precompiled version for windows?

[Tungsteno74]

Hello,

I've tried to follow the basic guide shown in the README.md but after install MinGW and run the command

python setup.py build --compiler=mingw32

always i get:

running build
running build_py
running build_ext
skipping 'cymunk\cymunk.c' Cython extension (up-to-date)
building 'cymunk.cymunk' extension
gcc -mno-cygwin -mdll -O -Wall -Icymunk\Chipmunk-Physics\include -Icymunk\Chipmu
nk-Physics\include\chipmunk "-IC:\Program Files\Python27x64\include" "-IC:\Progr
am Files\Python27x64\PC" -c cymunk\cymunk.c -o build\temp.win-amd64-2.7\Release\
cymunk\cymunk.o -std=gnu99 -ffast-math -fPIC -DCHIPMUNK_FFI
error: command 'gcc' failed: No such file or directory

I've tested it on Windows Vista 64bit and Windows 10 64bit and the error happens on both OSes.

Now my last hope is to find a pre-compiled version.
Someone get one to share?

thanks

[Tungsteno74]

Well, I have made some progress in recent days. I was able to compile Python for 32-bit (here's the fork of the project with a build already compiled https://goo.gl/zSJaum) but i always i got problems with 64bit version.

Someone can help me?

thanks again

[Kovak]

I have no problem compiling for 32 or 64 bit on Windows. If you make sure to follow the rules for building Kivy on Windows your system should be properly configured.

[Tungsteno74]

Hello @Kovak,
First of all I thank you for your awesome work and for your reply!

Then, I've tried mingw32 and mingw64 on two windows system (Vista and 10) both at 64bit, but i got always the same error.

Please, can you tell me which version of mingw you use (better a link) to build kivent for 64bit Python and on which Windows version?

Last thing, do you have set any particular parameter in the 64 bit compiler or python?

[Tungsteno74]

@Kovak
The bad news is that I've tried to follow all kind of guide/instructions for compiling kivy or python C sources but really I'M NOT ABLE TO DO IT with windows and python 64bit and mingw64 (TDM64 from here ).
The good news is that i compiled well it with python 32bit and mingw32 (but is not what i want).

Thus, springs to my mind a question:
there is a particular reason why you do not put available an already compiled version for windows (32-64 bit)?

I think that this engine is very interesting (I wanted so much to try it), but it's a shame not to use it just because i can't compile it on a standard windows environment.
Probably I may be wrong something (i'm very newbie in compiling stuff), but it is not for this reason that there are precompiled versions? :D

I hope in your answer. Thanks in advance

[Kovak]

Typically with Kivy we use the mingw python package provided by conda.

Are you following these instructions for setting up your compilation environment?

https://kivy.org/docs/installation/installation-windows.html#use-development-kivy

[Tungsteno74]

No, i didn't follow exactly these steps before.

But this time, I've tried to follow the sequence showed in your link:

python -m pip install --upgrade pip wheel setuptools


Create the python\Lib\distutils\distutils.cfg file and add the two lines:

[build]
compiler = mingw32


Install MinGW with:

python -m pip install -i https://pypi.anaconda.org/carlkl/simple mingwpy


Set the environment variables USE_SDL2=1 and USE_GSTREAMER=1 (through Windows UI)

python -m pip install cython docutils pygments pypiwin32 kivy.deps.sdl2 kivy.deps.glew kivy.deps.gstreamer

pip install https://github.com/tito/cymunk/archive/master.zip

Thus after all this steps all "seem" to be installed correctly so i run a python console and import the cymunk module, but i receive the following error:

c:\windows\system32>python
Python 2.7.13 (v2.7.13:a06454b1afa1, Dec 17 2016, 20:53:40) [MSC v.1500 64 bit (
AMD64)] on win32
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import cymunk
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
  File "C:\Program Files\Python27x64\lib\site-packages\cymunk\__init__.py", line
 1, in <module>
    from .cymunk import *
ImportError: DLL load failed: A dynamic link library (DLL) initialization routine failed.
>>>

Same error happened even using DTM mingw64

After that, i'm really out of ideas :(

[Tungsteno74]

I found that in the (64bit Python) build process, after creating the cymunk.pyd file i get these warnings:

C:/Program Files/Python27x64/share/mingwpy/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/4.9
.2/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: warning: cannot find entry symbol
_DllMain@12; defaulting to 000000006f281000
C:/Program Files/Python27x64/share/mingwpy/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/4.9
.2/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: warning: cannot find entry symbol
_DllMain@12; defaulting to 000000006f281000
C:/Program Files/Python27x64/share/mingwpy/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/4.9
.2/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: warning: cannot find entry symbol
_DllMain@12; defaulting to 000000006f281000

These warnings are not present in the compiling phase of 32bit version of Python (and this works).

Could this be the problem?

[kensolano]

Python 3.4: compile cython module for 64-bit windows

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/27488163/python-3-4-compile-cython-module-for-64-bit-windows

precompiled version for Windows 64

https://www.reddit.com/r/kivy/comments/7r4oyw/kivent_and_cymunk_were_a_pain_to_compile_on/

The user xmzhang posted this link with several wheels for KivEnt (and their required Cymunk wheels):

https://github.com/kivy/kivent/pull/239/files?short_path=04c6e90#diff-04c6e90faac2675aa89e2176d2eec7d8

I just found these wheels for python 3.6 :

https://github.com/PureAsbestos/KivEnt-Wheels-Win64-Py3.6

As KivEnt is so hard to get working on Windows, I'd want to request that there are some wheels officially uploaded. KivEnt has a great potential, but it's hard to set a Windows environment.

[Tungsteno74]

Same for Python 2.7.x