Error at 'Building Blender on Ubuntu' page #106747

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Reha Yağcıoğlu · 2023-04-09T23:15:26+02:00

Reha Yağcıoğlu commented

2023-04-09 23:15:26 +02:00

Hello,
this is just about a website typo, I didn't know where to post, sorry if this is wrong place for this, my second report.

At
https://wiki.blender.org/wiki/Building_Blender/Linux/Ubuntu

This is wrong -> ./build_files/build_environment/install_linux_packages.py

Correction -> ./blender/build_files/build_environment/install_linux_packages.py

Also a link for old style (pre 3.6) build instructions would be great.

I'm trying to prepare a series of tutorials for building blender2.7 (experimental nightly build from july 2019) on Raspberry Pi 4 (works wonderful).

I even managed to build and enable "Embree" on raspberry pi 4.

I will go over the old style (install_deps.sh) though.

Even blender-v3.5-release builds and works on Raspberry Pi 4 fine for some features.

sorry if I am missing something and this was a false alarm.

Have a nice week.

Hello, this is just about a website typo, I didn't know where to post, sorry if this is wrong place for this, my second report. At https://wiki.blender.org/wiki/Building_Blender/Linux/Ubuntu This is wrong -> ./build_files/build_environment/install_linux_packages.py Correction -> ./blender/build_files/build_environment/install_linux_packages.py Also a link for old style (pre 3.6) build instructions would be great. I'm trying to prepare a series of tutorials for building blender2.7 (experimental nightly build from july 2019) on ***Raspberry Pi 4*** (works wonderful). I even managed to build and enable "Embree" on raspberry pi 4. I will go over the old style (install_deps.sh) though. Even blender-v3.5-release builds and works on Raspberry Pi 4 fine for some features. sorry if I am missing something and this was a false alarm. Have a nice week.

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Pratik Borhade commented

2023-04-10 04:05:00 +02:00

Hi, thanks for the report. Can confirm.

@ThomasDinges / @ideasman42, can you edit the wiki page?

Also a link for old style (pre 3.6) build instructions would be great.

Providing build instructions for different blender versions is not practical. You can ask for help in #blender-builds channel :)

Hi, thanks for the report. Can confirm. @ThomasDinges / @ideasman42, can you edit the wiki page? > Also a link for old style (pre 3.6) build instructions would be great. Providing build instructions for different blender versions is not practical. You can ask for help in [#blender-builds](https://blender.chat/channel/blender-builds) channel :)

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Thomas Dinges commented

2023-04-10 09:19:58 +02:00

Hi,
I am not sure changing this path is the proper fix. Maybe
"From within ~/blender-git, running that command will also give you the list of required dependencies. " should be
"From within ~/blender-git/blender/, running that command will also give you the list of required dependencies."

@ideasman42 ^^

For older build instructions you can take a look at https://archive.blender.org/wiki/index.php/Dev:Doc/Building_Blender/

Hi, I am not sure changing this path is the proper fix. Maybe "From within ~/blender-git, running that command will also give you the list of required dependencies. " should be "From within ~/blender-git/blender/, running that command will also give you the list of required dependencies." @ideasman42 ^^ For older build instructions you can take a look at https://archive.blender.org/wiki/index.php/Dev:Doc/Building_Blender/

Reha Yağcıoğlu commented

2023-04-10 17:21:20 +02:00

Hi, Thomas!

On the page,

https://wiki.blender.org/wiki/Building_Blender/Linux/Ubuntu

Install Basic Building Environment
From within ~/blender-git, execute that command to install basic building dependencies.

./blender/build_files/build_environment/install_linux_packages.py

Because, on the same page,

Download Sources
Download the latest source code from the projects.blender.org.

mkdir ~/blender-git
cd ~/blender-git
git clone https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender.git <- creates a /blender/ folder within ~/blender-git/ folder.

(All the source is now in ~/blender-git/blender/ folder.)

