Cannot build on windows machines about nimi-python

[marcoskirsch]

Our plan was to move to GNU make. Lowering the bar for building for contributors that are on Windows systems, which will be the most common since they need Windows to test, is a good idea.

[epage]

I feel like make will not help the barrier to entry for windows developers. Keeping it within the python ecosystem seems like it'd be best, like using a basic build.py or using a tool like waf.

[marcoskirsch]

My gut feeling is: start with a hand-coded build.py and only move to waf if we feel it's worth it.
@texasaggie97 you've been looking at GNU Make. What do you think about this?

[marcoskirsch]

Related: pull #14 uses GNU Make.

[texasaggie97-zz]

I have switched to build.py. See PR #14

[marcoskirsch]

#14 has been merged.

[Fladolcetta]

All,

I have tested this and it fails with the following error.

"
C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\nimi-python-master>python35 ./build.py
codegen_path = C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\nimi-python-master\src\codegen
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "./build.py", line 103, in
main()
File "./build.py", line 60, in main
codegen = path_import(codegen_path)
File "./build.py", line 32, in path_import
module = importlib.import_module(os.path.basename(absolute_path))
File "C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python35-32\lib\importlib_init_.py",
line 126, in import_module
return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level)
File "", line 986, in _gcd_import
File "", line 969, in _find_and_load
File "", line 958, in _find_and_load_unlocked
File "", line 673, in load_unlocked
File "", line 662, in exec_module
File "", line 222, in call_with_frames_removed
File "C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\nimi-python-master\src\codegen_init.py", line 2, in
from src.codegen.generateTemplate import configure_logging
File "C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\nimi-python-master\src\codegen_init.py", line 2, in
from src.codegen.generateTemplate import configure_logging
File "C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\nimi-python-master\src\codegen\generateTemplate.py", line 3, in
from mako.template import Template
ImportError: No module named 'mako'
"

[marcoskirsch]

Missing dependency. You need to install mako.

[Fladolcetta]

This wont be required of customers right, just developers?

[marcoskirsch]

Missing dependency. You need to install mako.

This wont be required of customers right, just developers?

Correct, this is for people who want to contribute. Mako is the template engine.
Were we to add a dependency to our modules, such as numpy, then we'd set it up so they get installed as part of the PyPI installation.

[Fladolcetta]

Build on my local machine after installing mako