Assign LCSC number function not working KICAD 8.0.2

[MiguelASTavares]

Describe the bug
When i open the plugin non of the components on my brd appear in the window, this however can be solved if i manually select the components before opening it. Once inside the terminal window when i press the "Assign LCSC number" button no new window is created.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Open the plugin
2. Select a component
3. Click in the "Assign LCSC number"
4. See error

Expected behavior
I was expecting the selection Window.

KiCad Version

Application: KiCad x86_64 on x86_64

Version: 8.0.2-8.0.2-0~ubuntu20.04.1, release build

Libraries:
	wxWidgets 3.2.1
	FreeType 2.10.1
	HarfBuzz 2.6.4
	FontConfig 2.13.1
	libcurl/7.68.0 OpenSSL/1.1.1f zlib/1.2.11 brotli/1.0.7 libidn2/2.2.0 libpsl/0.21.0 (+libidn2/2.2.0) libssh/0.9.3/openssl/zlib nghttp2/1.40.0 librtmp/2.3

Platform: Ubuntu 20.04.6 LTS, 64 bit, Little endian, wxGTK, X11, ubuntu, x11

Build Info:
	Date: Apr 28 2024 21:38:36
	wxWidgets: 3.2.1 (wchar_t,wx containers) GTK+ 3.24
	Boost: 1.71.0
	OCC: 7.6.3
	Curl: 7.68.0
	ngspice: 42
	Compiler: GCC 9.4.0 with C++ ABI 1013

Build settings:

[chmorgan]

@MiguelASTavares can you see the version of the plugin anywhere in the gui? Want to confirm its the latest version.

[MiguelASTavares]

@chmorgan Can you tell me where to look for the version? In the top of the window, I have “JLCPCB Tools [dev]”. I have cloned the repository, but I have also tried to add the repo to the Plugin manager of KICAD, but had the same behavior.

[bvernoux]

I had exactly same issue on Windows 11 + KiCad 8.0.2 + kicad-jlcpcb-tools 2024.05.01 until I have removed the database and let kicad-jlcpcb-tools 2024.05.01 re-creacte it from scratch

[MiguelASTavares]

I have tried to downgrade the KICAD install to 8.0.1, and it worked (on windows), but in Linux I'm not seeing an easy way to downgrade. @bvernoux how did you remove the database and re-created?

[bvernoux]

I have tried to downgrade the KICAD install to 8.0.1, and it worked (on windows), but in Linux I'm not seeing an easy way to downgrade. @bvernoux how did you remove the database and re-created?

1. Quit/Exit KiCad 8.0.2 (check with ProcessExplorer ... that there is no any KiCad instance running, if yes do Kill process on KiCad instance(s) you see) then just delete the jlcpcb directory in the project (it include project.db ...).
2. Start KiCad 8.0.2, remove Bouni JLCPCB plugin then quit KiCad (check there is no running instance of KiCad again ...)
3. ReStart KiCad 8.0.2 reinstall Bouni JLCPCB plugin kicad-jlcpcb-tools 2024.05.01
4. Open your project and launch jlcpcb plugin and it will recreate jlcpcb/project.db ...
   Now all shall work fine

[MiguelASTavares]

I tried to do this steps, but the plugin is still not working. Any other ideas?

[Bouni]

@MiguelASTavares Can you give the latest release a shot?