Price confusion / Where are the binaries?

[Seeker14491]

• The GWSL website states "GWSL is free", but for downloading it only links to the Windows Store, where it is $4.99 with a ~1 week trial available.
• This repo readme mentions "premade binaries" can be found here, and "GWSL can be downloaded from the releases tab":

https://github.com/Opticos/GWSL-Source/blob/3b393e48fa1c00a8f41da64c9c25490a5a565a23/README.md?plain=1#L12-L16

but those releases don't contain binaries, and again just link to the Windows Store.

GWSL is great and I don't mind having paid for it on the Windows Store, but I'm confused by these discrepancies.

[Pololot64]

Hi,

Yep sorry about that. I was updating GWSL over my winter break and ran out of time before I could make the GitHub version. Because of this (and because I haven't changed the site yet), there is the discrepancy. I have not discontinued the GitHub version but do not have the resources at the moment :( . I hesitate to edit the website since it is still FOSS and for now simply have the release pointing to the store. When I have more time I will try to figure this out...

Paul

[Pololot64]

Ok, I temporarily edited the readme to explain 👍

[thijse]

Connected to this: I don't mind paying, but it would be great if there would be another way to get the binaries than the Windows Store alone. I am trying to run GWSL on my just-trying-stuff Windows 2022 Server, and there I do not have access to the Windows Store.

As a gap-filler for now, if I do a paypal donation of slightly more than a coffee and significantly less than a Tesla CyberTruck, could you mail me the most recent binaries?

[Pololot64]

Haha yeah I can do that. Just email the email on the GWSL website :). I have to go dig up a recent version though. It will not be the most recent but still ok

[serpro69]

Hi @Pololot64 , and thanks a lot for this app! Any chance this issue will be resolved soon and binaries will be available via github releases?

[Pololot64]

No :/ extremely busy at school @serpro69 If you don't have store access like mentioned above, feel free to email me though.

[serpro69]

I see. Thanks for the quick answer anyways :) I do have 1.4.0 installer saved from before, which works fine so far as I can tell. Still, would be nice to be able to get latest version. I guess the workaround for now would be to build it from source.

[Pololot64]

The 1.4.5 build is mostly theming changes and bug fixes so if you don't notice anything you should be fine tbh.

[wcrossley]

Related to this, I was able to build the binaries myself, getting the "dist" directory, with a bunch of stuff underneath it. Running GWSL.exe seems to do what I want. But, I don't see any kind of installer. So how do I correctly install this after the build?

[Pololot64]

Just put the folder anywhere. There will not be any difference to actually installing it.

[hendra-jti]

I see. Thanks for the quick answer anyways :) I do have 1.4.0 installer saved from before, which works fine so far as I can tell. Still, would be nice to be able to get latest version. I guess the workaround for now would be to build it from source.

if you dont mind, can you send me the installer ? direct link or gdrive link maybe thank you

[serpro69]

if you dont mind, can you send me the installer ? direct link or gdrive link maybe thank you

I personally don't mind, but I'm not sure that I can share it (thinking about license etc) since it's not openly available anymore. I think your best option is to compile it yourself, or wait for the maintainers to fix this. Sorry.

[Pololot64]

I see. Thanks for the quick answer anyways :) I do have 1.4.0 installer saved from before, which works fine so far as I can tell. Still, would be nice to be able to get latest version. I guess the workaround for now would be to build it from source.

if you dont mind, can you send me the installer ? direct link or gdrive link maybe thank you

Just noting be careful sharing binaries around. It is safer to build yourself.

[hendra-jti]

if you dont mind, can you send me the installer ? direct link or gdrive link maybe thank you

I personally don't mind, but I'm not sure that I can share it (thinking about license etc) since it's not openly available anymore. I think your best option is to compile it yourself, or wait for the maintainers to fix this. Sorry.

thanks for your reply. i have to build my self but some feature is not working

[hendra-jti]

I see. Thanks for the quick answer anyways :) I do have 1.4.0 installer saved from before, which works fine so far as I can tell. Still, would be nice to be able to get latest version. I guess the workaround for now would be to build it from source.

if you dont mind, can you send me the installer ? direct link or gdrive link maybe thank you

Just noting be careful sharing binaries around. It is safer to build yourself.

i was, but somehow i dont know exactly why i failed to build this

[Pololot64]

Did you install all the libraries and run build.py? I can help with building it.

[mahfoozm]

receiving this error after building (all deps installed, Python 3.7)

[Pololot64]

What file in what folder did you run? There are several folders made in /dist

[mahfoozm]

./build.py, tried running all 3 of the GWSL.exe's

[mahfoozm]

fixed after uncommenting --hidden-import=pkg_resources.py2_warn in build.py

[Pololot64]

Cool

[hendra-jti]

Did you install all the libraries and run build.py? I can help with building it.

Sure, but this happen.

when i screenshot it, it display as it should

[hendra-jti]

Did you install all the libraries and run build.py? I can help with building it.

Sure, but this happen.

when i screenshot it, it display as it should

i successfully build the app, there's not any error.

[Pololot64]

You now need to go into the configuration and set acrylic_enabled to false. HDR breaks things for some reason.

[hendra-jti]

You now need to go into the configuration and set acrylic_enabled to false. HDR breaks things for some reason.

but i can't enable auto export display/sound. whats wrong ?

[Pololot64]

Have you themed your shell at all? (bash or zsh)

[hendra-jti]

Have you themed your shell at all? (bash or zsh)

I'm using zsh, but i was doing it from more shell option. It also doesnt work

[Pololot64]

Hmm... can you post what your shell profile file looks like? (only the end)

[hendra-jti]

Hmm... can you post what your shell profile file looks like? (only the end)

[Pololot64]

You can probably add the export code manually. export DISPLAY=\$(cat /etc/resolv.conf | grep nameserver | awk '{print \$2; exit;}'):0.0 #GWSL I believe it is that

[hendra-jti]

export DISPLAY=\$(cat /etc/resolv.conf | grep nameserver | awk '{print \$2; exit;}'):0.0 #GWSL

add it in the zsh ? if so, i have added it manually and repeat the proccess but still, i cant enable

[hendra-jti]

You can probably add the export code manually. export DISPLAY=\$(cat /etc/resolv.conf | grep nameserver | awk '{print \$2; exit;}'):0.0 #GWSL I believe it is that

i remember something that i was change the resolv.conf. why ? becasuse i while i using vpn wsl cant have access internet. so my resolv.conf right now is like this : nameserver 8.8.8.8

[Pololot64]

I am not sure. I know VPN's have messed things up in the past

[wowitsjack]

I see. Thanks for the quick answer anyways :) I do have 1.4.0 installer saved from before, which works fine so far as I can tell. Still, would be nice to be able to get latest version. I guess the workaround for now would be to build it from source.

Can you post a link?

[serpro69]

Can you post a link?

Sorry, I don't have any links. You'll need to build it from source or wait for the author to resolve this issue.

[Pololot64]

I recommend building it from the source since I won't have the infrastructure to make any new builds any time soon (I'm a student). Otherwise, there were only a few changes in the latest version. You won't miss much staying with 1.4.0.