An attempt at a post-install script.
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# python-brlcad: Open-source solid modeling in python.
The python-brlcad module provides a way to use [brlcad](http://brlcad.org/) from inside python based on ctypes bindings. These ctypes bindings are generated during install-time using [ctypesgen](https://github.com/kanzure/ctypesgen).
## installing
` pip install -U brlcad `
or
` git clone git@github.com:kanzure/python-brlcad.git cd python-brlcad/ python setup.py install `
### installing on windows
Use either mingw or cygwin to provide gcc during installation. There is a bug in pip that causes a WindowsError to occur when installing this package, see [the bug report](https://github.com/pypa/pip/pull/1263) for more details.
#### mingw
Install a Windows build of gcc (probably by installing mingw and adding C:MingWbin to the PATH environment variable) and then run:
` C:\Python27\Scripts\pip.exe install --upgrade brlcad `
TODO: there may be a way to run this installation process while under msys without updating the system PATH.
#### cygwin
Another option is to install cygwin and use cygwin gcc. However, it is important to clarify that there is no cygwin brlcad build. Using cygwin gcc is just a cheap shortcut for the Windows python installation process of python-brlcad. Mainly this trick is useful for Windows users that already have cygwin gcc.
To use cygwin gcc, start the python-brlcad install process in cygwin bash:
` /cygdrive/c/Python27/Scripts/pip.exe install --upgrade brlcad `
During the installation, ctypesgen will make use of cygwin gcc because of the cygwin $PATH environment variable.
There is no brlcad build that targets cygwin.
## testing
` nosetests `
## usage
Sorry, not yet. Check the examples/ folder.
# Known to work with..
Operating systems known to work:
linux distros
windows
Support for Mac OS X is planned but not yet implemented or tested.
## license
BSD.
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