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Subject: Re: [geda-user] improved library search in gschem and pcb
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I look forward to using it.

Thank you!

On Thu, Oct 30, 2014 at 2:31 PM, Girvin Herr <girvin DOT herr AT sbcglobal DOT net> wrote:
>
> 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
>



-- 
Jason White