KLayout does not work on MacOS Catalina

[garethsion]

Hi there,

I've just updated my MacBook OS to the new Catalina. However, upon doing so, I've found that Layout no longer works, and there doesn't seem to be a version which will work. Are there any plans to roll KLayout out for Catalina in the immediate future / is there any way I can ameliorate this?

Thanks
G

[Kazzz-S]

Hi,

I think the main reason is the difference in the Ruby versions: expected (2.3) and actual (2.6).
Please refer to #297. If you do not need Ruby, a special binary package https://www.dropbox.com/sh/qeny6se8fepgois/AACnthqtYTGxN78XhF02rav3a?dl=0 will work.

However, this is version 0.25.9, not the latest 0.26.
The status for 0.26 is here (#360).
To get KLayout 0.26 for Catalina, we need to build it on Catalina itself.
Unfortunately, I'm not in a position to use Catalina for the time being;-(.

Thanks
Kazzz

[garethsion]

Hi Kazzz,

Thank you very much for your reply. I've downloaded the binary you attached, and so far it seems to work well on the new OS. I'll run through and make sure it all works properly, but so far so good. Thanks again - much appreciated.

G

Thanks for the package without ruby, it works perfectly with catalina :) Life saver!

[atait]

I built 0.26 on Catalina. No ruby. The DMGs are here
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/40myqi8brunje6s/AACW3_iVJiTq7zHI8mEOT9Xka?dl=0

One of them has system python 2.7. The other has homebrew python 3.7, which I need. As far as I know, there hasn't been a public python3 binary since 0.25.3, so I hope that is helpful for someone.

If you are interested in the compile details, I put some notes in #360

Best,
Alex

Thanks, it seems to work really well.

[lukasc-ubc]

Hi Alex, Thank you very much for working on this. Many things are working well, but I am having issues with Qt functionalities in SiEPIC-Tools. Which version of Qt are you using? (And which one was used by KLayout in the previous versions). Here is an example error (which didn’t happen in 0.25.9)

wdg.setAttribute(pya.Qt.WA_DeleteOnClose)

Unexpected object type (expected argument of class EmptyClass, got Qt_WidgetAttribute) in QWidget_Native.setAttribute (eval):1 Thank you Lukas

[atait]

Hi Lukas,

This one has Qt 5.11.1 and the other one I have is using had Qt 5.10.1. I can get your error in the new one, and I don't get it in the old one. That is likely the issue. The latest stable release of Qt on brew is 5.13.1. Perhaps they patched this incompatibility. I will rebuild and get back to you.

Also, I encountered an odd thing with SiEPIC-Tools. It does not find PCellDeclarationHelper via a star import. I think the issue is it not being added to pya's __all__ attribute. To fix it, I added this line

from pya import PCellDeclarationHelper

after the below line in "SiEPIC - General Library.lym". I don't know why that isn't a problem for everyone or in 0.25
https://github.com/lukasc-ubc/SiEPIC-Tools/blob/f5b5f14c57217c20695a4ffd6503cd7f7d331b9b/klayout_dot_config/pymacros/SiEPIC%20-%20General%20Library.lym#L25

[lukasc-ubc]

Thanks Alex. I’m glad you can see the same error. I am fixing the libraries to use pya. PCellDeclarationHelper rather than just PCellDeclarationHelper

[atait]

Building with Qt 5.13.1 did not solve the problem unfortunately. I cannot figure out how to downgrade to Qt 5.10.1 through brew. In #360, Matt was also able to compile on Catalina. I think he uses SiEPIC-Tools. You'd have to ask him whether it works for him. In either case, it might become necessary to update SiEPIC-Tools for the latest Qt. Hopefully that will be a matter of googling and then find-all/replace.
-Alex

[garethsion]

Thanks very much for working on this Alex.

