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pcbnew can not launch on windows8.1

Asked by huangyama

Application: Pcbnew
Version: ( kicad-4.0.0-rc1)-product Release build
mingw-w64-x86_64-cmake 3.3.2-2
mingw-w64-x86_64-wxWidgets 3.0.2-11 ,mingw-w64-x86_64-wxPython 3.0.2.0-4,mingw-w64-x86_64-glew 1.12.0-3
Platform:windows8.1, 64 bit,msys2/mingw-w64-x86_64
     cmake -G"MSYS Makefiles"
    -DKICAD_SKIP_BOOST=ON
    -DKICAD_SCRIPTING=ON
    -DKICAD_SCRIPTING_MODULES=ON
    -DKICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON=ON
After make install,I click pcbnew.exe,nothing appear,the pcbnew can not launch, even without any information.
How the others(eeschema,gerbview,pcb_calculator etc) can run correctly.
Any Help?

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Eldar Khayrullin (eldar) said : 		#1

You need run from terminal and check terminal output

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huangyama (hbz0918) said : 		#2

I test it with undo PCB_EDIT_FRAME::setupTools() (in pcbframe.cpp) ,the pcb windows now open, everything look normal.
So I think something wrong with PCB_EDIT_FRAME::setupTools(),
 (and maybe m_toolManager->InvokeTool( "pcbnew.InteractiveSelection" ) is the problem);
So I wonder how it works,and whether there is some solution.

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Wayne Stambaugh (stambaughw) said : 		#3

The 64-bit version of Boost 1.59 on msys/ming64 is broken. You must down grade to boost 1.57 (64 bits only). This has already be discussed on the developers mailing list https://lists.launchpad.net/kicad-developers/msg20899.html. I'll leave figuring out how to downgrade the boost package and setting pacman.conf to prevent it from being upgraded in the future to the reader.

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huangyama (hbz0918) said : 		#4

Hi Wayne,
Thank you very much.
Would you tell me how to downgrade to boost 1.57. under msys2
Now my boost version is mingw-w64-x86_64-boost 1.59.0-3.

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Wayne Stambaugh (stambaughw) said : 		#5

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Downgrading_packages_(%D0%A3%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%97%D0%BD%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%B0)

If boost 1.57 is not in your cache, you will have to download it from
http://sourceforge.net/projects/msys2/files/REPOS/MINGW/x86_64/

On 11/22/2015 10:27 PM, huangyama wrote:
> Question #275235 on KiCad changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/kicad/+question/275235
>
> Status: Answered => Open
>
> huangyama is still having a problem:
> Hi Wayne,
> Thank you very much.
> Would you tell me how to downgrade to boost 1.57. under msys2
> Now my boost version is mingw-w64-x86_64-boost 1.59.0-3.
>

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huangyama (hbz0918) said : 		#6

I have solved the problem,by installing boost 1.57
thank you for Wayne! thank you