KiCad unresponsive after 3d library download

[Tom Virostek]

Application: kicad
Version: (5.0.0-rc2-dev-273-ga931ac4), release build
Libraries:
    wxWidgets 3.0.4
    libcurl/7.54.0 LibreSSL/2.0.20 zlib/1.2.11 nghttp2/1.24.0
Platform: Mac OS X (Darwin 17.5.0 x86_64), 64 bit, Little endian, wxMac
Build Info:
    wxWidgets: 3.0.4 (UTF-8,STL containers,compatible with 2.8)
    Boost: 1.61.0
    Curl: 7.43.0
    Compiler: Clang 7.3.0 with C++ ABI 1002

Build settings:
    USE_WX_GRAPHICS_CONTEXT=ON
    USE_WX_OVERLAY=ON
    KICAD_SCRIPTING=ON
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_MODULES=ON
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON=ON
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_ACTION_MENU=ON
    BUILD_GITHUB_PLUGIN=ON
    KICAD_USE_OCE=ON
    KICAD_SPICE=ON

In pcbnew, using the '3D Shape Downloader', selecting a single library (in this case Package_QFP.3dshapes). The library downloads correctly, but the UI is unresponsive once it's complete.

[Jon Evans (craftyjon)]

Confirmed, also on Mac OS.
Does not happen on Windows in 5.0.0-rc2-dev-20-g55edf1aad or in 5.0.0-rc2-dev-279-g5b653c0c1, so I'm guessing it's a Mac-specific issue.

[KiCad Janitor (kicad-janitor)]

Fixed in revision 6b51cc33da4f7fa6b9cb8e4e55b2d0997ac95b8e
https://git.launchpad.net/kicad/patch/?id=6b51cc33da4f7fa6b9cb8e4e55b2d0997ac95b8e

[Tom Virostek (xuulan)]

Should this be fixed in the current nightly release (5.0.0-rc2-dev-325-g952aa7a)? I tested it and there was no difference.

[Jon Evans (craftyjon)]

It is fixed for me in latest nightly. Is the behavior exactly the same for you? I was able to reproduce this behavior on my Mac and then found what seemed to me to be the root cause.

[Tom Virostek (xuulan)]

The issue is still the same, on two machines that I have tried. I'm on 10.13.4 beta 7 on both machines (MacBook Pro 6,1 and Mac Pro 5,1)(maybe the issue is worse with this beta version)

[Tom Virostek (xuulan)]

Still a problem in this build:
Application: kicad
Version: (5.0.0-rc2-dev-425-g1663627), release build
Libraries:
    wxWidgets 3.0.4
    libcurl/7.54.0 LibreSSL/2.0.20 zlib/1.2.11 nghttp2/1.24.0
Platform: Mac OS X (Darwin 17.5.0 x86_64), 64 bit, Little endian, wxMac
Build Info:
    wxWidgets: 3.0.4 (UTF-8,STL containers,compatible with 2.8)
    Boost: 1.61.0
    Curl: 7.43.0
    Compiler: Clang 7.3.0 with C++ ABI 1002

Build settings:
    USE_WX_GRAPHICS_CONTEXT=ON
    USE_WX_OVERLAY=ON
    KICAD_SCRIPTING=ON
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_MODULES=ON
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON=ON
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_ACTION_MENU=ON
    BUILD_GITHUB_PLUGIN=ON
    KICAD_USE_OCE=ON
    KICAD_SPICE=ON

[Maciej Suminski (orsonmmz)]

Reopening due to the last Tom's comment.

[Tom Virostek (xuulan)]

I've also found that this problems (the GUI not responding) seems to happen when any download is attempted from GitHub. Same problem happened in EESCHEMA trying to download libraries.

[Maciej Suminski (orsonmmz)]

Tom, when does eeschema download libraries? There is no Github plugin for the schematics editor IIRC.

[Tom Virostek (xuulan)]

You're right, it's the footprint editor, not eeschema. Using the footprint library wizard to download from GitHub .

[Maciej Suminski (orsonmmz)]

Ok, that's something I have also noticed and supposedly fixed.

[Tom Virostek (xuulan)]

The fix worked for me. Thank you!