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[Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>]

Try using -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=~/SW.

On 1/8/2016 8:11 AM, Clemens Koller wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> Ok, redo from scratch.
> I'm cleaning up the build directory now...
> 
> $ git pull
> $ git checkout -f
> $ rm -r build
> $ cat ./go.sh
> #!/bin/bash
> mkdir -p build/release
> cd build/release
> 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

Given your configuration this should have installed in /usr/local which
is the default value of CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX on Linux.  This should have
failed without using sudo.

> $ ./go.sh
> 
> Building works now, but:
> 
> $ cd ~/SW/bin
> $ ./kicad
> 
> and then clicking on pcbnew delivers the same:
> 
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "<string>", line 3, in <module>
> ImportError: No module named pcbnew
> 
> I cannot tell if that is something serious. I would just not ignore
> it without understanding it.
> 
> Clemens
> 
> 
> On 2016-01-08 13:52, Wayne Stambaugh wrote:
>> 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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