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From: "Chris Smith (space DOT dandy AT icloud DOT com) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com]" <geda-user AT delorie DOT com>
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Subject: [geda-user] Editing embedded symbols
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Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2016 09:32:26 +0100
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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
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Chris Smith <space DOT dandy AT icloud DOT com>