-like script?

Thanks in advance for any info.

<blockquote data-quote="kevin-f" data-source="post: 1157216" data-attributes="member: 155325">Ok, not having any solution for the issue described at <a href="https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/threads/tv-server-doesnt-start-up-in-time-on-resume.132250/#post-1154390" target="_blank">https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/threads/tv-server-doesnt-start-up-in-time-on-resume.132250/#post-1154390</a> , I'm now trying to build and debug MP, so that I can try to find the screen where the connection message appears and add some kind of retry functionality. (Having contributed financially to the project - something I hope to do again - it would also be good to be able to contribute as a developer in whatever way.)After building, MP does not seem ready to run (dlls not found - see below), and I'd like to know if there are some further required steps that I've not found in the how-to-build documentation.Environment: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit, Visual Studio 2013, MP 1.12 client already installed and working.So, I installed all the build prerequisites (except NSIS since I don't want to build an installer) listed at <a href="http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/1_MEDIAPORTAL_1/18_Contribute/4_Development/Building_MediaPortal_from_source/1_Git_Setup" target="_blank">http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/1_MEDIAPORTAL_1/18_Contribute/4_Development/Building_MediaPortal_from_source/1_Git_Setup</a>I cloned the git repo.The batch file MSBUILD_Rebuild_All_MediaPortal_Release.bat appears to complete ok, though it occasionally emits lines like:&nbsp; File not found - _BuildReport_Files&nbsp; Building TV Server...&nbsp; Error occurred while loading document 'Build_Report_Debug_TvLibrary.xml'.More importantly, opening the solution in VS2013, building works fine and I can launch stuff.I can run configuration.exe as described at <a href="http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/1_MEDIAPORTAL_1/18_Contribute/4_Development/Debugging" target="_blank">http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/1_MEDIAPORTAL_1/18_Contribute/4_Development/Debugging</a> and hit 'ok' to accept the defaults.If I then&nbsp; try to launch MediaPortal in the debugger, it fails with System.DllNotFoundException in GUIFont constructor (eventually getting stuck with a blank screen):Unable to load DLL 'fontEngine.dll'This dll along with a number of others can be found in the MP installation dir. Are these dlls targets of the C++ code that's described as &quot;C++ sourced binaries have been removed from the repository as of April, 2013&quot;? Is there some additional step I should be taking after build to allow execution?As a workaround, if I just copy all the dlls from my MP installation dir to some other dir and then include that in the path, I can launch MP in the debugger ok ... but that's a workaround sure to cause problems, plus some important things still don't work (like I can't open the settings screen).Can anyone advise as to what I should be doing to build and debug MP? Should it be possible to run/debug straight after build (having run configuration.exe), or does it need some installer-like script?Thanks in advance for any info.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="kevin-f, post: 1157216, member: 155325"] Ok, not having any solution for the issue described at [URL]https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/threads/tv-server-doesnt-start-up-in-time-on-resume.132250/#post-1154390[/URL] , I'm now trying to build and debug MP, so that I can try to find the screen where the connection message appears and add some kind of retry functionality. (Having contributed financially to the project - something I hope to do again - it would also be good to be able to contribute as a developer in whatever way.) After building, MP does not seem ready to run (dlls not found - see below), and I'd like to know if there are some further required steps that I've not found in the how-to-build documentation. Environment: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit, Visual Studio 2013, MP 1.12 client already installed and working. So, I installed all the build prerequisites (except NSIS since I don't want to build an installer) listed at [URL]http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/1_MEDIAPORTAL_1/18_Contribute/4_Development/Building_MediaPortal_from_source/1_Git_Setup[/URL] I cloned the git repo. The batch file MSBUILD_Rebuild_All_MediaPortal_Release.bat appears to complete ok, though it occasionally emits lines like: File not found - _BuildReport_Files Building TV Server... Error occurred while loading document 'Build_Report_Debug_TvLibrary.xml'. More importantly, opening the solution in VS2013, building works fine and I can launch stuff. I can run configuration.exe as described at [URL]http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/1_MEDIAPORTAL_1/18_Contribute/4_Development/Debugging[/URL] and hit 'ok' to accept the defaults. If I then try to launch MediaPortal in the debugger, it fails with System.DllNotFoundException in GUIFont constructor (eventually getting stuck with a blank screen): Unable to load DLL 'fontEngine.dll' This dll along with a number of others can be found in the MP installation dir. Are these dlls targets of the C++ code that's described as "C++ sourced binaries have been removed from the repository as of April, 2013"? Is there some additional step I should be taking after build to allow execution? As a workaround, if I just copy all the dlls from my MP installation dir to some other dir and then include that in the path, I can launch MP in the debugger ok ... but that's a workaround sure to cause problems, plus some important things still don't work (like I can't open the settings screen). Can anyone advise as to what I should be doing to build and debug MP? Should it be possible to run/debug straight after build (having run configuration.exe), or does it need some installer-like script? Thanks in advance for any info. [/QUOTE]