need help on setup of qtvcp

Hi,

I tried to follow linuxcnc.org/docs/devel/html/gui/qtvcp.html
but I already fail on section 2.2 ...

(designer starts and qtvcp -h shows help screen)

The last sentence does not match my system (debian stretch)

open a terminal, set the environment for linuxcnc . scripts/rip-environment
then load designer with : designer -qt=5

I don't have a directory named .scripts and I could not find a file called rip-enviroment all over the system.

the side you foloow is only for the Master at github to be selfcompilt

so you do not need the rip-envirewrment
as ypu installd latest stretch ypou shoudt alredy< have the QTvcp invirerment

Hm, that's only partially true.
I can start the programs, but the qt-designer does not know anything about linuxcnc.
So I need a bridge to close the gap

yes sorry the directions are incomplete...
in usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/plugins/designer/python
add a link to qtvcp_plugin.py:

On a RIP linuxcnc it would be something like:
(home name and linuxcnc project name may be different for you)

/home/chris/emc-dev/lib/python/qtvcp/plugins/qtvcp_plugin.py

I'll have to look up wher it would be on an installed version...

Chris M

on an installed version look in :
/usr/lib/python2.7/qtvcp/plugins/qtvcp_plugin.py

It's an educated guess - I have no installed versions of linuxcnc available to look in.

Chris M

cmorley wrote: It's an educated guess - I have no installed versions of linuxcnc available to look in.

Chris M

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