That's exactly why we did it that way on windows. It was the least painful option. It sounds like it may be a better option on osx as well.
On 2/21/2017 12:56 PM, Simon Wells wrote: > 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
