[4847] KiFACE Files Not Copied Into bin Directory

Update the KiCadWinbuilder.cmake script:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/kicad-winbuilder/+bug/1293202/comments/12

I will fix this ASAP. Use the modifications in the comment linked to by Kerusey for now, the fix will be present in KiCad-Winbuilder 3.4

Hi Brian,
maybe it could be nice also to add kicad.pro file in template dir needed by eeschema to access to libraries from defined search path.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/kicad/+bug/1315868

thank you
Maurice

Hello Brian,

I have downloaded and compiled kicad-winbuilder 4886 yesterday and I get the same error. The Project Manager runs fine but others does not, same as the OP. However, copying "_eschema.kiface" and "_pcbnew.kiface" files from "build/Release/eeschema" or "build/Release/pcbnew" does not help except for eeschema. I still get the same error for pcbnew and cvpcb.

Here is the error I get when I try to open eeschema:

10:03:43: Failed to load shared library 'C:\kicad-winbuilder-3.3\kicad-winbuilder-3.3\kicad\bin\_eeschema.kiface' (error 0: the operation completed successfully.)
10:03:43: IO_ERROR: Fatal Installation Bug
missing file:
'C:\kicad-winbuilder-3.3\kicad-winbuilder-3.3\kicad\bin\_eeschema.kiface'

argv[0]:
'C:\kicad-winbuilder-3.3\kicad-winbuilder-3.3\kicad\bin\eeschema.exe'
from C:\kicad-winbuilder-3.3\kicad-winbuilder-3.3\src\kicad\common\kiway.cpp : KiFACE() : line 212

Here is what I get when I try to open pcbnew:

10:08:16: Failed to load shared library 'C:\kicad-winbuilder-3.3\kicad-winbuilder-3.3\kicad\bin\_pcbnew.kiface' (error 0: the operation completed successfully.)
10:08:16: IO_ERROR: Fatal Installation Bug
missing file:
'C:\kicad-winbuilder-3.3\kicad-winbuilder-3.3\kicad\bin\_pcbnew.kiface'

argv[0]:
'C:\kicad-winbuilder-3.3\kicad-winbuilder-3.3\kicad\bin\pcbnew.exe'
from C:\kicad-winbuilder-3.3\kicad-winbuilder-3.3\src\kicad\common\kiway.cpp : KiFACE() : line 212

I get similar error for cvpcb:

10:14:39: Failed to load shared library 'C:\kicad-winbuilder-3.3\kicad-winbuilder-3.3\kicad\bin\_cvpcb.kiface' (error 0: the operation completed successfully.)
10:14:39: IO_ERROR: Fatal Installation Bug
missing file:
'C:\kicad-winbuilder-3.3\kicad-winbuilder-3.3\kicad\bin\_cvpcb.kiface'

argv[0]:
'C:\kicad-winbuilder-3.3\kicad-winbuilder-3.3\kicad\bin\cvpcb.exe'
from C:\kicad-winbuilder-3.3\kicad-winbuilder-3.3\src\kicad\common\kiway.cpp : KiFACE() : line 212

I updated to the latest winbuilder which does copy the _kiface files to the kicad bin. EESchema opens just fine however pcbnew and cvpcb give me no kiface errors even though I verified they are in the .bin folder. The lastest build I compiled is 4891

Hi Guys,

The kiface code changes are very intrusive and are a long way from
being finished as far as I can see. Before I roll a new release I need
to wait for the kiface changes to stabilise a bit. It's quite possible
the pcbnew and cvpcb kiface implementation is currently broken in the
KiCad code base.

If you want to try the latest trunk version of KiCad-Winbuilder, you
can download and replace the KiCad-Winbuilder.cmake file from here:

http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~brian-sidebotham/kicad-winbuilder/trunk/download/brian.sidebotham%40gmail.com-20140507122315-ieonxxa03m32ly48/kicadmingw.cmake-20110418223824-3yr8y0u4nylkjh4c-1/KiCadWinbuilder.cmake

That at least includes the fix for copying the kiface files to the
kicad/bin folder.

Best Regards, Brian.

On 27 May 2014 21:16, Evan Salazar <email address hidden> wrote:
> I updated to the latest winbuilder which does copy the _kiface files to
> the kicad bin. EESchema opens just fine however pcbnew and cvpcb give me
> no kiface errors even though I verified they are in the .bin folder. The
> lastest build I compiled is 4891
>
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> Title:
> [4847] KiFACE Files Not Copied Into bin Directory
>
> Status in KiCad Windows Builder:
> Fix Committed
>
> Bug description:
> I just built 4847 and I'm trying to run KiCAD via the RunKiCad.bat
> script. The Project Manager (KiCad.exe) loads fine, but trying to
> launch any other program (eeschema, PCBNew, etc) fails. Here's the
> failure from eeschema:
>
> 17:14:52: Failed to load shared library 'C:\kicad-winbuilder-3.3\kicad\bin\_eeschema.kiface' (error 0: the operation completed successfully.)
> 17:14:54: IO_ERROR: Fatal Installation Bug
> missing file:
> 'C:\kicad-winbuilder-3.3\kicad\bin\_eeschema.kiface'
>
> argv[0]:
> 'C:\kicad-winbuilder-3.3\kicad\bin\kicad.exe'
> from C:\kicad-winbuilder-3.3\src\kicad\common\kiway.cpp : KiFACE() : line 208
>
>
> Sure enough, that _eeschma.kiface file isn't there. Fortunately, a little bit of digging and I found it in another directory:
>
> C:\kicad-winbuilder-3.3\build\Release\eeschema\_eeschma.kiface
>
> If I copy that into 'C:\kicad-
> winbuilder-3.3\kicad\bin\_eeschema.kiface' then eeschema loads no
> problem. I'm not sure where the appropriate place to fix this issue
> is, if it's Windows specific or not, but I wanted to post my findings
> here so others don't get stuck on the same problem.
>
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Hi,

I built 4933 on a windows 7 64 bit machine, and 4938 on a windows XP 32 bit machine. Both seem to work OK on the machines that they were built on. (after getting the kiface files in the proper directory on 4938). But when I try to run a copy of the binaries on the other machine, not the machine that it was compiled on CvPCB and PCBnew both give the "kiface error" as described above. EEschema, GerbView BitMap etc all seem to work fine, just CvPCB and PCBnew.

The reason this is a problem for me is I'm trying to convince work to let me use KiCAD for prototype boards and I cannot compile the code there.

Hope this helps to find the real bug!

Thanks

Dan M.