My understanding is that wxPython 4.2.0 is required for wxWidgets 3.2.0 (at least, that's the case on macOS) -- is that the case on Fedora as well?
If so, I think the tradeoff is worth it and we should recommend moving to the new release even without time to do thorough testing of Python plugins. On Fri, Aug 12, 2022 at 11:50 AM Steven A. Falco <stevenfa...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 8/12/22 11:36 AM, Jon Evans wrote: > > The surface area of wxPython on KiCad critical functionality is fairly > low. I would recommend moving forward and seeing what happens. > > > > How long do we have to make this decision/recommendation? It seems easy > enough to spot-check the most popular KiCad plugins that make use of > wxPython to see if there are any obvious problems, if we know that's the > goal. > > I'm not really sure. Today is actually the scheduled F37 freeze date, but > the schedule [1] says the date is approximate. I can go back and ask when > they absolutely need to know, but I think we have the best chance of > influencing the decision if we can comment in the next day or two. I > realize that isn't much time... > > I've tested KiCad 6.0.7 with wxPuthon 4.2.0 on Rawhide, both x86_64 and > aarch64. I've tried opening the python console and I've used the footprint > wizard to create a BGA. What plugins should I test? > > Also, if others want to test, they'll need a Rawhide VM. I can provide a > link to the builds of wxPython and KiCad, as well as instructions on how to > install. > > Steve > > [1] https://fedorapeople.org/groups/schedule/f-37/f-37-key-tasks.html > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "KiCad Developers" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to devlist+unsubscr...@kicad.org. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/a/kicad.org/d/msgid/devlist/8c57b812-d219-36bc-6646-08d5c5eee603%40gmail.com > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "KiCad Developers" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to devlist+unsubscr...@kicad.org. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/a/kicad.org/d/msgid/devlist/CA%2BqGbCC8NNJdCoDXDBbn1CLg6zOJ8hNSE9Ew5_xLsu27CLWKQw%40mail.gmail.com.
