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KiCad / kicad-winbuilder

Windows builder for the KiCad project based on the MSYS2 MinGW system [moved to https://gitlab.com/kicad]
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How to Build KiCad #7

Closed bvernoux closed 8 years ago

bvernoux commented 8 years ago

A "How to Build KiCad" will be welcome and especially to find where the final binaries (installer ...) are ... Anyway you have done an amazing work on this builder ! (I was previously using https://launchpad.net/kicad-winbuilder)

nickoe commented 8 years ago

Run one of the bat files, please feel free to test. It has actually been a long time since I used those directly, usually I just run makepkg-mingw and the copydlls.sh script.

bvernoux commented 8 years ago

I have tested by double clicking on make_x86_64.bat (from directory previously cloned with git clone https://github.com/nickoe/KiCad-Winbuilder.git using trunk SHA-1: 709a6b2c4c22c93880d4b9916b2377ca2d663d39) Running bat file work to download & install msys and all dependencies in KiCad-Winbuilder\msys64. I can see the build start and all seems fine except for the last steps to finalize the binaries ... (and the .bat windows just close without any error displayed).

In order to fix this I have done following steps:

And all is fine without any error and final binaries with installer are in KiCad-Winbuilder\msys64\home\UserName\out\pack-x86_64\ With lot of directories and kicad-product-r6248.20a3e23-x86_64.exe installer

I think an update of https://github.com/nickoe/KiCad-Winbuilder/blob/master/readme.md or a Wiki page will be welcome for new user in order to build x86 & x64 version of kicad with installer from scratch

nickoe commented 8 years ago

Have you tried to execute make_x86_64.bat from the normal cmd.exe prompt? I am not sure that what you are trying to do is supposed to work.

bvernoux commented 8 years ago

Double clicking on .bat or launching it from cmd is the same (as the .bat will be executed in the same cmd environment), but I have not tested it, as it was solved using a real "linux" shell by using KiCad-Winbuilder\msys64\msys2_shell.bat which is really better than normal windows console which does not support color ...

nickoe commented 8 years ago

Yes indeed. But as according to the issue title, feel free tp create a pull request with description on how to use. I am a bit busy for the time being.

FranzForstmayr commented 8 years ago

I think i've triggered the same error now, but i don't know how to cd to KiCad Winbuilder, because the directory is above the msys2_shell.bat. Can you please explain what exactly you are doing?

bvernoux commented 8 years ago

To cd to to KiCad Winbuilder just use full path

Alternative way to build Kicad is clearly defined on official site to http://kicad-pcb.org/contribute/build-windows/

FranzForstmayr commented 8 years ago

Thank you, I did not find this site before, maybe it should be linked to the dropdown menu of "Contribute" on the KiCad main page.

nickoe commented 8 years ago

Can we close this issue or?

bvernoux commented 8 years ago

Could you update the https://github.com/nickoe/KiCad-Winbuilder/blob/master/readme.md before to close ? (updating with a procedure with a how to a bit like it is done in this issue ?)

bevanweiss commented 8 years ago

There is a bit more of a 'how to' of building with the WinBuilder now. I think this issue could be closed.