Install DXF2GCode on MAC Os X

[Aleksandar]

Hi,

when I try to install DXF2GCode with the follow command:

$ python3 ./make_tr.py

then I received the Error Message:

ERROR: Cannot file lrelease tool.

Please consider to install lrelease tool - to use this script.

How can I install and use DXF2Gcode on a MAC?

I Installed

python3 --version

Python 3.7.5

PyQt5

PyOpenGL

pdftops, and

pstoedit

Can anybody help me with this issue. 

Thank you in advance for your help!!!

[Christian Kohlöffel]

This is a python specific question. Did you check if it's installed on another path or try to search with Google

Regards Christian

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[Bernhard Klein]

Hi,

I’m a MacUser too.

I had huge problems with Python 3.7.x and got dxf2gcode not to run.

In general : I downgraded to Python 3.6.x and than I had success !

Package lrelease

During my work on a docker container for dxf2gcode to run it on my LinuxCNC machine, I struggled with this missing „lrelease“ lib.

Problem behind is, that you didn't install all neccessary QT-Tools on your Mac.

My solution on this docker container was(is) to 

(Docker syntax !!! - and for debian linux

RUN apt-get install -y qttools5-dev-tools  qt5-default

RUN  apt-get install -y pyqt5-dev-tools

(I remember qttools5-dev-tools were responsible to install lrelease(I think so ;-) ))

However on my Mac (Catalina 10.15.x)

lrelease is a part of QT

On my mac I get following output, if I start from a terminal lrelease:

"lrelease 

Usage:

    lrelease [options] project-file

    lrelease [options] ts-files [-qm qm-file]

lrelease is part of Qt's Linguist tool chain. It can be used as a

stand-alone tool to convert XML-based translations files in the TS

format into the 'compiled' QM format used by QTranslator objects.

"

Honestly I can’t really remember as I installed dxf2gcode on my mac - but I know it was a little bit frustrating. Because the latest versions are based on QT5 and that was a challenge to install QT5 on my system.

On termial do this: brew list

Around Python & QT I have following packages installed:

• py2cairo
• pygobject
• pygtk
• pygt
• python
• python3
• qt

Do not forget to install poppler and pstoedit to export and save files

BTW: my docker container is not finished, I have problems to start dxf2gcode and populate the QT outside the container

Regards

Bernd

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