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[Adam Wolf <adamwolf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Bob,

All the build scripts are in my Launchpad repo.  Please search the archives
as I know I've posted them 3 or 4 times and I cannot get the link easily on
my phone.

Adam Wolf

On Tue, Mar 17, 2015 at 12:24 PM, Adam Wolf <adamwolf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> No problem.  Collin did all the heavy lifting there, adding the Python
> support.
>
> Adam Wolf
>
> On Tue, Mar 17, 2015 at 12:24 PM, Bob Gustafson <bobgus@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>  Hi Adam
>>
>> I tried your python enabled nightly in the DEBUG folder.
>>
>> Lots of my problems have been cleaned up by your nightly - the'
>> KiCad->About' works without an Alert box popping up - it looks pretty
>> clean. I tried some of the clicks that gave me problems before and it looks
>> pretty solid.
>>
>> Thanks much.
>>
>> Application: kicad
>> Version: (2015-03-15 BZR 5517)-product Release 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: 1.54.0
>>          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=OFF
>>
>> The only thing that looks different from my builds is the use of Boost
>> version 1.54.0 instead of my 1.57.0
>> I think my 1.57.0 was massaged slightly by one of my builds in the past -
>> perhaps it has problems.
>>
>> The newPCB->Tools->Scripting Console does pop up, but as noted by others
>> before, as soon as you type the 'e' in help - things go wrong. This is fine
>> - a nightly build (particularly in the DEBUG folder) is there to show the
>> latest stuff and what needs to be done.
>>
>> It would be good to also have an OSX nightly incorporating whatever is
>> available for panning support too. Since your nightlies are for OSX only,
>> progress on panning for OSX might shine a light on the problems for other
>> platforms.
>>
>> I had a glimmer of success a couple of weeks ago when I did a merge of
>> Garth's trackpad branch - but this was masked by my other difficulties
>> (perhaps my Boost 1.57.0 ??).
>>
>> Are your nightly build scripts available? I could try again with Garth's
>> files.
>>
>> Thanks again
>>
>> Bob G
>>
>>
>>
>> On 03/17/2015 11:12 AM, Adam Wolf wrote:
>>
>> Just as an aside, last night's build failed, for the first time in a
>> while--but the diff pairs should still work fine.
>>
>>  Adam Wolf
>>
>> On Tue, Mar 17, 2015 at 11:06 AM, Nick Østergaard <oe.nick@xxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>  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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