KiCad

  1. Bug #1760200
  2. Comment #3

Comment 3 for bug 1760200

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Wayne Stambaugh (stambaughw) wrote : Re: [Bug 1760200] Re: Unable to compile Kicad with scripting but without wxPython dependency

This patch looks correct to me. The wxPython console (kicad_pyshell)
should not be installed when KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON=OFF. Anyone else
see any issues with this patch?

On 4/3/2018 5:51 AM, Mario wrote:
> You are right, CreatePythonShellWindow() won't be called when
> -DKICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON=OFF. But
> /usr/share/kicad/scripting/kicad_pyshell/__init__.py still somehow gets
> loaded at runtime which would import wxPython! I don't know Python well
> but maybe when KiCad intitializes Python scripting, it loads everything
> __init__.py from scripting directory.
>
> If that is so, then KiCad shouldn't install kicad_pyshell when
> -DKICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON=OFF in pcbnew/CMakeLists.txt (see the
> attached patch).
>
> ** Patch added: "kicad-wxpython.patch"
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/kicad/+bug/1760200/+attachment/5099601/+files/kicad-wxpython.patch
>