Can't install this workbench

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Can't install this workbench

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Hi,

I have the CfdOF workbench installed on one PC but now I'd like to have it on another machine as well and I've encountered a strange issue with installation. When I choose this workbench in the Addon Manager and press Install/update selected, the following message appears:

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Some errors were found that prevent to install this workbench: Some errors were found that prevent to install this workbench. Please install the missing components first.
Then I close the Addon Manager and it tells me that FreeCAD must be restarted. After that, the workbench is still not installed. The message encountered in the Addon Manager tells me to install components (OpenFOAM and others) first but I can't do it since the settings menu for the CfdOF workbench is not available in Edit --> Preferences (because the workbench failed to install). Was there some change/regression in the installation procedure ? I was able to complete it some time ago for the same version of FreeCAD (0.19).

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Re: Can't install this workbench

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NewJoker wrote: Fri Feb 25, 2022 6:09 pm Hi,

I have the CfdOF workbench installed on one PC but now I'd like to have it on another machine as well and I've encountered a strange issue with installation. When I choose this workbench in the Addon Manager and press Install/update selected, the following message appears:

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Some errors were found that prevent to install this workbench: Some errors were found that prevent to install this workbench. Please install the missing components first.
I'm not sure what's happening here, but have you tried installing the Plot workbench first?
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Re: Can't install this workbench

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oliveroxtoby wrote: Fri Feb 25, 2022 7:42 pm I'm not sure what's happening here, but have you tried installing the Plot workbench first?
Thanks, it worked when I installed the Plot workbench first. Maybe the error message I was getting before ("Please install the missing components first") could be expanded a bit to indicate specifically that the Plot workbench needs to be installed.
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Re: Can't install this workbench

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NewJoker wrote: Sat Feb 26, 2022 10:59 am
oliveroxtoby wrote: Fri Feb 25, 2022 7:42 pm I'm not sure what's happening here, but have you tried installing the Plot workbench first?
Thanks, it worked when I installed the Plot workbench first. Maybe the error message I was getting before ("Please install the missing components first") could be expanded a bit to indicate specifically that the Plot workbench needs to be installed.
Great. The addon manager has been completely refactored for 0.20 (by @chennes) so I'm fairly sure this won't be a problem in future.
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Re: Can't install this workbench

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Hi Oliver,
oliveroxtoby wrote: Sat Feb 26, 2022 8:06 pm ... The addon manager has been completely refactored for 0.20 (by @chennes) so I'm fairly sure this won't be a problem in future.
Dos the addon manager know the dependecy of each WB? I don't think so... ;) ;)
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Re: Can't install this workbench

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herbk wrote: Sun Feb 27, 2022 9:16 am Hi Oliver,
oliveroxtoby wrote: Sat Feb 26, 2022 8:06 pm ... The addon manager has been completely refactored for 0.20 (by @chennes) so I'm fairly sure this won't be a problem in future.
Dos the addon manager know the dependecy of each WB? I don't think so... ;) ;)
Workbenches can declare their dependencies in their metadata.txt or package.xml files.
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Re: Can't install this workbench

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oliveroxtoby wrote: Sun Feb 27, 2022 4:31 pm Workbenches can declare their dependencies in their metadata.txt or package.xml files.
I'm glad you mentioned that here -- it prompted me to try to install this WB, and I discovered I couldn't because it declares a dependency on the Plot Workbench. This took my down a whole big rabbit hole, but the upshot is that as of 17 Aug 2021 in git commit b7d06844c, Plot is no longer a Workbench, it is just a Module (that is, it has no InitGui.py file, and no main class derived from Workbench). Which currently means that you can't declare a dependency on it, because that code can only look for workbenches!

There are a two paths forward, both of which involve changing that dependency line. First, you can handle it entirely within CfdOF -- remove the dependency line entirely, and just do something like:

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try:
    import Plot
catch ImportError:
    FreeCAD.Console.PrintError(translate("CfdOF","Failed to import Plot module. Exiting CfdOF.")
    return
Second, you can modify the dependency to say "Plot" instead of "Plot Workbench", and I can write the above code in the Addon Manager, refusing to even install CfdOF if you don't have Plot.

Do you have a preference between the two?
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Re: Can't install this workbench

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chennes wrote: Mon Feb 28, 2022 3:33 am
oliveroxtoby wrote: Sun Feb 27, 2022 4:31 pm Workbenches can declare their dependencies in their metadata.txt or package.xml files.
I'm glad you mentioned that here -- it prompted me to try to install this WB, and I discovered I couldn't because it declares a dependency on the Plot Workbench. This took my down a whole big rabbit hole, but the upshot is that as of 17 Aug 2021 in git commit b7d06844c, Plot is no longer a Workbench, it is just a Module (that is, it has no InitGui.py file, and no main class derived from Workbench). Which currently means that you can't declare a dependency on it, because that code can only look for workbenches!

There are a two paths forward, both of which involve changing that dependency line. First, you can handle it entirely within CfdOF -- remove the dependency line entirely, and just do something like:

Code: Select all

try:
    import Plot
catch ImportError:
    FreeCAD.Console.PrintError(translate("CfdOF","Failed to import Plot module. Exiting CfdOF.")
    return
Second, you can modify the dependency to say "Plot" instead of "Plot Workbench", and I can write the above code in the Addon Manager, refusing to even install CfdOF if you don't have Plot.

Do you have a preference between the two?
Thanks for testing. At the moment I still have the Plot workbench listed as a dependency because the Plot module is not yet included in the Appimage build (forum post here and pull request here). So for the moment, on 0.20 the workbench tries to load the module and if that fails, falls back to the workbench (which does still seem to work - at least on the appimage - unless I am missing something). So I thought it was safter to keep this dependency until this is sorted out.

Anyway I'm happy to handle this from within CfdOF. As far as I've seen, the new addon manager seems to be working as advertised :-)
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