I wonder if you somehow still had a copy of pcbnew.py laying around when you did the testing. I noticed it is not in the list of installed files for the package and putting a copy in same dir as the pcbnew executable seemed to help with loading the module inside of pcbnew.
On Sat, Oct 27, 2012 at 7:01 AM, Adam Wolf <adamw...@feelslikeburning.com> wrote: > I'll have to look into it further. You said you're on 12.04 right > now? I definitely tested the 12.04 64 bit packages and they worked > fine for me. > > Adam Wolf > > On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 11:23 PM, Hans Henry von Tresckow > <hvont...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Ok, here is what I get from today's install: >> >> henry@Dr-Bunsen:~/kicad/LCD Driver$ pcbnew >> Traceback (most recent call last): >> File "<string>", line 3, in <module> >> ImportError: No module named pcbnew >> henry@Dr-Bunsen:~/kicad/LCD Driver$ >> >> It looks like the pcbnew module is not getting packaged somehow. >> >> Here is the version Info from pcbnew: >> >> Application: Pcbnew >> Version: (2012-oct-18)-testing >> Build: wxWidgets 2.8.12 (no debug,Unicode,compiler with C++ ABI >> 1002,GCC 4.6.3,wx containers,compatible with 2.6) >> Platform: Linux 3.2.0-33-generic x86_64, 64 bit, Little endian, wxGTK >> Boost version: 1.49.0 >> Options: USE_PCBNEW_SEXPR_FILE_FORMAT=OFF >> USE_PCBNEW_NANOMETRES=ON >> USE_PCBNEW_SEXPR_FOOTPRINT_LIBS=OFF >> KICAD_GOST=OFF >> USE_WX_GRAPHICS_CONTEXT=OFF >> USE_WX_OVERLAY=OFF >> USE_BOOST_POLYGON_LIBRARY=OFF >> KICAD_SCRIPTING=ON >> KICAD_SCRIPTING_MODULES=OFF >> KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON=ON >> >> >> Anything else I should try? >> >> On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 8:35 AM, Adam Wolf >> <adamw...@feelslikeburning.com> wrote: >>> Hi Hans, >>> >>> Could you try again? I tested the kicad from >>> kicad-scripting-testing-daily for Ubuntu 12.04. I put the footprint >>> wizard python file in ~/.kicad_plugins, and I was able to open pcbnew, >>> click the module editor, and see the footprint wizard button. I >>> clicked it, and a new window opened saying Footprint Wizard with a >>> bunch of wizardy stuff. From that, it seems that it's working (at >>> least mostly!) >>> >>> It builds on the Launchpad servers for 12.04, 12.10, and 13.04. I >>> have added investigating why it doesn't build for 11.10 and 11.04 to >>> my list of things to do. For Ubuntu 12.10 and 13.04, they have >>> changed the Kicad versioning. The official Ubuntu package in their >>> repository has a version number of 0.20120526..., which is "newer" >>> than 0.0.201210... which are the ones I'm creating now. There are >>> also a few assumptions in the packaging that were correct in the past, >>> but are not correct now, regarding the documentation and a few things >>> about dependencies. Cleaning those up so we are a great example of >>> how to package for Debian and Ubuntu is also on my list of things to >>> do. (Along with seeing if people can have kicad-with-scripting >>> installed next to kicad-without, which would be a great template for >>> any other feature branches we get in the future, and looking into the >>> package name changing that someone asked about on the list a few days >>> ago.) >>> >>> However, all those caveats being said, if any brave souls want to try >>> it, here are the instructions. >>> >>> If you are on Ubuntu 12.04: >>> >>> If you already have kicad installed, from either a PPA or from the >>> official repo, uninstall it first. >>> sudo apt-get remove kicad kicad-common >>> >>> Add the tentative kicad-scripting-testing ppa: >>> sudo add-apt-repository ppa:adamwolf/kicad-scripting-testing-daily >>> >>> Update your package list: >>> sudo apt-get update >>> >>> Install the new packages: >>> sudo apt-get install kicad >>> >>> To go back to how you had it before, if these packages don't work for you. >>> Remove the current packages >>> sudo apt-get remove kicad kicad-common >>> >>> Remove the new PPA >>> sudo rm >>> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/adamwolf-kicad-scripting-testing-daily-*.list >>> >>> Optional: add my PPA back if you used to use it, otherwise skip this >>> step if you want the stock Ubuntu packages >>> sudo add-apt-repository ppa:adamwolf/kicad-testing-daily >>> >>> Update your package list: >>> sudo apt-get update >>> >>> Install the other packages: >>> sudo apt-get install kicad >>> >>> If you are on Ubuntu 12.10 or an alpha release of 13.04: >>> >>> If you already have kicad installed, from either a PPA or from the >>> official repo, uninstall it first. >>> sudo apt-get remove kicad kicad-common >>> >>> Add the tentative kicad-scripting-testing ppa: >>> sudo add-apt-repository ppa:adamwolf/kicad-scripting-testing-daily >>> >>> Update your package list: >>> sudo apt-get update >>> >>> Find out the options for