Ticket #3953 - Unable to print (0.18 final)

[openBrain]

issue #3953

[openBrain]

Hi all,

Below a fix found by @PAT64 in the french forum. Seems to address only Windows, but maybe can provide clues for other OSes.
Notice that I didn't try it, just translated.

Just found a solution for printing with FC 0.xx Qt5 & Py3
I downloaded the FreeCadLibs_12.2*64Vc15.7z file that I unzipped, then by browsing the content I found a printsupport folder that contains 2 Win DLLs.
Thus I copied this folder into the bin folder of 0.19.16699 (Qt5 Py3) and surprisingly preview & printing work.
To be tested by others

[Kunda1]

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Hi @apeltrauer, is this something you mind assisting with? Thanks in advance!

Edit: to elaborate, is there a way perhaps via CMake that such a workaround, stated above, could be more permanent?

[wandererfan]

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[apeltauer]

ding

Hi @apeltrauer, is this something you mind assisting with? Thanks in advance!

Edit: to elaborate, is there a way perhaps via CMake that such a workaround, stated above, could be more permanent?

I will have a look at this on Monday. If it’s just coping 2 dlls we could make it with cmake.

[Kunda1]

I will have a look at this on Monday. If it’s just coping 2 dlls we could make it with cmake.

Thanks a lot!

[Kunda1]

When this is fixed it should be backported.. since this is not trivial. What do you think @chrisb?

[apeltauer]

Hi all, i just checked if the print is not working. Here on my machines print is working as expected.
My config:
OS: Windows 10 (10.0)
Word size of OS: 64-bit
Word size of FreeCAD: 64-bit
Version: 0.19.17959 +1516 (Git)
Build type: Release
Branch: wb_apeltauer_fc_big_merge
Hash: 989f2d0237305187dedf873c9d80b26aa78ef28d
Python version: 3.6.8
Qt version: 5.12.1
Coin version: 4.0.0a
OCC version: 7.3.0
Locale: English/Germany (en_DE)

If i look in the bin folder of the libpack i find the dll "Qt5PrintSupport.dll".
I have also read the thread, but i think the user was using the conda build with qt5.6. So maybe some one can check this with a conda build?

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[chrisb]

When this is fixed it should be backported.. since this is not trivial. What do you think @chrisb?

I'm all for a backport, especially in the current situation where the Big Link Merge will have to settle before returning to our well known very high quality pre-versions.

[Kunda1]

Hi all, i just checked if the print is not working. Here on my machines print is working as expected.

If i look in the bin folder of the libpack i find the dll "Qt5PrintSupport.dll".
I have also read the thread, but i think the user was using the conda build with qt5.6. So maybe some one can check this with a conda build?

I'm trying to figure out how to check the conda build but it's a bit convoluted for me. Care to try?