Natron MINGW pacman repository

Description:

This is a pacman repository of custom built MINGW packages used to build Natron and its plugins. It is built by the "Build pacman repo" GitHub action on this repository.

Note: Everytime you want to use a new version of the package repository, you should completely uninstall the previous one before installing the new one.

Install:

1. Create a directory for the repository.
   mkdir ~/natron_pacman_repo
2. Unzip the repo in that directory.
   cd ~/natron_pacman_repo
wget https://github.com/NatronGitHub/Natron/releases/download/windows-mingw-package-repo/natron_package_repo.zip
unzip natron_package_repo.zip
3. Add the repository to /etc/pacman.conf.
   echo -e "#NATRON_REPO_START\n[natron]\nSigLevel = Optional TrustAll\nServer = file://$HOME/natron_pacman_repo/\n#NATRON_REPO_END" >> /etc/pacman.conf
4. Update the repositories and make the Natron packages available in the local repository cache.
   pacman -Sy
5. Verify you can see the new Natron packages.
   pacman -Sl natron
6. Install the top level package that will install everything you need to build Natron and the plugins included in its installer.
   pacman -S mingw-w64-x86_64-natron-build-deps-qt5

Uninstall:

1. Remove all the Natron packages and their dependencies.
   pacman -Rs mingw-w64-x86_64-natron-build-deps-qt5 to remove all the Natron packages and their dependencies.
2. Remove natron repo from /etc/pacman.conf.
   sed -i -e '/^#NATRON_REPO_START/,/^#NATRON_REPO_END/{d}' /etc/pacman.conf
3. Update the repositories and purge the Natron packages from the local repository cache. pacman -Sy
4. Delete the repository directory. rm -rf ~/natron_pacman_repo

Natron 2.5.1 pre1

What's Changed

• Update year in copyright comments by @BronyDust in #857
• Fix for compilers that use C++17 by default. by @acolwell in #865
• Fix pthread related build busters in glog code. by @acolwell in #866
• Clear current GLX context before destroying the current context by @jix in #867
• Fix OpenGL support handling for plugins with dynamic GL support. by @acolwell in #869

New Contributors

• @BronyDust made their first contribution in #857
• @acolwell made their first contribution in #865
• @jix made their first contribution in #867

Full Changelog: v2.5.0...v2.5.1-pre1

Natron 2.6-pre builds (with Apple Silicon support)

This is a test snapshot based on Natron 2.6, which uses Qt5.

It has the same bugs as the Qt5 version, see #827

It doesn't have the Qt4-specific mac bug, where no windows could be closed without crashing Natron.

Please test and report in #607 if it is working or not.

• Does it start yes/no?
• Can you do basic work with this version yes/no?
• If you get a crash, please report with the crash details.

There is a weird issue in the SeExpr test on arm64 only, which may be due to a SeExpr 2 bug on arm?

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Natron 2.5.0

Known Bugs

• #504

Known issues

• Rendering sometimes silently stalls after X frames. #248
• Some image formats may have issues (PCX, PSB). #602
• MTS video files are sometimes not read correctly. #186

Changes (compared to 2.4.4)

• Use Python 3 rather than Python 2 (which is not maintained anymore). This will require very few changes to the Python code (mainly print statements), and most code can be easily adapted to be 2-3 compatible. #686
• Use QtPy==1.11.2 rather than PySide. QtPy is an abstraction layer for PyQt5/PyQt4/PySide2/PySide (newer versions support PyQt6/PySide6). QtPy uses the Qt5 layout (where the QtGui module has been split into QtGui and QtWidgets). Using QtPy guarantees a higher level of forward-compatibility with future versions of Natron, which may use Qt5 or Qt6. PySide can still be imported explicitly, if required, but the resulting code will not be forward-compatible. Note that 2.4.4 binaries include qtpy, but still import PySide by default. #687

