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Re: Opening pcbnew from kicad: ImportError: No module named pcbnew
2016-01-08 14:11 GMT+01:00 Clemens Koller <cko@xxxxxxxxx>:
> 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
> $ ./go.sh
Verify on the install output that they everything are installed to ~/SW.
Secondly start ./pcbnew while standing in the bin folder inside ~/SW.
> 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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