Build from source on Windows

[kbengs]

The steps in Win32.md currently fails. One reason is that the cx_freeze that is used does not support python 3.11.
I made a commit kbengs@f78fa4c which update the instructions and setup_win32.py

But this require that the docker file is updated too. @jeromerobert what do you think about that, is that something you see as fun work? 😄

[jeromerobert]

I wouldn't say it's a fun job, but it was already at the top of my to-do list. We're currently on pikepdf 6 and we really need to upgrade to 8. I start working on it right now.

Oh ! am I wrong or does your commit mean that pip install pikepdf finally works under mingw64 ? That will make life much easier.

[jeromerobert]

Well no pip install pikepdf is not that simple on mingw64.

  adding license file 'LICENSE.txt'
  writing manifest file 'src\pikepdf.egg-info\SOURCES.txt'
  copying src\pikepdf\_core.pyi -> build\lib.mingw_x86_64-cpython-311\pikepdf
  copying src\pikepdf\py.typed -> build\lib.mingw_x86_64-cpython-311\pikepdf
  running build_ext
  building 'pikepdf._core' extension
  error: --plat-name must be one of ('win32', 'win-amd64', 'win-arm32', 'win-arm64')
  [end of output]
  
  note: This error originates from a subprocess, and is likely not a problem with pip.
  ERROR: Failed building wheel for pikepdf

[jeromerobert]

Work in progress but enough to create the .zip and .msi. Not tested yet. pdfarranger/pdfarranger-docker-ci@375c618

[kbengs]

Well no pip install pikepdf is not that simple on mingw64.

I tested again and now it fails for me too. I guess I had something left from a old install that made it work for me earlier.
But this seems to work:

export PATH=$PATH:/c/msys64/mingw64/bin
SETUPTOOLS_USE_DISTUTILS=stdlib /mingw64/bin/python3 -m pip install --user pikepdf

This time I had problem with installing darkdetect though.

https://www.msys2.org/docs/python/#known-issues

[jeromerobert]

Ok I'll test it. In the meantime I pushed an temporary version:
https://github.com/pdfarranger/pdfarranger/actions/runs/6459683695

[jeromerobert]

It currently gives: ModuleNotFoundError: No module named dateutil, which should be easy to fix.

[jeromerobert]

Fixed

[jeromerobert]

pdfarranger now start at least on Wine (I have no Windows right now so I cannot do extensive tests). You can test by switching from jeromerobert/wine-mingw64:1.8.1 to jeromerobert/wine-mingw64:1.9.0 in your PR install.yml.

I updated the Docker file according to your updated Win32.md except:

• export SETUPTOOLS_USE_DISTUTILS=stdlib
• Explicitly install python-dateutil

This should be added to Win32.md.

Anyway, thank you so much, it's now much better. Particularly:

• No need to use a patched version of cx_Freeze to avoid duplication of .dll
• pikepdf installation is much simpler

[kbengs]

Thanks. I'll make a PR for the update instructions and also do some testing.