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[Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>]

If the _*.kiface files are not in the same path as your executable
files, then this is your problem.  The kiface (don't let the naming
confuse you, they are shared objects) files must reside in the same path
as the executable files due to the way they are loaded.

On 1/8/2016 7:41 AM, Nick Østergaard wrote:
> Hmm, did you specify the prefix paths the first time you ran cmake? It
> looks like it is still trying to install some file (here _cvpcb.kface)
> to a default location and not your user folder. but the make
> DESTDIR=something install works fine for me. It has done way pre 4.0.1
> and still on latest product.
> 
> 2016-01-08 2:11 GMT+01:00 Clemens Koller <cko@xxxxxxxxx>:
>> Hello, Jon!
>>
>> On 2016-01-08 01:36, Jon Neal wrote:
>>> Is there a reason you installed KiCad in ~/SW/usr/local/bin/kicad?
>>
>> I don't want to merge/sudo the test builds into my (production)
>> distribution. So, I just tried to stay in ~/SW.
>>
>>> That seems like a strange place to install it.
>>> The cmake defaults work fine for me and coexist
>>> just fine with a stable install!
>>
>> So, you sudo make install?
>>
>>> How did you specify that install location?
>>
>> I was cheating with:
>>
>> cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
>>       -DKICAD_SCRIPTING=ON \
>>       -DKICAD_SCRIPTING_MODULES=ON \
>>       -DKICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON=ON \
>>       ../../
>> make -j8
>> make DESTDIR=~/SW install
>>
>> because:
>>
>> cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
>>       -DKICAD_SCRIPTING=ON \
>>       -DKICAD_SCRIPTING_MODULES=ON \
>>       -DKICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON=ON \
>>       -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=~/SW \
>>       -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=~/SW \
>>       -DDEFAULT_INSTALL_PATH=~/SW \
>>       ../../
>> make -j8
>> make install
>>
>> fails with:
>>
>> -- Installing: /home/admin/SW/share/applications/pcbnew.desktop
>> -- Installing: /home/admin/SW/share/applications/bitmap2component.desktop
>> -- Installing: /usr/local/bin/_cvpcb.kiface
>> CMake Error at cvpcb/cmake_install.cmake:50 (file):
>>   file INSTALL cannot copy file
>>   "/home/admin/share/project/kicad-src/src/build/release/cvpcb/_cvpcb.kiface"
>>   to "/usr/local/bin/_cvpcb.kiface".
>> Call Stack (most recent call first):
>>   cmake_install.cmake:96 (include)
>>
>> Is there a bug hidden or is it just my recklessness?
>>
>> Clemens
>>
>>
>>
>>> On Thu, Jan 7, 2016 at 7:12 PM Clemens Koller <cko@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:cko@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>>>
>>>     Hi, There!
>>>
>>>     I am running kicad-latest for testing purposes in my home directory:
>>>     ~/SW/usr/local/bin/kicad
>>>     There is also kicad-4.0.1 in /usr/bin/kicad.
>>>
>>>
>>>     To test the latest stuff from you, I
>>>
>>>     1. open kicad-latest from a terminal/console:
>>>     [admin@black bin]$ pwd
>>>     /home/admin/SW/usr/local/bin
>>>     [admin@black bin]$ ./kicad
>>>
>>>     2. start pcbnew via hotkey or by clicking the button.
>>>
>>>     Then, I get the complain:
>>>     [admin@black bin]$ ./kicad
>>>     Traceback (most recent call last):
>>>       File "<string>", line 3, in <module>
>>>     ImportError: No module named pcbnew
>>>
>>>
>>>     What's the best way to test kicad-latest not interfering with the distro's
>>>     installation?
>>>
>>>     Greets,
>>>
>>>     Clemens (CKO)
>>>
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