| name | q1libre-klipper-patch |
| description | Patch the Klipper fork (danthi123/klipper q1-pro branch) and update the vendored copy in Q1Libre. Use this skill whenever fixing a Klipper bug, applying a Klipper patch, modifying Klipper source code, or when the user mentions "klipper fix", "klipper patch", "klipper bug", "probe fix", "virtual_sdcard fix", or any change to Klipper Python files. The fork lives at github.com/danthi123/klipper on the q1-pro branch. |
Klipper Fork Patch Workflow
The Q1Libre project maintains a managed Klipper fork at danthi123/klipper (branch: q1-pro). This fork is upstream Klipper v0.13 + Qidi's hardware patches (30 modified files for Q1 Pro support). When we find bugs (usually Python 2→3 incompatibilities in Qidi's code), we fix them in the fork and then vendor the fixed files into the Q1Libre overlay.
The Patch Sequence
1. Identify and test the fix
If possible, test the fix live on the printer first via SSH:
ssh root@192.168.0.248 "sed -i 's/old/new/' /home/mks/klipper/klippy/extras/<file>.py"
ssh root@192.168.0.248 "systemctl restart klipper"
Verify the fix works before committing to the fork.
2. Clone and patch the fork
cd /tmp && rm -rf klipper-fix
git clone --branch q1-pro --depth 20 https://github.com/danthi123/klipper.git klipper-fix
Apply the fix to the cloned repo. Verify with git diff.
3. Commit and push to the fork
cd /tmp/klipper-fix
git add <changed files>
git commit -m "fix: <description>
<explanation of root cause and fix>
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>"
git push origin q1-pro
Note the new commit SHA from git log --oneline -1.
4. Update the vendored copy in Q1Libre
Copy the fixed file(s) into the overlay:
cp /tmp/klipper-fix/klippy/extras/<file>.py \
E:/Projects/q1libre/overlay/home/mks/klipper/klippy/extras/<file>.py
5. Update the Klipper SHA in postinst
The postinst script uses a hardcoded SHA for git reset --hard during installation. Update it:
grep -n 'KLIPPER_SHA=' E:/Projects/q1libre/overlay/control/postinst
Replace the old SHA with the new commit SHA from step 3.
6. Build and release
Use the q1libre-release skill to build, test, and release.
Important Context
- MCU firmware stays at v0.10 — we only patch the host-side Python code, never the MCU firmware
- Python 3.7 compatibility — the printer runs Python 3.7.3 on Debian Buster. No f-strings in Klipper code (it uses
% formatting), no walrus operator, no typing features from 3.8+
- Qidi's modifications — 30 files were modified by Qidi. Common issues:
buffering=0 (Python 2 only), reload(sys) calls, print statements instead of functions
- The fork remote —
origin points to https://github.com/danthi123/klipper.git, branch is q1-pro
