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Date:	Thu, 30 Oct 2014 11:31:51 -0700
From:	Girvin Herr <girvin DOT herr AT sbcglobal DOT net>
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Subject:	Re: [geda-user] improved library search in gschem and pcb
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On 10/30/2014 11:11 AM, Kai-Martin Knaak wrote:
> Roland Lutz wrote:
>
>> While I was at it, I took the time to push my patches for PCB.
>> gschem and  PCB now both support arbitrary levels of subdirectories in
>> the library.
> Let me step up the volume a little bit:
>
> <fanfare>
>   ANOUNCEMENT!
>     pcb and gschem can now handle libraries with more than one level
>     of subdirectories.
> </fanfare>
>
> My footprint lib is organized like this:
>
> footprints
> ├── connectors
> │   ├── coaxial
> │   ├── DVI
> │   ├── JAE_IL-G
> │   ├── LEMO
> │   ├── pin_headers
> │   ├── RIACON
> │   ├── RJ45
> │   ├── SCSI
> │   ├── subD
> │   └── XLR
> ├── discretes
> │   ├── capacitors
> │   ├── diodes
> │   ├── inductors
> │   ├── potentiometers
> │   ├── resistors
> │   └── varistors
> ├── generic
> │   └── DIP
> ├── logos
> ├── mechanical
> │   ├── blocks
> │   ├── boxes
> │   └── holes
> ├── misc
> ├── specific
> └── switches
>
> Traditionally, this needed a library search string that includes all the
> dirs below $HOME/geda/footprints :
>
> library-newlib = ~/geda/kai_martin_knaak/footprints/connectors:~/geda/
> kai_martin_knaak/ footprints/discretes:~/geda/kai_martin_knaak/footprints/
> generic:~/geda/kai_martin_knaak/footprints/mechanical:~/geda/kai_martin
> _knaak/footprints/potentiometers:~/geda/kai_martin_knaak/footprints/logos:
> ~/geda/kai_martin_knaak/footprints/misc:~/geda/kai_martin_knaak/footprints/
> switches:~/geda/kai_martin_knaak/footprints/specific:.
>
> Note, that the string contains close to 512 characters. This is no
> coincidence, since pcb cut the string at about this margin on save.
>
> With Rolands patches my footprint lib becomes accessible to pcb with
> this single line:
>   library-newlib = ~/geda/gedasymbols/www/user/kai_martin_knaak/footprints:.
>
> Roland also fixed the footprint chooser dialog to show an expandable tree
> rather than a flat list. Library handling in had similar quirks. Since his
> patches the symbol chooser dialog shows a proper tree, too.
>
> Cheers to him!
>
> ---<)kaimartin(>---
+1
It is about time gschem implemented this.
Thanks to all involved.
Girvin Herr

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