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[Dick Hollenbeck <dick@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Dileep,

In answer to your question, what is the difference? :

1) On linux, both pros and cons:

a) you can use the standard linux package manager for the entire wxPython stack.

b) you will be at a wxPython version slightly behind what you'd be on for windows.

c) it will look better on your resume, anything linux looks good on a resume right now.

d) you could use Jean-Samuel's PPA for the KiCad binaries, which currently don't include
wxPython, but would constitute the balance of the software.  Or you could run
<kicad_src>/scripts/kicad_install.sh which brings in libraries, the kicad executables, and
installs the wxPython stack as a (heretofore unnecessary) dependency.



2) On windows, both pros and cons:

a) you have to make kicad-winbuilder succeed to get the proper wxPython stack.  If it does
not succeed, you will have to find help.

b) you may be more familiar with Windows.

c) because the wxPython version will be newer than the least common denominator of
wxWidgets and wxPython (on linux), you may inadvertently become dependent on a wxPython
feature not in wxPython in linux's (older) standard package.



Either way can work.

I am hoping that others will be generous with their time, and help you.  But again, you
have to keep the conversation on the mailing list.  Your last email was to me personally.



Dick



On 03/12/2014 11:10 PM, dileep kushwaha wrote:
> i can use ubuntu as well. what  is the difference if i use linux for development of the
> project?
> 
> 
> On Thu, Mar 13, 2014 at 2:23 AM, Dick Hollenbeck <dick@xxxxxxxxxxx
> <mailto:dick@xxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
> 
>     On 03/12/2014 02:16 PM, dileep kushwaha wrote:
>     > Hi,
>     >      i have been asked to make top level wxPython based project windows
>     > i have installed Windows 7, KiCAD in C:\Program Files (x86)
>     > i have installed Python 33 and 27
> 
> 
>     Remember I said to use Brian's wxPython stack, if on Windows.  This will be:
> 
>     a) wxPython 3.x compiled with MINGW.
>     b) python 2.7.4 compiled with MINGW.
> 
> 
>     I cannot imaginge any other way of getting this wxPython stack other than running his
>     kicad-winbuilder script.  "kicad-winbuilder" is another launchpad project.  It downloads
>     and installs the entire deal, mostly from source, partially from pre-built binaries.
> 
>     It would be nice to have had some guidance from Brian on this, but I think he's building a
>     house.  (Too bad you weren't on linux for the development phase, think that would have
>     been easier, but that's me talking because I am no longer comfortable on Windows.)
> 
>     We do not use the MSVC compiled python, at all in the KiCad project.
>     This is the reason for Brian's stack, and why I say "compiled with MINGW" above.
> 
> 
> 
>     > i have installed bazaar (installed python 27 coz of it)
>     >
>     > I'm in learning phase of Python
>     > please guide me futher
>     > --
>     > Dileep
>     >
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