Hello! I tried to build Kicad one year ago and got no success. It required latest development version of wxWidgets
Wojciech Kazubski > > > Finally, Kicad doesn't build nicely, i.e. it doesn't use the > > > GNU build system (i.e. configure etc.),=20 > > > > wxWindows programs typically use Bakefiles to build they makefiles. > > So it might be a simple mater to change the Bakefile template. > > We would probably agree about the detailed tricks used to build Kicad. > However, the big-picture issue involves just how much of a hacker-god > you need to be in order to do this! > > First off, you need to install > system dependencies wxWidgets and Mesa3D before you build Kicad. > This usually requires root privelidges. Secondly, neither of these > dependencies use a standard build method. In fact, you must edit the > Makefiles to build them. Thirdly, the same is true of Kicad itself: > You must hand edit the Makefiles to build the program & have it run > correctly. > > Experienced unix geeks can do this -- although I failed to get it > fully working before our meeting last night. Thank goodness Ales had > successfully built the program from sources before showing up last > night! > > My point is this: If your program requires guru-level programming > ability to install -- and involves hand-editing of Makefiles amongst > other tricks -- it's a non-starter for newbies. > > Stuart
