Kicad 7 Issues exporting BOM

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I am trying to export a BOM. I was previously using the BOM script suggested by JLCPCB. here: A KiCad BOM script for generating JLCPCB PCBA-compatible files! · GitHub

I have upgraded to Kicad 7 and now this script is no longer working Giving me the following error.
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Oddly enough, none of the BOM export tools are working. My day job is uploading BOMs so if the format isn’t perfect it isn’t a huge deal, I just need to get a BOM spreadsheet out. But that plugin had been working perfectly with Kicad 5 and 6, so I imagine it is probably user error. Hopefully y’all can help point me in the right direction.

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KiCad 7 does not ship xsltproc anymore. You have to provide your own or switch to other bom scripts.

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Sorry but I have no idea what xsltproc is. I just downloaded the script and have been using it for a few years, do you have any suggestions for how to “provide your own” xsltproc? or any ideas for other BOM scripts for JLC BOM export?

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xsltproc is an application that is not specific to KiCad as it is used for general XSL transformations. The one in my Linux distro comes from Home · Wiki · GNOME / libxslt · GitLab and a link near the bottom of the page points to binaries provided by the Windows port maintainer: zlatkovic.com - Libxml

Or you could use non-XSL based converters often written in Python. JLC themselves provide a plugin for exporting BOMs if you search their pages. It’s also in the plugin manager catalogue I believe.

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