Detailed Changes

• RB-2.5: use qtpy rather than pyside by @devernay in #687
• RB-2.5: python3 support by @devernay in #686
• Compatibilize with Qt5 in Gui by @YakoYakoYokuYoku in #699
• Errata on QWindow header by @YakoYakoYokuYoku in #703
• Initial GitHub workflow implementation by @YakoYakoYokuYoku in #700
• Support for building with Shiboken2 in Engine by @YakoYakoYokuYoku in #697
• Shiboken2 postmerge fixes in Engine by @YakoYakoYokuYoku in #704
• Update bug and feature request templates by @Shrinks99 in #707
• use a different (fake) enum namespace for shiboken & shiboken2 by @devernay in #713
• Support for building with Shiboken2 in Gui by @YakoYakoYokuYoku in #698
• Initial Qt5 sources for Gui by @YakoYakoYokuYoku in #716
• Initial Qt5 sources for Engine by @YakoYakoYokuYoku in #715
• Deprecate usage of qSort in ToolButton by @YakoYakoYokuYoku in #717
• Set tab stop distance with tabStopDistance in Gui by @YakoYakoYokuYoku in #718
• Substitute recursive mutex enum with QRecursiveMutex by @YakoYakoYokuYoku in #720
• Invoke system in global PySide config by @YakoYakoYokuYoku in #721
• Renovate usages of QLineF intersections by @YakoYakoYokuYoku in #719
• Query screen geometry using static QGuiApplication methods by @YakoYakoYokuYoku in #722
• Renovate QWheelEvent in Gui by @YakoYakoYokuYoku in #723
• Index model children with QAbstractItemModel by @YakoYakoYokuYoku in #726
• Use QMargins for table model view by @YakoYakoYokuYoku in #727
• Use default QFlags construction instead of zero by @YakoYakoYokuYoku in #724
• Renovate QString splits with newer enum in Gui by @YakoYakoYokuYoku in #725
• Replace qrand with QRandomGenerator in tests by @YakoYakoYokuYoku in #730
• Replace width with horizontal advance for font metrics by @YakoYakoYokuYoku in #729
• Suppress Wnonnull for GCC 11 by @YakoYakoYokuYoku in #728
• Allow node name reuse after delete by @devernay in #733
• Insert to bimaps left instead of directly to avoid crashes in caching by @YakoYakoYokuYoku in #734
• Save backup versions of projects by @devernay in #740
• Remove ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md by @YakoYakoYokuYoku in #746
• Only display the overlays for nodes that are in the viewer render path and have their properties panel maximized by @devernay in #745
• Hide viewer buttons when roto/tracker properties panel is minimized by @devernay in #748
• Fix issue forms for proper bug reporting by @YakoYakoYokuYoku in #750
• Color selector palette by @rodlie in #754
• Update CONTRIBUTORS.txt by @devernay in #753
• Add AppImage build script by @TheAssassin in #739
• Query site packages path using the Python site module by @YakoYakoYokuYoku in #760
• Fix grammatical error in documentation by @kemonprogrammer in #758
• Fixes spelling errors by @Shrinks99 in #761
• Gui: added taskbar support by @rodlie in #766
• Substitute QGL classes with QOpenGL by @YakoYakoYokuYoku in #764
• Update intro.rst by @solecism in #774
• qt 4.8.7 archive download page correction by @cgvirus in #787
• PythonUtils: more portable version of dirExists() by @devernay in #792
• Natron.rc: Use productName for FileDescription on Windows by @rodlie in #799
• Document Qt5 build and install for Linux/BSD by @YakoYakoYokuYoku in #802
• Copy node or group background and overlay color by @YakoYakoYokuYoku in #821
• OpenGL rendering command line flag by @YakoYakoYokuYoku in #810
• Shiboken generation in QMake for Python bindings by @YakoYakoYokuYoku in #803
• Initial CMake build system implementation by @YakoYakoYokuYoku in #809
• Fix freeze in Tracker when not in viewer path by @YakoYakoYokuYoku in #823
• Implement offscreen rendering in Wayland in OSGLContext by @YakoYakoYokuYoku in #765
• Gui/GuiPrivate: don't cast qint64 to Q_PID by @rodlie in #831
• Partially revert Shiboken generation in QMake for Python bindings by @YakoYakoYokuYoku in #830
• System libs for glog and Ceres in CMake by @YakoYakoYokuYoku in #829
• fixes to build using cmake on macOS/Qt5 by @devernay in #834
• Engine/CLArgs.cpp: allow dot in writer name by @rodlie in #840

New Contributors

• @YakoYakoYokuYoku made their first contribution in #699
• @TheAssassin made their first contribution in #739
• @kemonprogrammer made their first contribution in #758
• @solecism made their first contribution in #774

Full Changelog: v2.4.4...v2.5.0

Natron 2.4.4

Known issues

• Crash when closing a project window on macOS 12+ (Qt4 only). #712
• Rendering sometimes silently stalls after X frames. #248
• Some image formats may have issues (PCX, PSB). #602
• MTS video files are sometimes not read correctly. #186

