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Reading for later: | Reading for later: | ||
* https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/ | * https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/4.1/addons/interface/context_menu.html#dynamic-context-menu | ||
* https://blenderartists.org/t/context-sensitive-menu-in-blender/515689 | * https://blenderartists.org/t/context-sensitive-menu-in-blender/515689 | ||
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==Build Blender== | ==Build Blender== | ||
https:// | https://developer.blender.org/docs/handbook/building_blender/ | ||
https:// | https://developer.blender.org/docs/handbook/building_blender/windows/ | ||
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCvuQHlKPEk | * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCvuQHlKPEk | ||
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(re)build, the first build takes a couple of good minutes, further builds take about a minute | (re)build, the first build takes a couple of good minutes, further builds take about a minute | ||
make | make | ||
Final executable will be saved to | |||
C:\blender-git\build_windows_Full_x64_vc17_Release\bin\Debug | |||
If there is not enough disk space this fails almost silently. (Progress visible in CMD will simply stop.) | |||
==Build Blender with Visual Studio== | ==Build Blender with Visual Studio== | ||
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system(processFile); could be used but then Blender hangs until the child has process finished. | system(processFile); could be used but then Blender hangs until the child has process finished. | ||
Therefore let's use [https:// | Therefore let's use [https://learn.microsoft.com/de-de/windows/win32/procthread/creating-processes CreateProcess]. | ||
#include <windows.h> // CreateProcess | #include <windows.h> // CreateProcess | ||
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// C (context) looks like some crazy voodoo, this shouldn't even work right now, but it does | // C (context) looks like some crazy voodoo, this shouldn't even work right now, but it does | ||
// for Blender specific stuff a context is needed otherwise the program will crash | // for Blender specific stuff a context is needed otherwise the program will crash | ||
// https:// | // https://developer.blender.org/docs/features/core/context/ | ||
bool ok; | bool ok; | ||
ok = BPY_run_filepath(C, fn, NULL); | ok = BPY_run_filepath(C, fn, NULL); | ||
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2) research path reading in C (get folder/file/extension) so own exe can use relative path when it is placed alongside Blender | 2) research path reading in C (get folder/file/extension) so own exe can use relative path when it is placed alongside Blender | ||
3) | 3) '''Looks like [https://stackoverflow.com/questions/36360876/how-do-i-run-a-python-script-using-an-already-running-blender Blender cannot accept new inputs?]''' <span style="font-size:16pt;">ರ_ರ .................. (ノಠ益ಠ)ノ彡┻━┻</span> | ||
This means some part of the analysis has to be done in C. | |||
4) Deciding how to distribute this Blender variant. | 4) Deciding how to distribute this Blender variant. | ||
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* Pipe communication. | * Pipe communication. | ||
[[Category:Userspace]] | |||