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On Wed, Jul 6, 2016 at 4:14 AM, James Battat (jbattat AT wellesley DOT edu) [via
geda-user AT delorie DOT com] <geda-user AT delorie DOT com> wrote:

> After completing a schematic and board layout, I=E2=80=99d like to distri=
bute the
> full project to a colleague.  I=E2=80=99d like to send them a single file=
 that is
> self-contained (meaning all .sch files, .pcb file, custom footprints and
> symbols), in a way that makes it easy on the recipient.  What is the
> recommended approach?
>
> At present, I have my design files (.sch, .pcb and config files) under
> version control.  I separately have my symbols and footprints in version
> control.  So a collaborator must check out the code for the board, and th=
e
> code for the symbols/footprints, and then ensure that the symbol/footprin=
t
> paths in the preference files align with their directory structure, etc.
> In this approach, they also must get all of my custom symbols/footprints,
> not just the ones used in the current project.
>
> There must be a better way.  What do you do?
>
> James
>
>
> That's why we need a repository manager tool. EDA tools have traditionall=
y
assumed that the human would download all the needed repositories
beforehand and everything would be in the file system.

That worked ten years ago but todays designs require a huge number of
repos. It is time to automate this step.

IP-Xact should have defined a framework for this but they punted on this
issue so we are left to figure it out ourselves.

John Eaton

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><br><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quo=
te">On Wed, Jul 6, 2016 at 4:14 AM, James Battat (<a href=3D"mailto:jbattat=
@wellesley.edu">jbattat AT wellesley DOT edu</a>) [via <a href=3D"mailto:geda-user=
@delorie.com">geda-user AT delorie DOT com</a>] <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"m=
ailto:geda-user AT delorie DOT com" target=3D"_blank">geda-user AT delorie DOT com</a>&gt=
;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 =
.8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">After completing a schema=
tic and board layout, I=E2=80=99d like to distribute the full project to a =
colleague.=C2=A0 I=E2=80=99d like to send them a single file that is self-c=
ontained (meaning all .sch files, .pcb file, custom footprints and symbols)=
, in a way that makes it easy on the recipient.=C2=A0 What is the recommend=
ed approach?<br>
<br>
At present, I have my design files (.sch, .pcb and config files) under vers=
ion control.=C2=A0 I separately have my symbols and footprints in version c=
ontrol.=C2=A0 So a collaborator must check out the code for the board, and =
the code for the symbols/footprints, and then ensure that the symbol/footpr=
int paths in the preference files align with their directory structure, etc=
.=C2=A0 In this approach, they also must get all of my custom symbols/footp=
rints, not just the ones used in the current project.<br>
<br>
There must be a better way.=C2=A0 What do you do?<br>
<span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888"><br>
James<br>
<br>
<br>
</font></span></blockquote></div>That&#39;s why we need a repository manage=
r tool. EDA tools have traditionally assumed that the human would download =
all the needed repositories beforehand and everything would be in the file =
system.<br></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_e=
xtra">That worked ten years ago but todays designs require a huge number of=
 repos. It is time to automate this step.<br><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_=
extra">IP-Xact should have defined a framework for this but they punted on =
this issue so we are left to figure it out ourselves.<br><br></div><div cla=
ss=3D"gmail_extra">John Eaton<br><br><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><=
br></div></div>

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