Changes

• Rework the right-click nodegraph menu. #836
• Allow simple expressions in project settings (e.g., frame range). #837
• Allow dot in writer name on the command-line. #840

Plugins

• Fix issues with Transform viewer interaction and undo support. #839
• SeNoise: Fix handling of the YRotate parameter. #805

Natron 2.4.3

Known issues

• Crash when closing a project window on macOS 12+ (Qt4 only). #712
• Rendering sometimes silently stalls after X frames. #248
• Some image formats may have issues (PCX, PSB). #602
• MTS video files are sometimes not read correctly. #186

Changes

• Added support for render progress in taskbar icon (Windows/macOS). #766
• Added palette support in color selector. #754
• Allow creating a node with the same name that was just deleted. #732
• Natron can now keep up to 32 project backups (see Preferences/General/Save versions). #562
• Only display the overlays for nodes that are in the viewer render path and have their properties panel maximized. Can be disabled in Preferences/Viewer. #744
• Fix rendering from Python (by calling app.render()) when nodes use Python expressions. #560
• Fix drawing of closed Bezier overlays. #659
• RotoPaint does not reconnect to the viewer at each stroke by default. Added a button to the viewer interface to re-enable this behavior. #641

Natron 2.5.0 alpha 2

Sames changes as v2.4.3-rc1, plus:

• Use Python 3 rather than Python 2 (which is not maintained anymore). This will require very few changes to the Python code (mainly print statements), and most code can be easily adapted to be 2-3 compatible. #686
• Use QtPy==1.11.2 rather than PySide. QtPy is an abstraction layer for PyQt5/PyQt4/PySide2/PySide (newer versions support PyQt6/PySide6). QtPy uses the Qt5 layout (where the QtGui module has been split into QtGui and QtWidgets). Using QtPy guarantees a higher level of forward-compatibility with future versions of Natron, which may use Qt5 or Qt6. PySide can still be imported explicitly, if required, but the resulting code will not be forward-compatible. #687

Natron 2.4.3 release candidate 1

Known issues

• Crash when closing a project window on macOS 12+ (Qt4 only). #712
• Rendering sometimes silently stalls after X frames. #248
• Some image formats may have issues (PCX, PSB). #602
• MTS video files are sometimes not read correctly. #186

Changes

• Added palette support in color selector. #754
• Allow creating a node with the same name that was just deleted. #732
• Natron can now keep up to 32 project backups (see Preferences/General/Save versions). #562
• Only display the overlays for nodes that are in the viewer render path and have their properties panel maximized. Can be disabled in Preferences/Viewer. #744
• Fix rendering from Python (by calling app.render()) when nodes use Python expressions. #560
• Fix drawing of closed Bezier overlays. #659
• RotoPaint does not reconnect to the viewer at each stroke by default. Added a button to the viewer interface to re-enable this behavior. #641

Natron 2.4.2

Known issues

• Crash when closing a project window on macOS 12+ (Qt4 only). #712
• Rendering sometimes silently stalls after X frames. #248
• Some image formats may have issues (PCX, PSB). #602
• MTS video files are sometimes not read correctly. #186

Changes

• Fix OpenFX overlay actions being executed in the wrong order. #711
• Fix enabling node preview from Python. #710
• Do not display the "Loading project" splashscreen on macOS 12+ to avoid crash due to Qt4 bug. #712

Plugins

• Fix bug in Transform plugin interact. #708
• Fix EXR reader outputing the color plane only when an OCIO transform is applied. #714

Natron 2.5.0 alpha1

Known issues

• Viewer is not updated correctly after interacting with the transform gizmo in the viewer #708 (fixed in the next alpha)
• natron-python doesn't set paths correctly #696 (fixed in the next alpha)
• Rendering sometimes silently stalls after X frames. #248
• Some image formats may have issues (PCX, PSB). #602
• MTS video files are sometimes not read correctly. #186

Changes

• Use Python 3 rather than Python 2 (which is not maintained anymore). This will require very few changes to the Python code (mainly print statements), and most code can be easily adapted to be 2-3 compatible. #686
• Use QtPy==1.11.2 rather than PySide. QtPy is an abstraction layer for PyQt5/PyQt4/PySide2/PySide (newer versions support PyQt6/PySide6). QtPy uses the Qt5 layout (where the QtGui module has been split into QtGui and QtWidgets). Using QtPy guarantees a higher level of forward-compatibility with future versions of Natron, which may use Qt5 or Qt6. PySide can still be imported explicitly, if required, but the resulting code will not be forward-compatible. #687