[lukasc-ubc]

Hi Alex, In your 0.26 OSX build, I get the following errors when running an empty py file from the command line: lukascMacBook13:GitHub lukasc$ mkdir tmp lukascMacBook13:GitHub lukasc$ cd tmp lukascMacBook13:tmp lukasc$ touch test.py lukascMacBook13:tmp lukasc$ /Applications/klayout\ 0.26.app/Contents/MacOS/klayout -b test.py Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: N2Qt15HitTestAccuracyE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: 5QPairIiiE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: N2Qt16ApplicationStateE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: 6QFlagsIN2Qt19ImageConversionFlagEE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: N2Qt10BrushStyleE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: N2Qt11GlobalColorE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: 6QFlagsIN2Qt16KeyboardModifierEE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: N2Qt11CursorShapeE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: N2Qt10DropActionE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: 6QFlagsIN2Qt10DropActionEE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: 6QFlagsIN2Qt11MouseButtonEE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: 6QFlagsIN9QIODevice12OpenModeFlagEE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: N2Qt11FocusReasonE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: N2Qt13TextElideModeE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: N2Qt15LayoutDirectionE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: 6QFlagsIN2Qt13AlignmentFlagEE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: N2Qt8MaskModeE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: N2Qt15AspectRatioModeE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: N2Qt18TransformationModeE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: 6QFlagsIN2Qt16InputMethodQueryEE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: N2Qt16InputMethodQueryE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: N2Qt11MouseButtonE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: 6QFlagsIN2Qt14MouseEventFlagEE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: N2Qt16MouseEventSourceE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: N2Qt17NativeGestureTypeE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: 9QMarginsF Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: 8QMargins Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: N2Qt17ScreenOrientationE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: N2Qt14WindowModalityE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: N2Qt11WindowStateE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: N2Qt6BGModeE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: N2Qt13ClipOperationE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: N2Qt8FillRuleE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: N2Qt8SizeModeE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: N2Qt8PenStyleE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: N2Qt11PenCapStyleE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: N2Qt12PenJoinStyleE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: 6QFlagsIN2Qt17ScreenOrientationEE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: N2Qt10CheckStateE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: 6QFlagsIN2Qt8ItemFlagEE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: N2Qt9SortOrderE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: 6QFlagsIN2Qt9MatchFlagEE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: N2Qt11OrientationE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: N2Qt10TextFormatE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: N2Qt16TabFocusBehaviorE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: N2Qt15CursorMoveStyleE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: 6QFlagsIN2Qt15TouchPointStateEE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: N2Qt15TouchPointStateE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: N2Qt4AxisE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: N2Qt11ScrollPhaseE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: 6QFlagsIN2Qt10WindowTypeEE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: N2Qt10WindowTypeE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: 6QFlagsIN2Qt11WindowStateEE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: N2Qt16InputMethodQueryE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: N2Qt17ItemSelectionModeE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: N2Qt13TextElideModeE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: N2Qt10DropActionE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: 6QFlagsIN2Qt16KeyboardModifierEE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: 6QFlagsIN19QItemSelectionModel13SelectionFlagEE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: 8QMargins Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: 6QFlagsIN2Qt10DropActionEE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: 6QFlagsIN2Qt13AlignmentFlagEE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: N2Qt15ScrollBarPolicyE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: N2Qt11OrientationE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: 6QFlagsIN11QAccessible12RelationFlagEE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: 5QPairIP20QAccessibleInterface6QFlagsIN11QAccessible12RelationFlagEEE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: N2Qt15ShortcutContextE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: N2Qt16ApplicationStateE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: N2Qt15LayoutDirectionE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: N2Qt8UIEffectE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: 6QFlagsIN2Qt11OrientationEE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: N2Qt9DayOfWeekE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: N2Qt10CheckStateE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: