Hi, I am on Ubuntu 12.04 now(was facing difficulty finding packages for bazaar). I had installed KiCAD Adam's libraries before and now updated to Jean-Samuel's PPA. I have installed wxPython and tried a few examples on it.
What should i do next to make a new wxPython based project manager? On Thu, Mar 13, 2014 at 7:55 PM, Dick Hollenbeck <d...@softplc.com> wrote: > Hi Dileep, > > In answer to your question, what is the difference? : > > 1) On linux, both pros and cons: > > a) you can use the standard linux package manager for the entire wxPython > stack. > > b) you will be at a wxPython version slightly behind what you'd be on for > windows. > > c) it will look better on your resume, anything linux looks good on a > resume right now. > > d) you could use Jean-Samuel's PPA for the KiCad binaries, which currently > don't include > wxPython, but would constitute the balance of the software. Or you could > run > <kicad_src>/scripts/kicad_install.sh which brings in libraries, the kicad > executables, and > installs the wxPython stack as a (heretofore unnecessary) dependency. > > > > 2) On windows, both pros and cons: > > a) you have to make kicad-winbuilder succeed to get the proper wxPython > stack. If it does > not succeed, you will have to find help. > > b) you may be more familiar with Windows. > > c) because the wxPython version will be newer than the least common > denominator of > wxWidgets and wxPython (on linux), you may inadvertently become dependent > on a wxPython > feature not in wxPython in linux's (older) standard package. > > > > Either way can work. > > I am hoping that others will be generous with their time, and help you. > But again, you > have to keep the conversation on the mailing list. Your last email was to > me personally. > > > > Dick > > > > On 03/12/2014 11:10 PM, dileep kushwaha wrote: > > i can use ubuntu as well. what is the difference if i use linux for > development of the > > project? > > > > > > On Thu, Mar 13, 2014 at 2:23 AM, Dick Hollenbeck <d...@softplc.com > > <mailto:d...@softplc.com>> wrote: > > > > On 03/12/2014 02:16 PM, dileep kushwaha wrote: > > > Hi, > > > i have been asked to make top level wxPython based project > windows > > > i have installed Windows 7, KiCAD in C:\Program Files (x86) > > > i have installed Python 33 and 27 > > > > > > Remember I said to use Brian's wxPython stack, if on Windows. This > will be: > > > > a) wxPython 3.x compiled with MINGW. > > b) python 2.7.4 compiled with MINGW. > > > > > > I cannot imaginge any other way of getting this wxPython stack other > than running his > > kicad-winbuilder script. "kicad-winbuilder" is another launchpad > project. It downloads > > and installs the entire deal, mostly from source, partially from > pre-built binaries. > > > > It would be nice to have had some guidance from Brian on this, but I > think he's building a > > house. (Too bad you weren't on linux for the development phase, > think that would have > > been easier, but that's me talking because I am no longer > comfortable on Windows.) > > > > We do not use the MSVC compiled python, at all in the KiCad project. > > This is the reason for Brian's stack, and why I say "compiled with > MINGW" above. > > > > > > > > > i have installed bazaar (installed python 27 coz of it) > > > > > > I'm in learning phase of Python > > > please guide me futher > > > -- > > > Dileep > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > > > Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net > > <mailto: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 > > <mailto:kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net> > > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Dileep Kumar > > M.Tech(VLSI Design) > > Mob:9891455965 > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > -- Dileep Kumar M.Tech(VLSI Design) Mob:9891455965
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