kicad: >>> sudo apt-cache showpkg kicad >>> >>> Read to see which one comes from my PPA. Its version will start >>> 0.0.201210... (until October is over) Note that version number >>> >>> Install the new packages: >>> sudo apt-get install kicad=0.0.201210... >>> >>> To revert, do the same thing as you would if you were on 12.04. >>> >>> Question: >>> Should I change my PPA versioning to match the newer Ubuntus? I don't >>> see this hurting anything on the older Ubuntu releases, and it will >>> make my PPA be less hassle on 12.10 (the "current" Ubuntu) as well as >>> future releases. If I don't hear objections, I'll make this change >>> over the weekend. No one should notice anything, as far as I know. >>> >>> Do you follow this list and use an Ubuntu older than 12.04? 12.04 is >>> the latest Long Term Support release, which should have updates for 5 >>> years. I'll probably be sticking with 12.04 on my main development >>> machine for a while, but I use the current release at work. If no one >>> here uses an Ubuntu older than 12.04, I will put compatibility with >>> those releases lower priority than some of the other packaging tasks. >>> >>> This PPA is still definitely experimental, and please assume that >>> issues you run into with it are the fault of the package, not the >>> scripting support. >>> >>> Adam Wolf >>> Wayne and Layne >>> >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 3:48 PM, Adam Wolf >>> <adamw...@feelslikeburning.com> wrote: >>>> I think it's more that the dependencies are named differently in the >>>> older versions. There's a special tool that chroots the compilaton so >>>> you can check for obscure dependencies. >>>> >>>> 12.04 and 12.10, as well as the two newer versions beyond that, >>>> "compile" on the remote system, but they have the issue you mentioned. >>>> >>>> I'll let you know when I get it working--it should be soon, but I've >>>> never seen this issue before. >>>> >>>> On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 2:57 PM, Hans Henry von Tresckow >>>> <hvont...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> I'm on 12.04 for now, but I think in another week or so I'll switch >>>>> over to 12.10. I wonder if there might be some obscure dependancy you >>>>> have locally but that does not get pulled in on the build server. >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 7:15 AM, Adam Wolf >>>>> <adamw...@feelslikeburning.com> wrote: >>>>>> I'm able to compile using my recipe and packaging stuff on my local >>>>>> machine, >>>>>> and it works, but when I upload the recipe to the PPA build servers, it >>>>>> produces crashy programs. >>>>>> >>>>>> What OS version are you using? I'm having issues getting it to work on >>>>>> any >>>>>> Ubuntu version older than 12.04. I had this description on the recipe, >>>>>> but >>>>>> not the PPA. "This is a testing build of KiCad, with scripting enabled. >>>>>> Scripting support works, but may crash. This package might not work." I >>>>>> have since added it to the PPA as well. >>>>>> >>>>>> I was able to get the footprint wizard to work fine, which imports from >>>>>> pcbnew. >>>>>> >>>>>> I'm running into a variety of small issues, including the fact that with >>>>>> 12.10, the Ubuntu package number has changed from 0.0.date to 0.date. I >>>>>> think it may be prudent for me to change my PPA versioning to match, >>>>>> otherwise I think we'll see some weird issues. (The old kicad in the >>>>>> official repo will always be a higher version than my current generated >>>>>> packages, for 12.10 and newer.) >>>>>> >>>>>> I'll certainly post here when I feel the packages are ready to be tested. >>>>>> After that, starting the middle of November, I hope to spend an hour a >>>>>> week >>>>>> on KiCad packaging for Ubuntu/Debian until it's where I like. >>>>>> >>>>>> Adam Wolf >>>>>> Wayne and Layne, LLC >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 12:58 AM, Hans Henry von Tresckow >>>>>> <hvont...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I just tried the first build of Adam's scripting PPA, but it seems I >>>>>>> can't import the pcbnew module. Is this an issue with sys.path or do >>>>>>> we still have a packaging issue? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> Henry von Tresckow (hvontres) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >>>>>>> Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net >>>>>>> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >>>>>>> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >>>>>> Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net >>>>>> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >>>>>> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Henry von Tresckow (hvontres) >> >> >> >> -- >> Henry von Tresckow (hvontres) -- Henry von Tresckow (hvontres) _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp