build.py does not work

[seaglassmusician]

I'm trying to run

python build.py

but it just says

C:\Users\seagl>python build.py
python: can't open file 'C:\\Users\\seagl\\build.py': [Errno 2] No such file or directory

[mfcallahan]

FWIW, I was able to debug the build.py script and get it to run but I ultimately wasn't able to successfully build and install the drivers for a Windows 11 installation on my Thelio Mira. I think this project is stalled - there hasn't been any activity in about a year, and supporting Windows is a low priority. If there is enough interest, support for Thelio-io hardware on Windows will probably have to come from the community.

[draeath]

@mfcallahan I'm betting there's something amiss with the dependencies, either in general (it's easy to miss something) or there's something that disagrees with Windows 11.

Are you willing to try installing a build I've compiled? There's nothing in here that should care if you're on Windows 10 vs Windows 11, that I'm aware of. Let me know if you're game and I'll get you a URL to it.

(I wrote a PR and it was accepted back in April, a month after your report. It's not getting man-hours from System76 developers, but they do seem to welcome contributions!)

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@seaglassmusician are you still looking for a solution here? Did you go through installing all the dependencies? You'll need to install rustup, some wix thing via cargo, and a whole mess of dependencies via choco. It's not just a clone and run sort of build.

[mfcallahan]

I ended up not really needing Windows on my Thelio Mira, so at this time I'm unable to help. If that ever changes in the future, I'll check back on this repo. This is a cool project - adding more utility to S76 hardware is a good thing 👍

[rsik]

I also tried compiling this with all but success from the instructions. Anyone have any success on W11?