This is something of a headache. I don't think the SCONS build system is working at all anymore -- does anyone use it? Some folks at NREL hired Kitware to replace it with a newer cmake cross-platform build system that is (mostly) ready at this stage. Rob Guglielmetti will probably chime in with the latest status on that project.
Meanwhile, you should feel free to use the binaries from Francesco you found to begin with. They may not be complete in the sense that there are a few missing programs, but much of what you need to run Radiance is there. Please don't spend any of your time trying to repair the SCONS system. We really should remove it from the repository. Can I get people's opinions on that? Best, -Greg > From: Predrag Popovic <[email protected]> > Date: January 21, 2012 10:39:02 AM PST > > Hi, > > This is the first open source project that I am attempting to build. I am new > to Python development and a hobby user of C and C++. > I've used a post from Randolph Fritz, > http://www.radiance-online.org/pipermail/radiance-dev/2011-February/001109.html > , to download latest HEAD files. > I've downloaded Auxiliary library files from > http://www.radiance-online.org/software/non-cvs/rad4R1supp.tar.gz > > All the files were downloaded on 2011-01-18. > > I've downloaded Radiance binaries from > http://www.bozzograo.net/radiance/index.php?module=Downloads&func=display&lid=22 > , but the fact that the disclaimer states that some "useful programs" are > not available, deters me, as a complete Radiance beginner, to consider that > binary. > > I've tried several different approaches and I am stumped as to what the > problem could be. > > 1. The following error appears: > C:\Ray\ray>scons > scons: Reading SConscript files ... > Detected platform "win32" (nt). > Reading configuration "platform\mingw.cfg" > TypeError: sequence item 0: expected string, function found: > File "C:\Ray\ray\SConstruct", line 57: > load_plat.load_plat(env, ARGUMENTS, platform=None) > File "C:\Ray\ray\build_utils\load_plat.py", line 78: > read_plat(env, args, pfn) > File "C:\Ray\ray\build_utils\load_plat.py", line 12: > cfig.read(fn) > File "C:\Python27\lib\ConfigParser.py", line 297: > self._read(fp, filename) > File "C:\Python27\lib\ConfigParser.py", line 546: > options[name] = '\n'.join(val) > > C:\Ray\ray> > > Where C:\Ray is where I've download the HEAD files > > 2. I've tried to debug this program but with my limited knowledge of Python, > I cannot get the line cfig.read(fn) in load_plat.py > to read the mingw.cfg file. > > I've ran > print os.path.isfile(fn) #the file exists > print os.path.realpath(fn) #Returns this correctly: > C:\Ray\ray\platform\mingw.cfg > > before cfig.read(fn) and both output expected result > I've tried also cfig.read('c:\\Ray\\ray\\platform\\mingw.cfg') but that also > fails (e.g. the file is not read and is ignored.) > > Finally I've inserted > print cfig.sections() > statement after the line cfig.read(fn), to check if the file is open. In all > cases it returns an empty string. > > In fact when 'print' statement is used with code: > # XXX Check that basedir exists. > for k in ['RAD_BINDIR', 'RAD_RLIBDIR', 'RAD_MANDIR']: > if (env.has_key('RAD_BASEDIR') and env.has_key(k) > and not os.path.isabs(env[k])): > env[k] = os.path.join(env['RAD_BASEDIR'],env[k]) > > The "if statement" is never processed as env.has_key('RAD_BASEDIR') returns > False. > > > 3. My platform is: > Windows XP, Service Pack 2 > Python 2.7.2 > MinGW: > MINGWBASEDIR=C:\MinGW > gcc version 4.6.1 (GCC) > gcc version 4.6.1 (GCC) > GNU gdb (GDB) 7.3.1 > GNU ld (GNU Binutils) 2.21.53.20110804 > GNU windres (GNU Binutils) 2.21.53.20110804 > GNU dlltool (GNU Binutils) 2.21.53.20110804 > GNU Make 3.82 > #define __MINGW32_VERSION 3.20 > #define __W32API_VERSION 3.17 > MSYS 1.0 > Scons 2.1.0 r5357 > > My Environment path is configured to include MinGW, MSYS, Python27, > Python27/Scripts directories. > > Any help in solving this issue is appreciated. > > Thank you > > Peja
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