How hard is it to build a completely new standalone GUI?

KevKim wrote: ty JT,

I wanna try this but installation failed.
Instruction described in that page didn't work on my system, lcnc stock distribution + latest master build, some file errors here.

Install dependencies procedure says it can't find packages like E: python-pyqt5 python-dbus-mainloop.pyqt5 blah blah and then next procedure also gave me errors. Did it work on your system?

Yes it works on my Debian 9 OS. Which install did you use?

JT

Or instead you could support 2 years of linuxcnc developers work, by using the included Qtvcp.
linuxcnc.org/docs/devel/html/gui/qtvcp.html

Chris M

as mentioned above, my install is wheezy ISO from this forum and upgraded to master 2.8-pre. I'll try to google more about this. I am not familiar with all linux commands, that's the problem

Chris,
that page seems very interesting, but on debian wheezy stock installation, I couldn't find packages for both commands.. hmm..
I assume certain repository should be added, no iclue how to solve..

sudo apt-get install qttools5-dev-tools
sudo apt-get install qttools5.dev

quick googling returned me the fact that qt5 is not available in wheezy distro by default. mmm.... installing another virtual machine with ubuntu or mint for qt5? and compile Lcnc inside there for test-running? this world is so confusing. all linux variants were not greatly different in the beginning in my memory but somehow they are quite different 2019. I remember 13 or 14 floppy disks of distribution in my schooldays haha.

Seems like a lot of work just to build a screen - I would just keep using Gladevcp.
I just pushed your LED work so thanks for contributing to linuxnc !

Chris M

it's my pleasure that I contributed to this community like 0.00000000000000001% !!!!

and for the setting up stuffs, it's very nasty when things are going in this manner, I hate it very much. Initial huddle is simply too high, it should be nothin for long-term users but....

well... as I am playing inside a virtual machine, I can install/remove/re-install a million times (have done already close to 100 times I guess )

I'll be back once I setup stuffs for qt5.. trying this at the moment with ubuntu 18.04.1, I am not sure if I would need to compile LCNC for this version, will see it very soon

on debian 9 distribuition package (stretch with pre-built LCNC ), everything mentioned above just installs and runs flawless, smooth, error-free. It seems apparent debian-wheezy is too old for anything other than machine running.. spent too much time with wheezy...

@KevKim,

In glade you don't have to write python code behind. You can also use pure C code. See youtube tutorials.
C code is much faster....

@Grotius

Ty, I'm just looking into existing codes to disable or add which will suit my desire, and there are some. it will be like 90% copy/paste. C code is totally beyond my understanding, it simply makes this hole deeper to dig !