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[Fabrizio Tappero <fabrizio.tappero@xxxxxxxxx>]

I Kaspar,
yes please contribute to it. I did write these instructions while
installing Kicad. for access to the web ask Miguel. He is the boss if
it.
Alternatively I can make the modifications you want. Send them to
fabrizio.tappero (at) gmail dot com
cheers
Fab.


On Fri, Jul 5, 2013 at 9:25 PM, Kaspar Bumke <kaspar.bumke@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Thanks for these instructions. I am switching to Debian myself and they
> helped me quickly get KiCAD installed again to look at board I need to
> solder!
>
> However, there are quite a few bad practices in there mainly in using sudo
> when you don't need to (also, unlike in Ubuntu sudo isn't necessarily
> installed on Debian) and using /opt/ to build which should be for installed
> software. Is there a way I can edit this page?
>
>
>
> On 2 July 2013 21:56, Fabrizio Tappero <fabrizio.tappero@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> Mat,
>> thanks a lot, this solved the problem:
>>
>> sudo apt-get install bzrtools
>>
>> I will update the website install instructions to reflect this change
>>
>> cheers
>> Fabrizio
>>
>> On Tue, Jul 2, 2013 at 10:17 PM, Matthew Beckler
>> <matthew.beckler@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> > Hi Fabrizio,
>> >
>> > I actually just ran into this "unknown command 'patch'" error with BZR
>> > on
>> > Ubuntu last week. I believe you need to install the bzrtools package,
>> > and
>> > that will add the "patch" command to your BZR.
>> >
>> > http://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=names&keywords=bzrtools
>> >
>> > Good luck,
>> > Matthew Beckler
>> > Wayne and Layne, LLC
>> >
>> >
>> > On Tue, Jul 2, 2013 at 4:13 PM, Fabrizio Tappero
>> > <fabrizio.tappero@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Actually following the instructions from here:
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> http://baby.bedroom.gen.nz/~clive/kicad-re/tutorial/kicad-mainline-debian-install.php
>> >>
>> >> I do not seem to be able to compile KiCad on a Debian 7, 64 bit
>> >> machine. Error here:
>> >>
>> >> $ sudo make -j 4
>> >> Scanning dependencies of target boost
>> >> Scanning dependencies of target potrace
>> >> [  0%] Performing patch step for 'boost'
>> >> [  0%] [  0%] Building CXX object
>> >> potrace/CMakeFiles/potrace.dir/bitmap_io.cpp.o
>> >> Building CXX object potrace/CMakeFiles/potrace.dir/curve.cpp.o
>> >> Scanning dependencies of target bitmaps
>> >> [  0%] bzr: ERROR: unknown command "patch"
>> >> Building CXX object potrace/CMakeFiles/potrace.dir/decompose.cpp.o
>> >> make[2]: ***
>> >> [../.downloads-by-cmake/boost_1_53_0/src/boost-stamp/boost-patch]
>> >> Error 3
>> >> make[1]: *** [CMakeFiles/boost.dir/all] Error 2
>> >> make[1]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
>> >> [  1%] Building CXX object potrace/CMakeFiles/potrace.dir/greymap.cpp.o
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Google does not help much with "bzr: ERROR: unknown command "patch""
>> >>
>> >> Any idea?
>> >>
>> >> thanks
>> >> Fabrizio
>> >>
>> >> On Tue, Jul 2, 2013 at 9:02 PM, Fabrizio Tappero
>> >> <fabrizio.tappero@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >> > Hi there,
>> >> > well, I see appox 1GB installed in dependencies and needed sw for
>> >> > build kicad, I see 120 MB of some other downloded stuff then i see
>> >> > 183
>> >> > MB of KiCad repo. All this took maybe 30 min or so. The build/install
>> >> > process is not sure, 5 min (wild guess).
>> >> >
>> >> > I update the make part.
>> >> >
>> >> > cheers
>> >> > Fabrizio
>> >> >
>> >> > On Tue, Jul 2, 2013 at 8:11 PM, Dick Hollenbeck <dick@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >> > wrote:
>> >> >> On 07/02/2013 12:48 PM, Fabrizio Tappero wrote:
>> >> >>> Hello,
>> >> >>> I have updated the instructions to install KiCad on Debian and
>> >> >>> other
>> >> >>> distros...
>> >> >>> http://www.kicad-pcb.org/display/KICAD/KiCad+EDA+Software+Suite
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Quoting from the site:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "
>> >> >> That is it. You now have the latest version of KiCad. If, at any
>> >> >> time,
>> >> >> you want to update
>> >> >> your version of KiCad you do the following:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> cd /opt/kicad.bzr
>> >> >> bzr update
>> >> >> cd build
>> >> >> rm -rf *
>> >> >> cmake ../
>> >> >> make
>> >> >> sudo make install
>> >> >> "
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Fabrizio,
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I think the update procedure is not correct.  If you do "rm -rf *"
>> >> >> then
>> >> >> your
>> >> >> CMakeCache.txt file is gone, and the line
>> >> >>
>> >> >> cmake ../
>> >> >>
>> >> >> becomes insufficient.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I would replace these two lines which I mention, with one line:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> make clean
>> >> >>
>> >> >> which is followed by
>> >> >> make
>> >> >>
>> >> >> This is probably adequate.
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> the whole process takes however veeeeery long time a lots of space.
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Really?  Can you elaborate on what is consuming the time and the
>> >> >> space.
>> >> >> Narrow down the
>> >> >> problem as you see it please.
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>> Does any body knows a better way? I am not sure a direct link like
>> >> >>> this
>> >> >>> http://kicad.tuturutu.cz/
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> could be a solution because the software update process would be
>> >> >>> not
>> >> >>> really automatic.
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> Is there any change we could add here:
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> sudo add-apt-repository ppa:adamwolf/kicad-testing-daily
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> a non-ubuntu repo?
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> how about an install script for all linux distro?
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Has anyone had success packaging wxWidgets in a premade DSO format,
>> >> >> same binaries for all
>> >> >> linux platforms?  If not, then it seems unlikely we could do this.
>> >> >> What other
>> >> >> (commercial) EDA tools do is provide many of the GUI libraries as
>> >> >> part
>> >> >> of the prebuilt
>> >> >> binaries.  Check around about a prebuilt wxWidgets DSO set that
>> >> >> could
>> >> >> accompany a
>> >> >> pre-built KiCad.  This is more of a wx investigation.
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>> how about a check
>> >> >>> for updates inside KiCad itself? ... just throwing ideas...
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> Cheers
>> >> >>> Fabrizio
>> >> >>>
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