Hi Fabrizio, I actually just ran into this "unknown command 'patch'" error with BZR on Ubuntu last week. I believe you need to install the bzrtools package, and that will add the "patch" command to your BZR.
http://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=names&keywords=bzrtools Good luck, Matthew Beckler Wayne and Layne, LLC On Tue, Jul 2, 2013 at 4:13 PM, Fabrizio Tappero <fabrizio.tapp...@gmail.com > wrote: > Actually following the instructions from here: > > http://baby.bedroom.gen.nz/~clive/kicad-re/tutorial/kicad-mainline-debian-install.php > > I do not seem to be able to compile KiCad on a Debian 7, 64 bit > machine. Error here: > > $ sudo make -j 4 > Scanning dependencies of target boost > Scanning dependencies of target potrace > [ 0%] Performing patch step for 'boost' > [ 0%] [ 0%] Building CXX object > potrace/CMakeFiles/potrace.dir/bitmap_io.cpp.o > Building CXX object potrace/CMakeFiles/potrace.dir/curve.cpp.o > Scanning dependencies of target bitmaps > [ 0%] bzr: ERROR: unknown command "patch" > Building CXX object potrace/CMakeFiles/potrace.dir/decompose.cpp.o > make[2]: *** > [../.downloads-by-cmake/boost_1_53_0/src/boost-stamp/boost-patch] > Error 3 > make[1]: *** [CMakeFiles/boost.dir/all] Error 2 > make[1]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs.... > [ 1%] Building CXX object potrace/CMakeFiles/potrace.dir/greymap.cpp.o > > > Google does not help much with "bzr: ERROR: unknown command "patch"" > > Any idea? > > thanks > Fabrizio > > On Tue, Jul 2, 2013 at 9:02 PM, Fabrizio Tappero > <fabrizio.tapp...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi there, > > well, I see appox 1GB installed in dependencies and needed sw for > > build kicad, I see 120 MB of some other downloded stuff then i see 183 > > MB of KiCad repo. All this took maybe 30 min or so. The build/install > > process is not sure, 5 min (wild guess). > > > > I update the make part. > > > > cheers > > Fabrizio > > > > On Tue, Jul 2, 2013 at 8:11 PM, Dick Hollenbeck <d...@softplc.com> > wrote: > >> On 07/02/2013 12:48 PM, Fabrizio Tappero wrote: > >>> Hello, > >>> I have updated the instructions to install KiCad on Debian and other > distros... > >>> http://www.kicad-pcb.org/display/KICAD/KiCad+EDA+Software+Suite > >> > >> Quoting from the site: > >> > >> " > >> That is it. You now have the latest version of KiCad. If, at any time, > you want to update > >> your version of KiCad you do the following: > >> > >> cd /opt/kicad.bzr > >> bzr update > >> cd build > >> rm -rf * > >> cmake ../ > >> make > >> sudo make install > >> " > >> > >> > >> > >> Fabrizio, > >> > >> I think the update procedure is not correct. If you do "rm -rf *" then > your > >> CMakeCache.txt file is gone, and the line > >> > >> cmake ../ > >> > >> becomes insufficient. > >> > >> I would replace these two lines which I mention, with one line: > >> > >> make clean > >> > >> which is followed by > >> make > >> > >> This is probably adequate. > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>> the whole process takes however veeeeery long time a lots of space. > >> > >> > >> Really? Can you elaborate on what is consuming the time and the space. > Narrow down the > >> problem as you see it please. > >> > >> > >> > >>> Does any body knows a better way? I am not sure a direct link like > >>> this > >>> http://kicad.tuturutu.cz/ > >>> > >>> could be a solution because the software update process would be not > >>> really automatic. > >>> > >>> Is there any change we could add here: > >>> > >>> sudo add-apt-repository ppa:adamwolf/kicad-testing-daily > >>> > >>> a non-ubuntu repo? > >>> > >>> how about an install script for all linux distro? > >> > >> > >> Has anyone had success packaging wxWidgets in a premade DSO format, > same binaries for all > >> linux platforms? If not, then it seems unlikely we could do this. > What other > >> (commercial) EDA tools do is provide many of the GUI libraries as part > of the prebuilt > >> binaries. Check around about a prebuilt wxWidgets DSO set that could > accompany a > >> pre-built KiCad. This is more of a wx investigation. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>> how about a check > >>> for updates inside KiCad itself? ... just throwing ideas... > >>> > >>> > >>> Cheers > >>> Fabrizio > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> 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 > > _______________________________________________ > 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 >
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