Binary distribution for libmagic on Windows #293

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1. jspraul commented on Sep 5, 2023

   

   jspraul

   on Sep 5, 2023

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   python-magic-bin v0.4.14 was published in 2017. vcpkg can build libmagic v5.40 (circa 2021) with some tweaks for Windows.

   • Download and install the Visual Studio 2017 Build Tools (link source)

     • On the left, select Windows > Visual C++ build tools
     • Then on the right, confirm Visual C++ tools for CMake is selected
       • (3.3GB+ download since Windows 10 SDK is a dependency 😢)

     

   • Per https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg#quick-start-windows:

     • git clone https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg
     • .\vcpkg\bootstrap-vcpkg.bat
     • .\vcpkg\vcpkg install libmagic --triplet=x64-windows

   • Under .\vcpkg\packages\libmagic_x64-windows (don't use mine) you'll find:

     • tools\libmagic\bin\magic-1.dll
       • python-magic loads libmagic.dll, you'll need to rename to this
     • tools\libmagic\bin\tre.dll
     • tools\libmagic\share\misc\magic.mgc

   • Place these files in the current directory, on the path, or overwrite after pip puts python-magic-bin under \Lib\site-packages\magic\libmagic

     • (in the same directory as the script will only work if that is the current directory or on the path)

   Related: hey-red/Mime#49 | https://github.com/hey-red/Libmagic-Build/tree/master/windows

   Windows build is most problematic part of this
2. ahupp commented on Oct 10, 2023

   

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   Thanks for the details. This PR adds build setup for shipping binaries, I'll look it over in detail soon: #294

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   On Mon, Sep 4, 2023, 10:08 PM jspraul ***@***.***> wrote: python-magic-bin <https://pypi.org/project/python-magic-bin/#files> v0.4.14 was published in 2017. vcpkg <https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg#quick-start-windows> can build libmagic v5.40 with some tweaks <https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg/tree/master/ports/libmagic> for Windows. - Download and install the Visual Studio 2017 Build Tools <https://aka.ms/vs/15/release/vs_buildtools.exe> (link source <https://stackoverflow.com/questions/57795314/are-visual-studio-2017-build-tools-still-available-for-download/64224475#64224475> ) - On the left, select Windows > Visual C++ build tools - Then on the right, confirm Visual C++ tools for CMake is selected - (3.3GB+ download since Windows 10 SDK is a dependency 😢) [image: image] <https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/115931/265579872-a0fe3619-6c3a-434b-808c-2bcbd08da733.png> - Per https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg#quick-start-windows: - git clone https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg - .\vcpkg\bootstrap-vcpkg.bat - .\vcpkg\vcpkg install libmagic --triplet=x64-windows - Under .\vcpkg\packages\libmagic_x64-windows (don't use mine <https://github.com/ahupp/python-magic/files/12518768/libmagic_x64-windows.zip>) you'll find: - *tools\libmagic\bin\magic-1.dll* - python-magic loads libmagic.dll, you'll need to rename to this - *tools\libmagic\bin\tre.dll* - *tools\libmagic\share\misc\magic.mgc* - Place these files in the current directory, on the path, or overwrite after pip puts python-magic-bin under \Lib\site-packages\magic\libmagic - (in the same directory as the script will only work if that is the current directory or on the path) — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#293 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAAJ5ESG6CCUHYWVIQVJPQ3XY2XVXANCNFSM6AAAAAA363A7PU> . You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>
3. martin-braun commented on Oct 29, 2024

   

   martin-braun

   on Oct 29, 2024

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   On Windows #248 is still a problem and automatic monkey patching is not an option when using pipx, because the cache path (virtual environment path) is always random.

   👍React with 👍1Reacted by Arthur
4. flawrist commented on Jun 3, 2025

   

   flawrist

   on Jun 3, 2025

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   Guys, if you have a working file.exe v5.46 for Windows, please attach it here.
   So far I have managed to find and properly test v5.44 if anyone is looking for it.