Mat, thanks a lot, this solved the problem: sudo apt-get install bzrtools
I will update the website install instructions to reflect this change cheers Fabrizio On Tue, Jul 2, 2013 at 10:17 PM, Matthew Beckler <matthew.beck...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 > > _______________________________________________ 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
