Problems using packp3d in 1.7.2

I’ve been making a game for Pyweek (http://pyweek.org/e/Kuro/).

I tried using 1.7.2 initially, but I got the following error yesterday and today when using it on windows (Vista). The error is below. I tried 1.8.1, which compiled just fine but my code crashed rather than working. In fact, the samples don’t even work. From what I can tell, this looks like the web resources aren’t working for compilation. Any ideas?

C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\Paths of Rhamnous>packp3d -o Paths.p3d -d "c:\Users\Admin\Desktop\Paths of Rhamnous"
:AppRunner: Total Panda3D disk space used: 281 MB
:AppRunner: Configured max usage is: 2048 MB
:AppRunner: Freshening https://runtime.panda3d.org/panda3d/cmu_1.7/win32/panda3d.cmu_1.7.win32.import.xml
:downloader: GET [ https://runtime.panda3d.org/panda3d/cmu_1.7/win32/panda3d.cmu_1.7.win32.import.xml ]
:downloader: Self-signed certificate from runtime.panda3d.org:443
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\buildslave\release_rtdist_win32\build\panda3d\built_cmu\direct\showbase\Messenger.py", line 415, in __taskChainDispatch
  File "C:\buildslave\release_rtdist_win32\build\panda3d\built_cmu\direct\showbase\Messenger.py", line 473, in __dispatch
  File "C:\buildslave\release_rtdist_win32\build\panda3d\built_cmu\direct\p3d\AppRunner.py", line 745, in __startIfReady
  File "VFSImporter", line 153, in load_module
  File "/Users/buildbot/slave/release_rtdist_osx/build/panda3d/built_cmu/direct/p3d/packp3d.py", line 219, in <module>
  File "/Users/buildbot/slave/release_rtdist_osx/build/panda3d/built_cmu/direct/p3d/packp3d.py", line 199, in makePackedApp
  File "/Users/buildbot/slave/release_rtdist_osx/build/panda3d/built_cmu/direct/p3d/Packager.py", line 3006, in do_require
  File "/Users/buildbot/slave/release_rtdist_osx/build/panda3d/built_cmu/direct/p3d/Packager.py", line 3032, in requirePackagesNamed
  File "/Users/buildbot/slave/release_rtdist_osx/build/panda3d/built_cmu/direct/p3d/Packager.py", line 2748, in findPackage
  File "/Users/buildbot/slave/release_rtdist_osx/build/panda3d/built_cmu/direct/p3d/Packager.py", line 2855, in __findPackageOnHost
  File "C:\buildslave\release_rtdist_win32\build\panda3d\built_cmu\direct\directnotify\Notifier.py", line 132, in error
StandardError: Couldn't download import file.
:task(error): Exception occurred in PythonTask Messenger-default
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\buildslave\release_rtdist_win32\build\panda3d\built_cmu\direct\p3d\AppRunner.py", line 636, in run
  File "C:\buildslave\release_rtdist_win32\build\panda3d\built_cmu\direct\task\Task.py", line 502, in run
  File "C:\buildslave\release_rtdist_win32\build\panda3d\built_cmu\direct\task\Task.py", line 460, in step
  File "C:\buildslave\release_rtdist_win32\build\panda3d\built_cmu\direct\showbase\Messenger.py", line 415, in __taskChainDispatch
  File "C:\buildslave\release_rtdist_win32\build\panda3d\built_cmu\direct\showbase\Messenger.py", line 473, in __dispatch
  File "C:\buildslave\release_rtdist_win32\build\panda3d\built_cmu\direct\p3d\AppRunner.py", line 745, in __startIfReady
  File "VFSImporter", line 153, in load_module
  File "/Users/buildbot/slave/release_rtdist_osx/build/panda3d/built_cmu/direct/p3d/packp3d.py", line 219, in <module>
  File "/Users/buildbot/slave/release_rtdist_osx/build/panda3d/built_cmu/direct/p3d/packp3d.py", line 199, in makePackedApp
  File "/Users/buildbot/slave/release_rtdist_osx/build/panda3d/built_cmu/direct/p3d/Packager.py", line 3006, in do_require
  File "/Users/buildbot/slave/release_rtdist_osx/build/panda3d/built_cmu/direct/p3d/Packager.py", line 3032, in requirePackagesNamed
  File "/Users/buildbot/slave/release_rtdist_osx/build/panda3d/built_cmu/direct/p3d/Packager.py", line 2748, in findPackage
  File "/Users/buildbot/slave/release_rtdist_osx/build/panda3d/built_cmu/direct/p3d/Packager.py", line 2855, in __findPackageOnHost
  File "C:\buildslave\release_rtdist_win32\build\panda3d\built_cmu\direct\directnotify\Notifier.py", line 132, in error
StandardError: Couldn't download import file.
Failure on startup.

Try installing the latest devel version of the runtime.

It looks like the devel version of the runtime doesn’t have any builds available at the moment (panda3d.org/download.php?run … sion=devel)

Perhaps I’ll try the devel version of the SDK. Thanks.

No, you need the latest devel build of the runtime.

buildbot.panda3d.org/downloads/d … sx/builds/