prepare.sh and build.py errors on clean install (WSL)

[ronchonbon]

Recently did a clean Ubuntu install with WSL and have ran into a few issues trying to build Ren'Py. The first two have simple fixes, the third I can't figure out.

./prepare.sh gives multiple instances of the error

/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lassimp: No such file or directory collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status

which is solved by

sudo apt-get install libassimp-dev

./build.py --platform mac (eventually) gives the error

FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'llvm-lipo-15'

which I got around with

sudo apt-get install clang-15

but there's probably a better solution?

./build.py --platform linux --arch aarch64 gives the following error in install_linux():

W: Failure trying to run: chroot "/home/rb/renpy-build/tmp/sysroot.linux-aarch64" /bin/true

and debootstrap.log says

chroot: failed to run command '/bin/true': Exec format error

Haven't figured out a solution for this one yet.

Hope this helps!

[sebulsik-dev]

There seems to be a few issues with running renpy-build on ARM devices.
I believe your architecture needs to be x86 to avoid these issues until the scripts become platform agnostic.

Meanwhile, you can also add your own compatibility by changing the tasks such as zsync or run.py based on the architecture arguments or using the os environment and sys flags.