Kivy: Error compiling svg.pyx in current master on Windows

[sbrother]

Versions

• Python: 2.7.13
• OS: Windows 10
• Kivy: current master
• Kivy installation method: install from source, mingw

Description

Attempting to compile kivy from source for me results in the following error:

cythoning .\kivy\graphics/svg.pyx to .\kivy\graphics\svg.c

 Error compiling Cython file:
 ------------------------------------------------------------
 ...
                 end = time()
                 Logger.debug("Svg: Loaded {} in {:.2f}s".format(filename, end - start))
             finally:
                 fd.close()

     cdef void reload(self) except *:
         ^
 ------------------------------------------------------------

 kivy\graphics\svg.pyx:469:9: 'reload' already defined
building 'kivy.graphics.svg' extension
C:\Python27\Scripts\gcc.exe -mdll -O -Wall -I.\kivy\include -IC:\Python27\include -I.\kivy\include -IC:\Python27\include -IC:\Python27\PC -c .\kivy\graphics\svg.c -o build\temp.win-amd64-2.7\Release\.\kivy\graphics\svg.o
.\kivy\graphics\svg.c:1:2: error: #error Do not use this file, it is the result of a failed Cython compilation.
 #error Do not use this file, it is the result of a failed Cython compilation.
  ^
 error: command 'C:\\Python27\\Scripts\\gcc.exe' failed with exit status 1

I suspect this is related to this commit: https://github.com/kivy/kivy/commit/ced5e6a7a6474b72722cef4e3470ed6bc58d1793. When I check out the commit before that one, it compiles correctly.

[tshirtman]

can you indicate your Cython version too?

[KeyWeeUsr]

The change compiles with your environment and there we use Cython 0.25.2. It might be that you have an old Cython and this change might be only in X version forwards.

Edit: Although, MinGW and MinGWPy are a little bit different, which might be the thing too I presume? Try to install the latter with:

pip install -i https://pypi.anaconda.org/carlkl/simple mingwpy

[sbrother]

Thanks guys, it compiles correctly with Cython 0.25! I was using Cython 0.24. It might be worth mentioning in the install guide that we have a hard dependency on Cython 0.25 now -- the installation page lists Cython 0.23 in bold: https://kivy.org/docs/installation/installation.html

[nypgand1]

@sbrother Thank you. You save my day.