On 04/12/2011 04:11 AM, Brian Sidebotham wrote: > On 11 April 2011 22:57, Dick Hollenbeck <[email protected]> wrote: >>> JP, >>> >>> If we are making 2.9 the required version for Windows, I will remove the >>> conditional compilation zoom code and restore the old behavior which will >>> work >>> properly with 2.8 on Linux and OSX. At some point when I get some extra >>> time, >>> I'll write a CMake macro that will complain if the version of wxWidgets >>> isn't >>> correct which will put this issue to rest once and for all. >> Thanks Wayne. >> >> Having detailed instructions and giving complaints are no match for simply >> making a fool proof recipe to build Windows Kicad. >> >> We still get folks asking how to build the Windows version of Kicad all the >> time, even with detailed written instructions. >> >> There are a number of very large organizational movements which are just now >> picking up steam, which will be expanding the notion of "open source >> hardware". >> These organizations will be out looking for open source tools to convey their >> designs in. >> >> Having a recipe which builds Windows Kicad in a drop dead, fool proof manor >> will >> go a long way towards having Kicad be near the top of the list of recommended >> software packages for these open source hardware designs. >> >> I do NOT think complaining about the wrong version, or asking someone to >> follow >> a 10 step procedure is any match for a bullet proof recipe. CMake's >> "external >> project" is an outstanding way to address this, because it allows download, >> patching, and edge triggered compiling. >> >> I maintain a complete embedded linux distro, and do so with a recipe for >> every >> linux package in the distro. >> >> Download, patch, compile, install, package. >> >> If we cannot do this, in using a publicly distributed recipe, then it should >> be >> done using a website, where someone can go to download pre-built Windows >> Kicad >> binaries made *just minutes ago* from the latest testing tree, which could >> have >> been updated with a patch that a person asked for. This last step could be >> done >> on linux more easily than Windows, for Windows. >> >> >> Brian, please tell us how this is coming. I don't think we can wait forever >> for >> this. >> >> Maybe post what your most recent findings are? >> > The cmake -P scripting solution works very well and it's easy to get > cmake to download mingw-get and then install mingw if necessary - this > part works, although some more checks for an existing mingw install > are still required. > > Downloading and compiling wxWidgets should be equally simple. Again, > there is more work involved in checking existing installs than there > is creating and compiling a new install. > > Optionally getting Bazaar might be slightly more involved, but I don't > think it will prove too much trouble. > > Then we just need to checkout the repo and build it. > > There is probably another week or so to get a script together than > sorts out the complete dependancy list and builds the KiCad source > tree. > > I was away last weekend as the lure of glorious sunshine and cold beers won > out.
Awesome. I mean, that you have your priorities right. Thanks, its nice hearing an intermittent report. Dick _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
