Tried also with an old 5.0.1 and GTK+2.24 on Arch Openbox. So both these versions work on Arch, in i3 and Openbox:
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Application: pcbnew Version: (5.0.1-16-g272b477e9), debug build Libraries: wxWidgets 3.0.4 libcurl/7.63.0 OpenSSL/1.1.1a zlib/1.2.11 libidn2/2.1.0 libpsl/0.20.2 (+libidn2/2.1.0) libssh2/1.8.0 nghttp2/1.36.0 Platform: Linux 4.20.6-arch1-1-ARCH x86_64, 64 bit, Little endian, wxGTK Build Info: wxWidgets: 3.0.4 (wchar_t,wx containers,compatible with 2.8) GTK+ 2.24 Boost: 1.68.0 OpenCASCADE Community Edition: 6.9.1 Curl: 7.62.0 Compiler: GCC 8.2.1 with C++ ABI 1013
Build settings: USE_WX_GRAPHICS_CONTEXT=OFF USE_WX_OVERLAY=OFF KICAD_SCRIPTING=ON KICAD_SCRIPTING_MODULES=ON KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON=OFF KICAD_SCRIPTING_ACTION_MENU=ON BUILD_GITHUB_PLUGIN=ON KICAD_USE_OCE=ON KICAD_USE_OCC=OFF KICAD_SPICE=ON
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Application: pcbnew Version: (5.1.0-rc1-29-gbed066771-dirty), debug build Libraries: wxWidgets 3.0.4 libcurl/7.63.0 OpenSSL/1.1.1a zlib/1.2.11 libidn2/2.1.0 libpsl/0.20.2 (+libidn2/2.1.0) libssh2/1.8.0 nghttp2/1.36.0 Platform: Linux 4.20.6-arch1-1-ARCH x86_64, 64 bit, Little endian, wxGTK Build Info: wxWidgets: 3.0.4 (wchar_t,wx containers,compatible with 2.8) GTK+ 3.24 Boost: 1.69.0 OpenCASCADE Community Edition: 6.9.1 Curl: 7.63.0 Compiler: GCC 8.2.1 with C++ ABI 1013 Build settings: USE_WX_GRAPHICS_CONTEXT=OFF USE_WX_OVERLAY=OFF KICAD_SCRIPTING=ON KICAD_SCRIPTING_MODULES=ON KICAD_SCRIPTING_PYTHON3=ON KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON=ON KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON_PHOENIX=ON KICAD_SCRIPTING_ACTION_MENU=ON BUILD_GITHUB_PLUGIN=ON KICAD_USE_OCE=ON KICAD_USE_OCC=OFF KICAD_SPICE=ON
Tried also with an old 5.0.1 and GTK+2.24 on Arch Openbox. So both these versions work on Arch, in i3 and Openbox:
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Application: pcbnew 16-g272b477e9) , debug build compatible with 2.8) GTK+ 2.24
Version: (5.0.1-
Libraries:
wxWidgets 3.0.4
libcurl/7.63.0 OpenSSL/1.1.1a zlib/1.2.11 libidn2/2.1.0 libpsl/0.20.2 (+libidn2/2.1.0) libssh2/1.8.0 nghttp2/1.36.0
Platform: Linux 4.20.6-arch1-1-ARCH x86_64, 64 bit, Little endian, wxGTK
Build Info:
wxWidgets: 3.0.4 (wchar_t,wx containers,
Boost: 1.68.0
OpenCASCADE Community Edition: 6.9.1
Curl: 7.62.0
Compiler: GCC 8.2.1 with C++ ABI 1013
Build settings: WX_GRAPHICS_ CONTEXT= OFF WX_OVERLAY= OFF SCRIPTING= ON SCRIPTING_ MODULES= ON SCRIPTING_ WXPYTHON= OFF SCRIPTING_ ACTION_ MENU=ON GITHUB_ PLUGIN= ON USE_OCE= ON USE_OCC= OFF
USE_
USE_
KICAD_
KICAD_
KICAD_
KICAD_
BUILD_
KICAD_
KICAD_
KICAD_SPICE=ON
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Application: pcbnew rc1-29- gbed066771- dirty), debug build compatible with 2.8) GTK+ 3.24 WX_GRAPHICS_ CONTEXT= OFF WX_OVERLAY= OFF SCRIPTING= ON SCRIPTING_ MODULES= ON SCRIPTING_ PYTHON3= ON SCRIPTING_ WXPYTHON= ON SCRIPTING_ WXPYTHON_ PHOENIX= ON SCRIPTING_ ACTION_ MENU=ON GITHUB_ PLUGIN= ON USE_OCE= ON USE_OCC= OFF
Version: (5.1.0-
Libraries:
wxWidgets 3.0.4
libcurl/7.63.0 OpenSSL/1.1.1a zlib/1.2.11 libidn2/2.1.0 libpsl/0.20.2 (+libidn2/2.1.0) libssh2/1.8.0 nghttp2/1.36.0
Platform: Linux 4.20.6-arch1-1-ARCH x86_64, 64 bit, Little endian, wxGTK
Build Info:
wxWidgets: 3.0.4 (wchar_t,wx containers,
Boost: 1.69.0
OpenCASCADE Community Edition: 6.9.1
Curl: 7.63.0
Compiler: GCC 8.2.1 with C++ ABI 1013
Build settings:
USE_
USE_
KICAD_
KICAD_
KICAD_
KICAD_
KICAD_
KICAD_
BUILD_
KICAD_
KICAD_
KICAD_SPICE=ON