The pacman pack format is pretty much a tar file with a few other useful bits such as pre and post install stuff. Here is the 64 bit package for kicad:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/msys2/files/REPOS/MINGW/x86_64/mingw-w64-x86_64-kicad-git-r6791.8814d67-1-any.pkg.tar.xz.sig/download You can download it and untar it and see the file layout. If I was really feeling ambitious, I could create an NSIS windows installer with the binaries along with all of the mingw library dependencies but I just don't have time for that. MSYS2 itself is not required to run kicad. It's only required to build kicad and use the pacman package manager. On 11/3/2014 3:14 PM, Adam Wolf wrote: > Hi Wayne, > > I'm still focusing on the Mac stuff, but it's looking good. I am not > familiar with most of this Windows stuff, so could you clarify: would > the output of the automated msys2 package builder would be a file that > pacman can install? > > Adam Wolf > Cofounder and Engineer > Wayne and Layne, LLC > > On Mon, Nov 3, 2014 at 1:21 PM, Wayne Stambaugh <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > I just noticed that the MSYS2 project got my kicad package built and is > available for public consumption. They didn't get the latest package > changes that includes the documentation yet but I suspect that it will > happen soon. This is a complete build of kicad including Python > scripting. You can install on windows by simply installing msys2 > (either the 32 bit or 64 versions) by downloading the installer from > http://sourceforge.net/projects/msys2/files/Base/i686 or x86_64 > installing msys2, opening the msys2 shell, and running: > > pacman -Syu > > to update all the default installed packages. Close the msys2 shell and > reopen it and install kicad by running: > > pacman -S mingw-w(32 or 64)-(i686 or x86_64)-kicad-git > > All of the dependencies will automatically be installed along with > kicad. Kicad will be installed in msys_install_path/mingw(32 or > 64)/bin. You will have to configure your system and add any start menu > and/or desktop links manually. > > The other plus is that you can keep up with the latest and greatest > kicad simply by using git to clone the packages from > https://github.com/Alexpux/MINGW-packages and running makepkg-mingw to > build the most recent version of kicad. This builds a pacman package of > kicad that can be installed by running: > > pacman -U new-kicad-package-file > > As soon as I get the time, I will add the libraries to the package and > update the windows build notes in the kicad source. I hope someone can > find the time to set up a automated msys2 package builder. It should be > fairly straight forward. > > Wayne > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > Post to : [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
