add script to build KiCad on Ubuntu/Debian/Mint linux

scripts/kicad-install.sh

+#!/bin/bash
+# Install KiCad from source onto a Ubuntu/Debian/Mint compatible linux system.
+# The "installing pre-requisites" step is the only "distro dependent" one.  Could modify
+# that step for other linux distros probably.
+
+
+# Set where the 3 source trees will go
+WORKING_TREES=~/kicad_sources
+
+
+usage()
+{
+    echo ""
+    echo " usage:"
+    echo ""
+    echo "./kicad-install.sh <cmd>"
+    echo "    where <cmd> is one of:"
+    echo "        --install-or-update  (does full installation or update.)"
+    echo "        --remove-sources     (removes source trees for another attempt.)"
+    echo ""
+    echo "example:"
+    echo '    $ ./kicad-install.sh --install-or-update'
+}
+
+
+install_or_update()
+{
+    echo "step 1) installing pre-requisites"
+    sudo apt-get install \
+        bzr \
+        bzrtools \
+        build-essential \
+        cmake \
+        cmake-curses-gui \
+        debhelper \
+        doxygen \
+        libssl-dev \
+        libwxgtk2.8-dev
+
+
+    echo "step 2) make $WORKING_TREES if it does not exist"
+    if [ ! -d "$WORKING_TREES" ]; then
+        sudo mkdir -p "$WORKING_TREES"
+        echo " mark $WORKING_TREES as owned by me"
+        sudo chown -R `whoami` "$WORKING_TREES"
+    fi
+    cd $WORKING_TREES
+
+
+    echo "step 3) checking out the source code from launchpad repo..."
+    if [ ! -d "$WORKING_TREES/kicad.bzr" ]; then
+        bzr checkout lp:kicad kicad.bzr
+        echo " source repo to local working tree."
+    else
+        cd kicad.bzr
+        bzr up
+        echo " local source working tree updated."
+        cd ../
+    fi
+
+
+    echo "step 4) checking out the libraries from launchpad repo..."
+    if [ ! -d "$WORKING_TREES/kicad-lib.bzr" ]; then
+        bzr checkout lp:~kicad-lib-committers/kicad/library kicad-lib.bzr
+        echo ' kicad-lib just checked out.'
+    else
+        cd kicad-lib.bzr
+        bzr up
+        echo ' kicad-lib repo just updated.'
+        cd ../
+    fi
+
+    echo "step 5) checking out the documentation from launchpad repo..."
+    if [ ! -d "$WORKING_TREES/kicad-doc.bzr" ]; then
+        bzr checkout lp:~kicad-developers/kicad/doc kicad-doc.bzr
+        echo " docs checked out."
+    else
+        cd kicad-doc.bzr
+        bzr up
+        echo " docs working tree updated."
+        cd ../
+    fi
+
+
+    echo "step 6) compiling source code..."
+    cd kicad.bzr
+    rm -rf build && mkdir build && cd build
+    cmake   -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
+            -DUSE_FP_LIB_TABLE \
+            -DBUILD_GITHUB_PLUGIN \
+            ../
+    make
+    echo " kicad compiled."
+
+
+    echo "step 7) installing KiCad program files..."
+    sudo make install
+    echo " kicad installed."
+
+
+    echo "step 8) installing libraries..."
+    cd ../../kicad-lib.bzr
+    rm -rf build && mkdir build && cd build
+    cmake ../
+    sudo make install
+    echo " kicad-lib installed."
+
+
+    echo "step 9) installing documentation..."
+    cd ../../kicad-doc.bzr
+    rm -rf build && mkdir build && cd build
+    cmake ../
+    sudo make install
+    echo " kicad-doc.bzr installed."
+}
+
+
+if [ $# -eq 1 -a "$1" == "--remove-sources" ]; then
+    # run this only once, kills .config & makes dirs
+    rm -rf "$WORKING_TREES"
+    exit
+fi
+
+if [ $# -eq 1 -a "$1" == "--install-or-update" ]; then
+    install_or_update
+    exit
+fi
+
+usage