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I've updated this for Houdini 16 but because PySide2 currently doesn't install, I have a hacky setup where I've downloaded and unpacked python2-pyqt5, pyqt5-common, and python2-sip from here (https://archive.archlinux.org/repos/2016/06/15/extra/os/x86_64/). I've then edited /opt/houdini/houdini/python2.7libs/hutil/Qt.py line 318 from "if preferred:" to "if False:" to get houdini to try using PyQt5 instead of just PySide2. Finally I run houdini with `PYTHONPATH=</path/to/unpacked/pyqt/stuff>/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ /opt/houdini/bin/houdini`.

I managed to get Houdini 17.5 to install and run with a modified version of this PKGBUILD. It's not the prettiest, but you can find it here:

https://pastebin.com/wzVBp1aW

I also had to alter the PKGBUILD for python-rpyc to get this to work. You can find that here:

https://pastebin.com/6E07dYh4

I don't think I did a particularly great job on these alterations since I don't normally create and maintain packages, so use at your own risk.

@AWhetter -- that being said, I'd be happy to spin up more on package maintenance if you want to pass the package to me.

hi

how do i upgrade to verison 536? i just change the version to 536?

@dreamingincode, the libfontconfig incompatibility is caused by sidefx distributing their own precompiled version of libfreetype. you can move/delete libfreetype.so* from dsolib/ to resolve. someone had a similar problem with another package here: https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/57948

New build available: 3e2991c66a2f017149efc8f4837b3cb023d2f372 houdini-16.5.405-linux_x86_64_gcc4.8.tar.gz

And hope @prahalad 's patch can be merged :)

And also there's a new libfontconfig incompatibility, and you need to put the libfontconfig.so.1 binary from fontconfig-2.12.6+5+g665584a-1 to /opt/houdini/dsolib/

why not add this in your package_houdini() section, that should install the dependent pyslide packages.

# Install python
install -d ${pkgdir}/opt/houdini/python
msg2 "Extracting python"
tar xzf pythonlibdeps.tar.gz -C ${pkgdir}/opt/houdini/python
tar xzf python2.7.tar.gz -C ${pkgdir}/opt/houdini/python

I had the same problem with the PyQt5 hack. I ended up installing houdini manually using the official install script contained in the tar. Everything is working now. Looking at the script it seems that houdini brings its own python2 and pyside2. Maybe the PKGBUILD should just call the official install script.

Hi, I tried your hack, but when placing a FLIP fluid container, houdini segfaults. Any idea why that might be? Note: I'm using 16.0, not 16.5.

I've updated this for Houdini 16 but because PySide2 currently doesn't install, I have a hacky setup where I've downloaded and unpacked python2-pyqt5, pyqt5-common, and python2-sip from here (https://archive.archlinux.org/repos/2016/06/15/extra/os/x86_64/). I've then edited /opt/houdini/houdini/python2.7libs/hutil/Qt.py line 318 from "if preferred:" to "if False:" to get houdini to try using PyQt5 instead of just PySide2. Finally I run houdini with `PYTHONPATH=</path/to/unpacked/pyqt/stuff>/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ /opt/houdini/bin/houdini`.

Anyone planning to update this for Houdini 16?

sorry.. gotta download file manually.. should of looked at the pkgbuild :&