Slic3r not opening when executing stl file

[diegoolavarria]

Version

Prusa Version

Operating system type + version

Windows 8.1

Behavior

When I asociated .stl files into executing Slic3r, is expected to open Slicer with the .stl file already loaded, but it creates a .gcode output file without opening the software. Is it a common problem?

[xoan]

This issue tracker is for upstream Slic3r version. You must report it in the Prusa's fork: https://github.com/prusa3d/Slic3r

[lordofhyphens]

Closing. If you can reproduce with current build from http://dl.slic3r.org/dev I will reopen.

This is, however, probably normal behavior. If we don't do that then programs like repetierhost will break (and all of the command line interface).

[lordofhyphens]

As best I remember, the prusa3d fork uses 2 shell execs, one with a command line window and one without. While we could adjust shell.cpp to build two copies one that forces --gui and one that doesn't (slic3r-gui.exe and slic3r.exe), I'm sure someone else would get confused.

Reclosing until @diegoolavarria provides a test case with upstream slic3r.

[diegoolavarria]

Ok I created an executable of the source code provided here, and tested by executing the .stl file into the slic3r.exe. It opened a command prompt window (which it happens when you execute a .exe created with perl), showing the process of creating a .gcode file.

The final result is a .gcode file with the presets.

[alranel]

How did you create the executable?

[diegoolavarria]

pp -x -o slic3r.exe slic3r.pl

[alranel]

Then it's normal.
See the contents of the package/win directory for how to properly package Slic3r. Otherwise just get a fresh prebuilt one at http://dl.slic3r.org/dev

[diegoolavarria]

Yes, I've tried with different versions and releases, so I also figured out it's a normal setting. Although, I'm trying to configure the code so when I double click a .stl file, it opens Slic3r showing the model instead of automatically create a .gcode file.

[lordofhyphens]

@diegoolavarria I have a modified version of the exes being produced for upstream, it's not quite done yet. There will be a slic3r.exe and slic3r-console.exe. slic3r.exe, when I'm done, should always load the GUI.

[diegoolavarria]

@lordofhyphens slic3r.exe by itself always opens the GUI. The problem is when executing a .stl file asociated with slic3r.exe

[xoan]

Don't know if it has something to do, but in GNU/Linux, --gui option should be passed to slic3r.pl when a file.stl is provided in order to launch it instead of process it in the command line.

% slic3r file.stl       # this process file.stl in the command line
% slic3r --gui file.stl # this opens slic3r and load file.stl

IMO, this should be the intended behavior.

[lordofhyphens]

I know, I haven't fixed that yet

[lordofhyphens]

*sigh* I will fix it. Please wait for me to say it is fixed before continuing on. Hopefully that will be tonight.