No vehicle_templates folder on linux (pip installation)

[alexandru-g]

Describe the bug Fresh install of MethodicConfigurator on Linux Mint using miniconda. There is no miniconda3/lib/python3.10/site-packages/MethodicConfigurator/vehicle_templates folder and I cannot start using the software (it needs to create a config for my copter and throws an error that there is no templates folder. I've searched for that folder in case it was a python issue but there wasn't one anywhere.

To Reproduce Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Start MethodicConfigurator
2. Click on 'Create vehicle configuration directory from template'
3. See error

Expected behavior The vehicle_templates folder should be present.

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Desktop (please complete the following information):

• OS: Linux Mint
• Version: 22

ArduPilot context

• ArduPilot version: compiled from master
• Flight controller hardware: JHEMCU GHF745AIO (ported Ardupilot for it)

[alexandru-g]

For my use I just copied the folder from the repo to that location.

[amilcarlucas]

Yes, that is a known issue, the source pip package does contain the files but the binary pip package does not. PR's are welcome. The solution you found is the same I use :-P

[amilcarlucas]

A workaround is:

git clone https://github.com/ArduPilot/MethodicConfigurator.git
cd MethodicConfigurator
./install_linux.sh