Release 2024.1

LICENSE.txt

@@ -6101,6 +6101,11 @@ docs/license.html_lib.
 
 
 
+-----------------------------
+Suspected Unspecified License
+-----------------------------
+
+
 ---------------
 Original SSLeay
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build.md

@@ -3,23 +3,25 @@
 
 To build the Helix-Blender plugin for DAM, follow these steps:
 
-1. Download the source code from the GitHub repository and unzip the source code archive.
+1. Ensure you have Python (>=3.9) installed.
 
-2. Open a terminal (macOS) or PowerShell (Windows), and navigate to the directory where the source code was unzipped by running the following command:
+2. Download the source code from the GitHub repository and unzip the source code archive.
+
+3. Open a terminal (macOS) or PowerShell (Windows), and navigate to the directory where the source code was unzipped by running the following command:
    ```bash
    cd /path/to/unzipped/source
    ```
 
-3. Run the build command based on your operating system:
+4. Run the build command based on your operating system:
    - For **macOS**, run:
      ```bash
      sh ./buildscripts/github_compile.sh
      ```
-   - For **Windows**, run the following command in PowerShell as Administrator:
+   - For **Windows**, run the following command in cmd:
      ```powershell
      powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File .\buildscripts\github_compile.ps1
      ```
 
-4. After the build succeeds, the final output will be generated in the same directory with the name `helix_blender_plugin.zip`.
+5. After the build succeeds, the final output will be generated in the same directory with the name `helix_blender_plugin.zip`.
 
 This zip file contains the built plugin and is ready for use.

buildscripts/github_compile.ps1

@@ -17,7 +17,14 @@ if (Test-Path "venv") {
 
 New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path "venv"
 
-py -m venv venv
+# Try to run the script using 'py'
+$pythonCommand = "py"
+if (-not (Get-Command $pythonCommand -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)) {
+    # Fallback to 'python' if 'py' is not available
+    $pythonCommand = "python"
+}
+
+& $pythonCommand -m venv venv
 & "$build\src\helix_blender_plugin\dam_app\venv\Scripts\Activate.ps1"
 
 python.exe -m pip install --upgrade pip