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Date:	Thu, 31 Mar 2016 11:14:53 +0200
From:	"Nicklas Karlsson (nicklas DOT karlsson17 AT gmail DOT com) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com]" <geda-user AT delorie DOT com>
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Subject:	Re: [geda-user] Editing embedded symbols
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> Hi all,
> 
> In gschem (1.9.1) I add a component from the library and choose ‘embed component’ rather than ‘reference component’.  My expectation is that if I use ‘down symbol’, edit the symbol then use ‘up’ it would update the embedded component in my schematic, however this doesn’t work: it asks me to save the symbol then complains because it is trying to overwrite the original symbol file, to which I have no user write permission.
> 
> Is this supposed to work?  Is there a setting that controls it?
> 
> Thanks,
> Chris

I guess no one think about it. As is now you have store a local copy, maybe in your working directory, you may have to add a gafrc file in your working directory. Remember gschem need to be restarted to find new symbols!

To embed component and update local copies from the library then needed by pressing a button have advantages for already existent schematics then library is changed. It is currently possible with the "edit" menu item "Update Component E U" which is very good.

There may be some problem to keep track of locally edited symbols so the first question if it really is a good idea to edit local copies? Then is the question if embedded symbol is local for this file or if there is a copy for each symbol?



Nicklas Karlsson

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