在Windows上安装此软件包需要Pycharm错误'pkg-config'

Question

When I try to install a package in Windows Pycharm I get this error

Collecting secp256k1 (from sawtooth-signing->sawtooth-sdk==1.0.1)
  Using cached secp256k1-0.13.2.tar.gz
    Complete output from command python setup.py egg_info:
    'pkg-config' is required to install this package. Please see the README for details.

    ----------------------------------------

Command "python setup.py egg_info" failed with error code 1 in C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\pycharm-packaging\secp256k1\

I ran pip install pkgconfig and it installed correctly but Pycharm fails with this same error. I followed the directions here How to install pkg config in windows? but I still receive the error. How can I overcome this and install pkg-config?

Answer 1

Once you've downloaded pkgconfig as described in your link , you must also add the folder to your environment variables path.

In my case:

1. I downloaded and extracted pkgconfig to C:\\Program Files (x86)\\
2. I added C:\\Program Files (x86)\\pkg-config_0.26-1_win32\\bin to my path
3. I put the required .dll files in the bin folder also.

Keep in mind you will have to restart in order for the changes to path to be effective.