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[Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>]

I haven't tried to build it on mingw.  I'm guessing if it's anything
like it's predecessor, it will require some work but I could be wrong.
Given that the build instructions only mention msvc and say nothing
about building with mingw on windows, my expectations are low.

On 9/20/2017 4:54 PM, Simon Richter wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> wxPython 4 will be out soon, and this appears to be mostly a rewrite of
> wxPython 3. Has anyone looked at this yet, is it compatible enough to be
> used from KiCad?
> 
>    Simon
> 
> -------- Forwarded Message --------
> Subject: 	wxPython 4.0.0b2 release
> Date: 	Tue, 19 Sep 2017 12:54:12 -0700
> From: 	Robin Dunn <robin@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: 	wx-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> To: 	wxpython-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, wxpython-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
> wx-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, wx-announce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
> Python-Announce-List@xxxxxxxxxx
> 
> 
> 
> Announcing wxPython 4.0.0b2
> ===========================
> 
> PyPI:   https://pypi.python.org/pypi/wxPython/4.0.0b2
> Extras: https://extras.wxPython.org/wxPython4/extras/
> Pip:    ``pip install wxPython==4.0.0b2``
> 
> Changes in this release include the following:
> 
> * Added a deprecated compatibility helper for wx.CustomDataFormat.
> 
> * Transfer ownership of the wx.EvtHandler object when pushing/popping
>   them, and also for Set/RemoveEventHandler. (#443)
> 
> * Add missing wx.VScrolledWindow methods listed in the docs as
>   deprecated but still present. (#441)
> 
> * Fixed copy/paste error in wx.BusyInfo.__exit__ (#449)
> 
> * Added new tool wxget, (a minimal wx implementation of wget)
> 
> * Added new tools wxdocs and wxdemos to launch the respective items,
>   fetching and unpacking as required. (#437)
> 
> * Fixes to ensure that the locale message catalogs are included in the
>   release files. (#464)
> 
> * Fix wx.ListCtrl.SetItemData to check that the data value is not out
>   of the range of a C long. (#467)
> 
> * Changed the default port on *nix builds to be GTK3. The new
>   ``--gtk2`` flag for build.py can be used to force a build for GTK2
>   instead, and the ``--gtk3`` flag still exists, but defaults to True
>   unless ``--gtk2`` is specified. Please note that there is currently
>   no auto-detection of whether GTK3 is available or not, so if you
>   know you need to build for GTK2 then you need to use the build flag,
>   and there is currently no way to specify that flag for builds
>   performed by pip. (#431)
> 
> * Fix parameter names in Toolbar.AddTool methods to be
>   consistent. (#475)
> 
> * Remove inconsistent GetVirtualSize method in ScrolledWindow and let
>   it be inherited from wx.Window instead. (#474)
> 
> * Fix crashing bug caused by importing a module that reinitializes the
>   wxModule system after having imported wxpyTag. (#468)
> 
> * Fix missing methods in various DataObject classes. (They were
>   actually accidentally marked "private" when they should have been
>   public.) (#480)
> 
> * Add missing ListCtrl.DeleteAllColumns. (#486)
> 
> * Various fixes in the demo.
> 
> * Fixed improper initial scale factor in wx.lib.agw.speedmeter
> 
> * Fix for calls to wx.Notebook.HitTest calling the wrong instance
>   (base class version) of the method. (#499)
> 
> * Add wx.Simplebook class.
> 
> * Fix exception in wx.lib.agw.customtreectrl when calling
>   SortChildren. (#463, #500)
> 
> * Fix missing imports needed for drawing the legend in
>   wx.lib.plot. (#503)
> 
> * Fix other instances of list.sort using old cmp-style ordering
>   functions.  (#508)
> 
> * Update SizedControls to do a sanity check on the parent's sizer, as
>   GetSizer can return None for SizedParent under certain
>   circumstances, such as when AUI reparents the control during pane
>   movement. (#523, #537)
> 
> * Added Vagrant configs for Fedora 23 and Fedora 26, and dropped
>   Fedora 24.  Wheels built on F23 can also be used on F24 and F25, and
>   F26 adds Python 3.6 support.
> 
> * Fix bitwise OR bug in wx.lib.agw.aui.framemanager. (#493)
> 
> * Fix bugs in wx.lib.plot when saving file. (#526)
> 
> * Fix integer division bug in ultimatelistctrl. (#528)
> 
> * Fix bug in wx.SearchCtrl.SetCancelBitmap (#532)
> 
> * Fixed property grid SetPropertyValue method to not truncate floating
>   point values to integers, and a couple other possible incorrect
>   conversions.  (#536)
> 
> 
> 
> 
> What is wxPython?
> -----------------
> 
> wxPython is a cross-platform GUI toolkit for the Python programming
> language.  It allows Python programmers to create programs with a
> robust, highly functional graphical user interface, simply and
> easily. It is implemented as a set of Python extension modules that
> wrap the GUI components of the popular wxWidgets cross platform
> library, which is written in C++. Supported platforms are Microsoft
> Windows, Mac OS X and macOS, and Linux or other unix-like systems with
> GTK2 or GTK3 libraries. In most cases the native widgets are used on
> each platform to provide a 100% native look and feel for the
> application.
> 
> 
> What is wxPython Phoenix?
> -------------------------
> 
> wxPython's Project Phoenix is a new from-the-ground-up implementation
> of wxPython, created with the intent of making wxPython “better,
> stronger, faster than he was before.” In other words, this new
> implementation is focused on improving speed, maintainability and
> extensibility of wxPython, as well as removing most of the cruft that
> had accumulated over the long life of Classic wxPython.
> 
> The project has been in development off and on, mostly behind the
> scenes, for many years. For the past few years automated snapshot
> builds have been available for those adventurous enough to try it, and
> many people eventually started using the snapshots in their projects,
> even for production releases.  While there are still some things on
> the periphery that need to be completed, the core of the new wxPython
> extension modules which wrap the wxWidgets code has been stable for a
> long time now.
> 
> Due to some things being cleaned up, reorganized, simplified and
> dehackified wxPython Phoenix is not completely backwards compatible
> with wxPython Classic.  This is intended. In general, however, the API
> differences tend to be minor and some applications can use Phoenix
> with slight, or even no modifications.  In some other cases the
> correct way to do things was also available in Classic and it's only
> the wrong way that has been removed from Phoenix.  For more
> information there is a Migration Guide document available at:
> https://docs.wxpython.org/MigrationGuide.html
> 
> The new wxPython API reference documentation, including all
> Python-specific additions and customizations, and docs for the wx.lib
> package, is located at: https://docs.wxpython.org/
> 
> 
> 
> 
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