I have previously sent a patch to adam for testing that bundled python. but it was a bit hackish as since python is a system lib bundleutilies doesn't copy it.
On 21 February 2017 at 21:28, Bernhard Stegmaier <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 21 Feb 2017, at 00:31, 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]>: > > 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. > > > Yes, that’s probably the only way to do it in a safe way for the bundle > (and, as Adam said how Apple requires it). > Currently only wxPython packages and the pcbnew .so are copied into the > bundle. > There is no (matching) python installation contained/copied. > > This seems to be sufficient to at least run the python console from inside > pcbnew with some external python installation - if the python version used > to build the bundle and the one on the target system are compatible. > However, the last time I tried it the python console was really unusable for > me, because you couldn’t even type some keys (menu hotkeys always trigger > the menu action). > Don’t know if that has been fixed meanwhile. > > So, I think this whole python stuff needs a big overhaul on macOS for both > types of scripting. > I will work on it when I have some spare time. > If someone else is going to work on that please drop me a note, so that we > don’t do it twice… > > > Regards, > Bernhard > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
