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txt2dat location - Orion Pobursky - 2019-01-31
Is there a place txt2dat is available? All the links I can find are broken including on Ross's own website.
RE: txt2dat location - Willy Tschager - 2019-01-31
(2019-01-31, 3:58)Orion Pobursky Wrote: Is there a place txt2dat is available? All the links I can find are broken including on Ross's own website.
Then this would be the perfect time to build a new one with some additional features such as a viewer and a slider where you can set the detail of curves
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RE: txt2dat location - Philippe Hurbain - 2019-01-31
(2019-01-31, 3:58)Orion Pobursky Wrote: Is there a place txt2dat is available? All the links I can find are broken including on Ross's own website.Yes, I noticed that a few days ago and tried to contact Ross, unsuccessfully
RE: txt2dat location - Steffen - 2019-02-01
just to be safe that it does not get lost, here is
txt2dat 0.2.3
RE: txt2dat location - Philippe Hurbain - 2020-07-19
(2019-01-31, 3:58)Orion Pobursky Wrote: Is there a place txt2dat is available? All the links I can find are broken including on Ross's own website.txt2dat got a new home! I was able to contact Ross, and he made it available here:
https://roscohead.id.au/txt2dat (Windows, Mac, Linux executables, and source). Could someone please update this page: https://www.ldraw.org/downloads-2/third-party-software.html ?
RE: txt2dat location - N. W. Perry - 2022-04-08
OK, I suppose it's worth giving txt2dat another try…but is there anyone who can help me interpret the installation instructions? They seem to be targeted to those already familiar with coding/programming concepts.
For example, it says in the readme file:
Quote:After untarring the source archive, in most cases all you will need to do is:
./configure
make
How do I "do" that?
Also, I assume I need to install FreeType. There are more instructions there:
Quote:However, there are some other options you may want to look at, especially if you
intend to link Freetype statically:
Do I? What does it mean to link statically vs. dynamically?
Quote:You need a version of make that works. Freetype 2.3.9 requires at least GNU make
3.81. On Windows this may mean upgrading
What might it mean on MacOS?
RE: txt2dat location - Orion Pobursky - 2022-04-08
(2022-04-08, 15:18)N. W. Perry Wrote: How do I "do" that?
Also, I assume I need to install FreeType. There are more instructions there:
Type exactly that.
./configure executes the configure script
make executes the make command.
Note that you probably will have to install XCode since, IIRC, the gcc compiler doesn't come installed by default.
Side note: Does the already compiled Darwin version not work for you?
RE: txt2dat location - Vincent Messenet - 2022-04-08
(2022-04-08, 15:18)N. W. Perry Wrote: OK, I suppose it's worth giving txt2dat another try…but is there anyone who can help me interpret the installation instructions? They seem to be targeted to those already familiar with coding/programming concepts.
What might it mean on MacOS?
Hey, not sure it would be an acceptable workaround for you but Txt2dat is embedded in LDPE. I use it from there when I author a part on MacOS.
It is available in Tools > Txt2Dat
RE: txt2dat location - N. W. Perry - 2022-04-08
(2022-04-08, 15:38)Orion Pobursky Wrote: Type exactly that.
./configure executes the configure script
make executes the make command.
OK, but type it where? Terminal?
Quote:Note that you probably will have to install XCode since, IIRC, the gcc compiler doesn't come installed by default.
Check, XCode already installed.
Quote:Side note: Does the already compiled Darwin version not work for you?
If I open the executable, it complains about not finding libfreetype.6.dylib. Aha! Turns out I do have FreeType, but it's in the X11 lib directory. I guess I need to point it to that folder somehow?
RE: txt2dat location - Orion Pobursky - 2022-04-08
(2022-04-08, 16:38)N. W. Perry Wrote: OK, but type it where? Terminal?
From the commandline so, yes, Terminal (in the same directory).
(2022-04-08, 16:38)N. W. Perry Wrote: If I open the executable, it complains about not finding libfreetype.6.dylib. Aha! Turns out I do have FreeType, but it's in the X11 lib directory. I guess I need to point it to that folder somehow?
It probably needs to be in the PATH variable but I don't remember how to change that in MacOS.
RE: txt2dat location - Philippe Hurbain - 2022-04-08
(2022-04-08, 16:09)Vincent Messenet Wrote: Hey, not sure it would be an acceptable workaround for you but Txt2dat is embedded in LDPE. I use it from there when I author a part on MacOS....more or less. LDPE version creates separate letters (separated background for each letter). Generally less convenient (but much better than nothing!)
It is available in Tools > Txt2Dat
RE: txt2dat location - N. W. Perry - 2022-04-09
(2022-04-08, 16:52)Orion Pobursky Wrote: From the commandline so, yes, Terminal (in the same directory).
OK, at least my instinct was correct. This gives me an error:
Code:
-bash: ./configure: No such file or directoryQuote:It probably needs to be in the PATH variable but I don't remember how to change that in MacOS.
Or else I can place a hard copy (not an alias) of the lib in there, but will that mess up other things?
RE: txt2dat location - N. W. Perry - 2022-04-09
(2022-04-08, 18:51)Philippe Hurbain Wrote: ...more or less. LDPE version creates separate letters (separated background for each letter). Generally less convenient (but much better than nothing!)
Hmm…did I know this before? But wow—look at all those triangles! That will require lots of cleanup. Or maybe I should just re-digitize…