gazebosim/gz-gui

`gz gui` does not work on Windows

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#641 opened on Sep 13, 2024

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Description

Environment

  • OS Version: Windows
  • Source or binary build? source, gz-gui9

Description

  • Expected behavior: gz gui to work on windows
  • Actual behavior: Fails with
<internal:C:/Users/.../miniconda3/envs/gz-ws/lib/ruby/3.3.0/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb>:136:in `require': cannot load such file -- C:/Users/kimbe/Development/simulation/gazebo/gz-ws/install/lib/ruby/gz/cmdgui9 (LoadError)
        from <internal:C:/Users/.../miniconda3/envs/gz-ws/lib/ruby/3.3.0/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb>:136:in `require'
        from C:/Users/kimbe/Development/simulation/gazebo/gz-ws/install/bin//gz:310:in `<main>'

See https://github.com/gazebosim/gazebo_test_cases/issues/1321

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Research direction
Investigate the Ruby load path on Windows: ensure the file 'cmdgui9' is built and installed correctly in the expected location. Check the Ruby require path in the gz script.
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