I Kaspar, yes please contribute to it. I did write these instructions while installing Kicad. for access to the web ask Miguel. He is the boss if it. Alternatively I can make the modifications you want. Send them to fabrizio.tappero (at) gmail dot com cheers Fab.
On Fri, Jul 5, 2013 at 9:25 PM, Kaspar Bumke <kaspar.bu...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks for these instructions. I am switching to Debian myself and they > helped me quickly get KiCAD installed again to look at board I need to > solder! > > However, there are quite a few bad practices in there mainly in using sudo > when you don't need to (also, unlike in Ubuntu sudo isn't necessarily > installed on Debian) and using /opt/ to build which should be for installed > software. Is there a way I can edit this page? > > > > On 2 July 2013 21:56, Fabrizio Tappero <fabrizio.tapp...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Mat, >> thanks a lot, this solved the problem: >> >> sudo apt-get install bzrtools >> >> I will update the website install instructions to reflect this change >> >> cheers >> Fabrizio >> >> On Tue, Jul 2, 2013 at 10:17 PM, Matthew Beckler >> <matthew.beck...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > Hi Fabrizio, >> > >> > I actually just ran into this "unknown command 'patch'" error with BZR >> > on >> > Ubuntu last week. I believe you need to install the bzrtools package, >> > and >> > that will add the "patch" command to your BZR. >> > >> > http://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=names&keywords=bzrtools >> > >> > Good luck, >> > Matthew Beckler >> > Wayne and Layne, LLC >> > >> > >> > On Tue, Jul 2, 2013 at 4:13 PM, Fabrizio Tappero >> > <fabrizio.tapp...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> Actually following the instructions from here: >> >> >> >> >> >> http://baby.bedroom.gen.nz/~clive/kicad-re/tutorial/kicad-mainline-debian-install.php >> >> >> >> I do not seem to be able to compile KiCad on a Debian 7, 64 bit >> >> machine. Error here: >> >> >> >> $ sudo make -j 4 >> >> Scanning dependencies of target boost >> >> Scanning dependencies of target potrace >> >> [ 0%] Performing patch step for 'boost' >> >> [ 0%] [ 0%] Building CXX object >> >> potrace/CMakeFiles/potrace.dir/bitmap_io.cpp.o >> >> Building CXX object potrace/CMakeFiles/potrace.dir/curve.cpp.o >> >> Scanning dependencies of target bitmaps >> >> [ 0%] bzr: ERROR: unknown command "patch" >> >> Building CXX object potrace/CMakeFiles/potrace.dir/decompose.cpp.o >> >> make[2]: *** >> >> [../.downloads-by-cmake/boost_1_53_0/src/boost-stamp/boost-patch] >> >> Error 3 >> >> make[1]: *** [CMakeFiles/boost.dir/all] Error 2 >> >> make[1]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs.... >> >> [ 1%] Building CXX object potrace/CMakeFiles/potrace.dir/greymap.cpp.o >> >> >> >> >> >> Google does not help much with "bzr: ERROR: unknown command "patch"" >> >> >> >> Any idea? >> >> >> >> thanks >> >> Fabrizio >> >> >> >> On Tue, Jul 2, 2013 at 9:02 PM, Fabrizio Tappero >> >> <fabrizio.tapp...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> > Hi there, >> >> > well, I see appox 1GB installed in dependencies and needed sw for >> >> > build kicad, I see 120 MB of some other downloded stuff then i see >> >> > 183 >> >> > MB of KiCad repo. All this took maybe 30 min or so. The build/install >> >> > process is not sure, 5 min (wild guess). >> >> > >> >> > I update the make part. >> >> > >> >> > cheers >> >> > Fabrizio >> >> > >> >> > On Tue, Jul 2, 2013 at 8:11 PM, Dick Hollenbeck <d...@softplc.com> >> >> > wrote: >> >> >> On 07/02/2013 12:48 PM, Fabrizio Tappero wrote: >> >> >>> Hello, >> >> >>> I have updated the instructions to install KiCad on Debian and >> >> >>> other >> >> >>> distros... >> >> >>> http://www.kicad-pcb.org/display/KICAD/KiCad+EDA+Software+Suite >> >> >> >> >> >> Quoting from the site: >> >> >> >> >> >> " >> >> >> That is it. You now have the latest version of KiCad. If, at any >> >> >> time, >> >> >> you want to update >> >> >> your version of KiCad you do the following: >> >> >> >> >> >> cd /opt/kicad.bzr >> >> >> bzr update >> >> >> cd build >> >> >> rm -rf * >> >> >> cmake ../ >> >> >> make >> >> >> sudo make install >> >> >> " >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Fabrizio, >> >> >> >> >> >> I think the update procedure is not correct. If you do "rm -rf *" >> >> >> then >> >> >> your >> >> >> CMakeCache.txt file is gone, and the line >> >> >> >> >> >> cmake ../ >> >> >> >> >> >> becomes insufficient. >> >> >> >> >> >> I would replace these two lines which I mention, with one line: >> >> >> >> >> >> make clean >> >> >> >> >> >> which is followed by >> >> >> make >> >> >> >> >> >> This is probably adequate. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> the whole process takes however veeeeery long time a lots of space. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Really? Can you elaborate on what is consuming the time and the >> >> >> space. >> >> >> Narrow down the >> >> >> problem as you see it please. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> Does any body knows a better way? I am not sure a direct link like >> >> >>> this >> >> >>> http://kicad.tuturutu.cz/ >> >> >>> >> >> >>> could be a solution because the software update process would be >> >> >>> not >> >> >>> really automatic. >> >> >>> >> >> >>> Is there any change we could add here: >> >> >>> >> >> >>> sudo add-apt-repository ppa:adamwolf/kicad-testing-daily >> >> >>> >> >> >>> a non-ubuntu repo? >> >> >>> >> >> >>> how about an install script for all linux distro? >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Has anyone had success packaging wxWidgets in a premade DSO format, >> >> >> same binaries for all >> >> >> linux platforms? If not, then it seems unlikely we could do this. >> >> >> What other >> >> >> (commercial) EDA tools do is provide many of the GUI libraries as >> >> >> part >> >> >> of the prebuilt >> >> >> binaries. Check around about a prebuilt wxWidgets DSO set that >> >> >> could >> >> >> accompany a >> >> >> pre-built KiCad. This is more of a wx investigation. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> how about a check >> >> >>> for updates inside KiCad itself? ... just throwing ideas... >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> Cheers >> >> >>> Fabrizio >> >> >>> >> >> >>> _______________________________________________ >> >> >>> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >> >> >>> Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net >> >> >>> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >> >> >>> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >> >> >> Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net >> >> >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >> >> >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >> >> Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net >> >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >> >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> > >> > >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >> Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp