Bug 1224819 - Please update Kicad to version 8.0
Summary: Please update Kicad to version 8.0
Status: NEW
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Product: openSUSE Distribution
Classification: openSUSE
Component: Other (show other bugs)
Version: Leap 15.6
Hardware: Other Other
: P5 - None : Normal (vote)
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Assignee: Stefan Brüns
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Reported: 2024-05-21 21:23 UTC by Aaron Williams
Modified: 2024-05-23 05:53 UTC (History)
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Description Aaron Williams 2024-05-21 21:23:56 UTC 
The included Kicad is stuck at version 6 where it is now at version 8. The version included in the engineering repository is broken (and stuck somewhere between 6 and 7.

Note that Kicad 8 requires Python > 3.6, i.e. Python 3.11, with wxWidget and wxPython support for Python 3.11.
Comment 1 Andreas Stieger 2024-05-21 22:22:18 UTC 
> 15.6: unresolvable: nothing provides wxGTK3-devel >= 3.2.4,
> (got version 3.1.5-150400.3.7.1 provided by wxGTK3-3_2-devel) 

It does not look like this is deliverable for Leap 15.6. openSUSE Tumbleweed ships 8. Assigning to Stefan for commenting and/or closing.
Comment 2 Aaron Williams 2024-05-23 05:04:51 UTC 
The electronics repository is stuck at 7 but with libraries at 8 and is not usable in this state. I have built 8 on OpenSUSE 15.5; however, it also required me to build my own copy of wxWidgets due to incompatibilities with the provided versions. I can provide some guidance on building it if he needs help. I am happily using 8, but I had to build and install my own copy of wxWidgets (under ${HOME}/.local and wxPython compatible with Python 3.11 since 3.6 is incompatible with Kicad.
Comment 3 Andreas Stieger 2024-05-23 05:53:19 UTC 
(In reply to Aaron Williams from comment #2)
> The electronics repository is stuck at 7

Misleading information. 7 was the latest that built, it is not building right now. The binaries are useless.

> it also required me to build my own copy of wxWidgets due to incompatibilities
> with > the provided versions.

Which is why there will not be an update for Leap 15.5 or 15.6.

> I am happily using 8, but I had to build and install my own copy
> of wxWidgets (under ${HOME}/.local and wxPython compatible with Python 3.11
> since 3.6 is incompatible with Kicad.

Not suitable for the distribution.