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Subject: Re: [geda-user] PCB short detection not working why?
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On Tue, May 26, 2015 at 6:32 PM, Kai-Martin Knaak <kmk AT familieknaak DOT de> wrote:
> DJ Delorie wrote:
>
>>> Is there a note somewhere explaining the differences, or can you
>>> summarize them briefly?
>>
>> The Import() action is documented in the manual, under "Actions":
>>
>> "Note that Import() doesn’t delete anything - after an Import,
>> elements which shouldn’t be on the board are selected and may be
>> removed once it’s determined that the deletion is appropriate."
>>
> (May I suggest to split this three line sentence in four or five?
> Would be easier to comprehend for us non native speakers...)
>
> I see an additional difference:
> The import action reads the path to the library of footprints from the
> parameter "library-newlib" given in .pcb/preferences . The gsch2pcb
> wrapper looks at .gEDA/gafrc instead.

That would probably explain why I had to add -lib-newlib `pwd` to my pcb
alias to make it find the footprints in my usual spot (the current dir).

I find that gsch2pcb still wants to change some things in a pcb file that
has just been updated with Import Schematics.  Its weird little stuff: a
few dimensions in a footprint are changed, and for some reason the value of
a 10 ohm resistor (which for some reason ends up as 'Part number name "10"'
in the Cntrl-R output for the part) ends up with a value of "10_" or "10-"
(I forget which now).

It looks like Import Schematics is trying to be the same as gsch2pcb and
coming really close.

Britton