N2Qt15CaseSensitivityE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: 6QFlagsIN2Qt9MatchFlagEE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: N2Qt8TimeSpecE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: 6QFlagsIN2Qt10WindowTypeEE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: 6QFlagsIN4QDir6FilterEE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: 6QFlagsIN2Qt8ItemFlagEE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: 6QFlagsIN4QDir8SortFlagEE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: N2Qt9SortOrderE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: 6QFlagsIN2Qt14DockWidgetAreaEE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: N2Qt14DockWidgetAreaE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: 6QFlagsIN11QFileDevice10PermissionEE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: N2Qt11GestureTypeE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: N2Qt12GestureStateE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: N2Qt11AnchorPointE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: N2Qt6CornerE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: N2Qt8SizeHintE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: N2Qt16CoordinateSystemE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: 6QFlagsIN2Qt11MouseButtonEE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: 6QFlagsIN2Qt15InputMethodHintEE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: N2Qt11FocusReasonE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: 5QPairId7QPointFE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: 5QPairIddE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: 6QFlagsIN2Qt11GestureFlagEE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: N2Qt18TransformationModeE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: N2Qt8FillRuleE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: N2Qt18WindowFrameSectionE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: N2Qt4AxisE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: N2Qt15AspectRatioModeE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: N2Qt22ItemSelectionOperationE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: N2Qt11MouseButtonE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: 6QFlagsIN2Qt14MouseEventFlagEE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: N2Qt16MouseEventSourceE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: 6QFlagsIN2Qt19TextInteractionFlagEE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: 6QFlagsIN8QPainter10RenderHintEE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: N2Qt11FocusPolicyE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: N2Qt15WidgetAttributeE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: N2Qt10WindowTypeE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: N2Qt10TextFormatE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: 6QFlagsIN2Qt15FindChildOptionEE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: N2Qt15CursorMoveStyleE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: N2Qt11ToolBarAreaE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: N2Qt15ToolButtonStyleE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: 6QFlagsIN2Qt11WindowStateEE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: N2Qt14WindowModalityE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: N2Qt15HitTestAccuracyE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: 6QFlagsIN13QTextDocument8FindFlagEE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: N2Qt8PenStyleE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: 6QFlagsIN2Qt11ToolBarAreaEE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: N2Qt9ArrowTypeE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: N2Qt17ContextMenuPolicyE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: 6QFlagsIN9QIODevice12OpenModeFlagEE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: 5QPairI10QByteArrayS0_E Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: N2Qt11OrientationE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: N2Qt10DropActionE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: 6QFlagsIN2Qt8ItemFlagEE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: 6QFlagsIN2Qt9MatchFlagEE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: N2Qt9SortOrderE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: 6QFlagsIN2Qt10DropActionEE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: N2Qt15AspectRatioModeE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: N2Qt17ItemSelectionModeE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: N2Qt16InputMethodQueryE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: 5QPairIiiE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: N2Qt16InputMethodQueryE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: 6QFlagsIN2Qt10WindowTypeEE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: 9QMarginsF Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: 5QPairI7QString6QSizeFE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: N2Qt17ItemSelectionModeE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: N2Qt16InputMethodQueryE Warning: Unable to find GSI class binding for: 9QtMsgType ERROR: Can't run macro (no interpreter): :/built-in-macros/pcell_declaration_helper.lym ERROR: Can't run macro (no interpreter): :/built-in-macros/qobject_helper.lym lukascMacBook13:tmp lukasc$ /Applications/klayout\ 0.25.9.app/Contents/MacOS/klayout -b test.py klayout 0.25.9.app/ lukascMacBook13:tmp lukasc$ /Applications/klayout\ 0.25.9.app/Contents/MacOS/klayout -b test.py lukascMacBook13:tmp lukasc$

[atait]

I am getting the same warnings. They do not seem to affect my code like they do to SiEPIC code. Starting a new thread in SiEPIC
SiEPIC/SiEPIC-Tools#103

[klayoutmatthias]

This topic has been addressed and fixed in #589. Please note, that on MacOS certain build variants are not working reliably. Those are marked as "experimental" in the downloads section.