X-Authentication-Warning: delorie.com: mail set sender to geda-user-bounces using -f X-Recipient: geda-user AT delorie DOT com Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2017 17:59:58 +0100 (CET) X-X-Sender: igor2 AT igor2priv To: "Dave McGuire (mcguire AT neurotica DOT com) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com]" X-Debug: to=geda-user AT delorie DOT com from="gedau AT igor2 DOT repo DOT hu" From: gedau AT igor2 DOT repo DOT hu Subject: Re: [geda-user] [pcb-rnd] opengl support available, test sprint In-Reply-To: <7493fde1-428b-9759-0dc9-3852ffb420cd@neurotica.com> Message-ID: References: <7493fde1-428b-9759-0dc9-3852ffb420cd AT neurotica DOT com> User-Agent: Alpine 2.00 (DEB 1167 2008-08-23) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Reply-To: geda-user AT delorie DOT com Errors-To: nobody AT delorie DOT com X-Mailing-List: geda-user AT delorie DOT com X-Unsubscribes-To: listserv AT delorie DOT com Precedence: bulk On Sun, 12 Mar 2017, Dave McGuire (mcguire AT neurotica DOT com) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com] wrote: > On 03/11/2017 11:44 PM, gedau AT igor2 DOT repo DOT hu wrote: >> If you haven't downloaded pcb-rnd yet because of missing transparent >> layers and/or opengl support, this is the best time to get an svn >> checkout^1! The feature will also be included in the next official >> release (scheduled to mid April^2) and then probably in the following >> Debian package. > > It builds and runs flawlessly here. Great work, thank you! I'll be working Thanks for testing! > on a board layout tonight; I will use this SVN build and keep an eye on > things. Will the resultant .pcb file be readable by mainline pcb? Yes. If you want to keep compatibility with mainline, you'll need to refrain from using some features: - don't use pin shapes other than those that are also supported by mainline (square, octagon, round) - don't use multiple fonts, mainline doesn't support that - don't add attribute to random objects, mainline handles attributes only for a few things - keep the number of routing styles exactly 4 - keep number of layers below whatever your copy of mainline is configured to handle (probably 16) - don't do back annotation (back annotated pin swaps, back annotated footprint changes) - and don't forget to select the .pcb file format on "save as"; the default is not that, but our native format, lihata. I am not sure the list is complete. The general rule is the same for every "alien format" we save or export to (geda/PCB, kicad, fidocadj): don't use features the other software doesn't support. HTH, Igor2