Construct Cura Build

Automation tool for generating Ultimaker Cura from the GitHub source code to allow for modifications for The Construct @ RIT.

Setup

Setting up the repository on Windows requires having an existing Python 3 install and 7-Zip installed. No additional Python libraries are required. Note: macOS and Linux are not supported.

Running

To create a build of Cura from GitHub, run the CuraBuild task.

python CuraBuild.py

A version will be prompted. If no version is set, the latest version from master will be used.

To apply patches, set up a patches directory and call the following:

python CuraPatch.py

Patches

Patches are applied to the source code to try to prevent forking of a version and attempting to merge changes. Patches are put in a patches directory (not included in the repository). Each patch is a directory that contains the following:

• assumed directory - the files and directories assumed to exist to patch.
• replace directory - the files and directories to replace.
• patch.py (optional) - script ran to apply additional patches. Can implement:
  • canApplyPatch (optional) - returns if the patch can be implemented.
  • applyPatch (optional) - applies the patch.