Thank you for the archive link, but it looks very very old. I meant the very recent archive, just before the v3.6, like for v3.5 and older, just before the new upgrade on the page of a couple of months ago. There is a huge change on building blender (dealing with submodules is now different), we can't build even blender-v3.5-release with this instruction page. I know how to do it, just asking for a friend :)

I will explain how to do it in the video tutorials I am working on. It would be great if there was a very recent archive link with a short note for newcomers. Like *"For the versions v3.5 and older."*

The link's and note's best place would be in the page of the link below found on the same page above, since the above page is all about the latest version.

For additional information on using Git with Blender's sources, see: Tools/Git  <--- here!

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Thank you :)

Hi, Thomas! On the page, https://wiki.blender.org/wiki/Building_Blender/Linux/Ubuntu **Install Basic Building Environment** From within ~/blender-git, execute that command to install basic building dependencies. *.**/blender**/build_files/build_environment/install_linux_packages.py* ________________________________________________________________________________ Because, on the same page, **Download Sources** Download the latest source code from the projects.blender.org. * mkdir ~/blender-git * cd ~/blender-git * git clone https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender.git <- creates a **/blender/** folder within **~/blender-git/** folder. (All the source is now in **~/blender-git/blender/** folder.) _________________________________________________________________________________ Thank you for the archive link, but it looks very very old. I meant the very recent archive, just before the v3.6, like for v3.5 and older, just before the new upgrade on the page of a couple of months ago. There is a huge change on building blender (dealing with submodules is now different), we can't build even blender-v3.5-release with this instruction page. I know how to do it, just asking for a friend :) I will explain how to do it in the video tutorials I am working on. It would be great if there was a very recent archive link with a short note for newcomers. Like *"For the versions v3.5 and older."* The link's and note's best place would be in the page of the link below found on the same page above, since the above page is all about the latest version. For additional information on using Git with Blender's sources, see: Tools/Git <--- here! ________________________________________________________________________ Also this report tool makes underscore signs within the words disappear ( Underscore_sign_is_gone ), if I use Italic tool. *Also this report tool makes underscore signs within the words disappear ( Underscoresignisgone ), if I use Italic tool.* __________________________________________________________________________________ Thank you :)

Campbell Barton commented

2023-04-11 09:45:55 +02:00

Corrected the reference to install_linux_packages.py, the issue of build docs for older releases of Blender are out of scope for the tracker.

In some cases the WIKI history may be sufficient, otherwise the way-back machine or similar archiving tools may be needed.

We may move developer docs to version control - which would simplify looking at older instructions, see: #105348

Corrected the reference to `install_linux_packages.py`, the issue of build docs for older releases of Blender are out of scope for the tracker. In some cases the WIKI history may be sufficient, otherwise the way-back machine or similar archiving tools may be needed. We may move developer docs to version control - which would simplify looking at older instructions, see: https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/issues/105348

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Reha Yağcıoğlu commented

2023-04-11 10:12:32 +02:00

Hi, thanks!

Same correction needs to be done for Advanced Setup section, a little down below the corrected place. I just realized, sorry.

Advanced Setup

Automatic Dependency Installation

When not using precompiled libraries, the preferred way to install dependencies under Linux is to use the install_linux_packages.py script in the Blender sources. It will try to install system packages for all known dependencies, required or optional.

It currently supports Debian (and derivatives like Ubuntu), Fedora, Suse and Arch distributions. It is executed as follows.

cd ~/blender-git
./build_files/build_environment/install_linux_packages.py --all

Goodday!

Hi, thanks! Same correction needs to be done for **Advanced Setup** section, a little down below the corrected place. I just realized, sorry. __________ ## Advanced Setup ### Automatic Dependency Installation When not using precompiled libraries, the preferred way to install dependencies under Linux is to use the install_linux_packages.py script in the Blender sources. It will try to install system packages for all known dependencies, required or optional. It currently supports Debian (and derivatives like Ubuntu), Fedora, Suse and Arch distributions. It is executed as follows. cd ~/blender-git ./build_files/build_environment/install_linux_packages.py --all _______________ Goodday!

Thomas Dinges commented

2023-04-12 11:01:54 +02:00

Fixed, thanks for the note: https://wiki.blender.org/wiki/Building_Blender/Linux/Ubuntu#Advanced_Setup

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Error at 'Building Blender on Ubuntu' page #106747

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