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[Seth Hillbrand <seth.hillbrand@xxxxxxxxx>]

​I'll second Tom's suggestion here.  Distros are free to package KiCad how
they like, but we can create an AppImage[1] with GTK2 and wxpython​ that
users can download from the website.  This would provide a way for all
users to run KiCad even if their distro doesn't package the required
libraries.  Bug reports on GTK3 could then be redirected to the AppImage
download link.

-Seth

[1] https://appimage.org/


Am Fr., 18. Mai 2018 um 08:51 Uhr schrieb Tomasz Wlostowski <
tomasz.wlostowski@xxxxxxx>:

> On 18/05/18 17:38, Wayne Stambaugh wrote:
> > As we approach the v5 stable release, I want to discuss a something we
> > should seriously consider before we open the flood gates for new feature
> > merges after the v5 branch.  We are currently in an awkward position
> > with regards to gtk3 builds on Linux.  Given that most distros are now
> > building wx against gtk3, we really should work towards fixing this at
> > the beginning of v6 and back porting it as soon as possible so that we
> > can better support the current Linux distros.  Fortunately, most distros
> > have thankfully provided a gtk2 build version of wx in order to build
> > kicad.  However, they have not done the same thing for wxpython so for
> > most new distro releases, we have to build kicad without wxpython
> > support.  I propose we spend some time immediately after the v5 release
> > and fix the gtk3 issues before we start making major changes to the code
> > base so that it is not difficult to back port.  Anyone else have any
> > thoughts on this?
> >
>
> Wayne,
>
> I would put most of the effort on developing the GAL version of
> eeschema. It's not our fault that Linux distros change the APIs of
> essential system libraries every 2 years. As a short term solution, I
> would propose distributing a distro-agnostic binary Kicad package that
> includes all dependencies, including wx and gtk2 libraries. In the
> longer run, GALified schematic editor is IMHO the way to go.
>
> Best,
> Tom
>
>
>
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Wayne
> >
> >
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