When i looked into this a while ago, that is actually what Apple strongly recommended/required.
Adam Wolf On Feb 20, 2017 5:31 PM, "Wayne Stambaugh" <[email protected]> wrote: > On 2/20/2017 6:27 PM, Nick Østergaard wrote: > > 2017-02-20 23:48 GMT+01:00 Bernhard Stegmaier <[email protected]>: > >> Hi Wayne, > >> > >> if you really want to have this commited soon, I’d suggest to completely > >> disable KICAD_SCRIPTING_MODULES stuff on macOS. > >> > >> I just had a look at the KICAD_SCRIPTING_MODULES stuff as it is now and > I > >> think it is broken anyway (back then when I changed the bundle stuff I > just > >> took what was already there). > >> That’s just a guess, because I never used or tested it… so, if anybody > did > >> and it really works now, please tell. > >> > >> I will try to have a look in my spare time, but I can’t promise that > this > >> will happen any time soon. > >> I am very busy with non-KiCAD family things right now and there’s not a > lot > >> of time left. > >> > >> As I said in my previous mail, I don’t think that this kind of > scripting is > >> just a matter of copying some lib around. > >> There needs to be some concept/idea how to do this nicely (or, at least > >> somewhat user friendly) with app bundles. > >> > >> How is this done on Windows? > >> You also don’t have a global filesystem with one Python there where you > just > >> copy it into the right place… where does the Windows installer put those > >> files and how do you use them from some installed Python? Are there > issues > >> with library paths of the library dependencies that come with KiCAD when > >> used from an external Python? > >> > > > > I am not aware of any issues with it on windows, but I don't really use > windows. > > > > People have requested to include pip with the windows install, and > > that is done now, so I assume that at least something works. > > > > I am not sure if the user uses the shell inside pcbnew or calls the > > python bundled with the installer. The file system layout is basically > > as on linux, just inside the install destination folder. > > Would something like this work on osx rather than trying to fit into an > existing python install? It might prove to be more reliable. At least > you would always have a known python build. > > > > >> > >> Regards, > >> Bernhard > >> > >> On 20 Feb 2017, at 21:50, Simon Wells <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> Hi Wayne, > >> > >> I have already sent my concerns and what i am stuck on and have had no > >> response so at this point i am unable to help sorry > >> > >> On 21 February 2017 at 07:28, Wayne Stambaugh <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > >> Simon, > >> > >> I'm going to commits Dick's original patch as soon as possible. I want > >> to know if you (or anyone else who can fix the osx part of this) will be > >> available to fix the osx part of this before I commit it to minimize the > >> amount of time we have broken builds for osx. > >> > >> Thanks, > >> > >> Wayne > >> > >> On 2/13/2017 9:24 AM, Simon Wells wrote: > >> > >> Error copying file "_pcbnew.kiface" to "_pcbnew.so". > >> > >> attached is dicks patch with my changes > >> > >> On 14 February 2017 at 03:15, Wayne Stambaugh <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > >> On 2/12/2017 5:15 PM, Bernhard Stegmaier wrote: > >> > >> > >> On 12 Feb 2017, at 22:18, Wayne Stambaugh <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> On 2/12/2017 5:37 AM, Simon Wells wrote: > >> > >> i am stuck on the below as i do not understand whats trying to be > >> achieved doing this > >> > >> # For phase 1, copy _pcbnew.kiface to the python module. line onward > >> (line 733ish) > >> > >> until the end of the if, and its broken for me. > >> > >> > >> It should just be a copy of the _pcbnew.kiface to the python library > >> with the correct python extension for python to a folder where python > >> can find it. I'm not sure what the file extension is or where the > >> python library install path is in osx. I can check with Dick but I'm > >> pretty sure by looking at the patch that is what it does. > >> > >> > >> Did this (I guess it is using pcbnew stuff from machines python > >> installation, not the python form inside pcbnew) ever work on macOS? > >> > >> That doesn’t really make sense on macOS with application bundles (IMHO). > >> The install step is just an intermediate step to create the initial > bundle > >> on the build machine. > >> If you install it to some python folder on the build machine, it won’t > get > >> anywhere on a users machine when installing (== copying) the bundle (the > >> bundle is not more than a folder, so you don’t really “install” > anything). > >> > >> One thing would probably be to create an own installer/bundle for this > >> python stuff, which puts things in the right places on the destination > >> machine. I don’t know if this is easily possible, because you could have > >> more than one python installed and I don’t know about paths in libs. > >> Or, put it inside the bundle and let user handle it on his own (by > >> symlinking, whatever…). > >> > >> Same fun will come up on Linux with AppImage stuff (and the other > similar > >> approaches)… > >> > >> > >> Regards, > >> Bernhard > >> > >> > >> Please send me the build output for the build failure with this patch. > >> Dick offered to try to resolve it but he needs the build log. > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > >> Post to : [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 > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >
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