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[Nick Østergaard <oe.nick@xxxxxxxxx>]

2015-03-17 16:50 GMT+01:00 Bob Gustafson <bobgus@xxxxxxx>:
> Hi Adam
>
> As written in the kicad build documentation, I patched the
> wxPython/wxWidgets code and built that (also added the doPatch for the patch
> files that were not included in the virgin osx_build_wx.sh file). All patch
> files were used successfully (including the added ones -
> macos_scrolledwindow and macos_yosemite).
>
> I also turned on most of the scripting build switches (why not..)
>
> I used a custom kicad-configure.sh script to turn on these switches (see
> attached). From there it was just ‘make’ and ‘sudo make install’. No compile
> errors, but as I have reported before, lots of warnings and notes (using
> clang - which is also available on Fedora21)
>
> I have the console output saved from all of these steps if that would be of
> interest.
>
> As you point out, the gesture/trackpad patches are not in the patches/
> directory, so were not included. These patch files could perhaps be included
> or not by commenting out appropriate doPatch lines in osx_build_wx.sh
>
>
> I tried your nightlies before, but didn’t see any trackpad panning
> improvement - will try again.
>
> I will also try the nightly with Python support you mentioned in a previous
> email. I thought about that last night after I sent the email report.
>
> My motivation is to get a working KiCad that I can use to build a board for
> a legacy piece of gear. I see these beautiful youtube videos of paired board
> traces and wiggly matched delay traces - am disappointed that I can’t have
> the same action on my OSX platform. Perhaps I should concentrate on my
> Fedora21 box instead, although it seems that the build instructions for that
> platform are more or less identical to OSX.

The differential pairs and length tuning stuff do not depend on python
scripting as far as I know and should be available in the latest
nightlies.

> I'm guessing that some of the OSX problems may be caused by a mix of carbon
> and cocoa library calls. Many of the error reports have carbon references.
> Also, try out the KiCad->About menu item.
>
> I will fish around in the DEBUG folder and look for the Python support
> build.
>
> Because of the clumsiness of scrollbars, having two finger panning is more
> or less essential on the OSX platform. When are you planning to try out
> those patches in your nightly builds? The OpenGL option, without scrollbars,
> needs those patches.
>
> Thanks very much for your efforts all
>
> Bob G
>
> On Mar 16, 2015, at 23:59, Adam Wolf <adamwolf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hi Bob,
>
> Did you add any patches?  If you didn't, there definitely won't be any
> gesture/trackpad support.  It isn't ready for merging yet due to behavior on
> other platforms.
>
> Are you looking for issues or trying to get a usable KiCad?  If the latter,
> I suggest the nightlies.  I, and quite a few other people, use them to make
> real boards!  (There are even nightlies with Python support in the DEBUG
> folder.)
>
> Adam Wolf
> Cofounder and Engineer
> W&L
>
>
> On Mon, Mar 16, 2015 at 11:46 PM, Bob Gustafson <bobgus@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Application: kicad
> Version: (2015-03-16 BZR 5522)-product Debug build
> wxWidgets: Version 3.0.2 (debug,UTF-8,compiler with C++ ABI 1002,GCC
> 4.2.1,STL containers,compatible with 2.8)
> Platform: Mac OS X (Darwin 14.1.0 x86_64), 64 bit, Little endian, wxMac
> Boost version: 1.57.0
>          USE_WX_GRAPHICS_CONTEXT=OFF
>          USE_WX_OVERLAY=ON
>          KICAD_SCRIPTING=ON
>          KICAD_SCRIPTING_MODULES=ON
>          KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON=ON
>          USE_FP_LIB_TABLE=HARD_CODED_ON
>          BUILD_GITHUB_PLUGIN=ON
>          KICAD_USE_WEBKIT=ON
>
>
> pcbnewinitPythonScripting() failed (error 0: Undefined error: 0)
>
> ***** Error importing the wxPython API! ****                20:43:52
> pcbnewinitPythonScripting() failed: (error 0: Undefined error: 0)
> 20:43:52
>
> ----
>
> There are a number of other error conditions - see attached screen dumps and
> logs
>
> -----
>
> I see that the Contents/Contents typo was removed somewhere in the 5513-5522
> changes.
>
> -----
>
> I am not able to pan anywhere using two finger gestures. When I try, the
> newPCB zooms in and out.
>
> Hope this is helpful
>
> Bob G
>
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