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	Thu, 26 Apr 2018 11:23:27 -0700 (PDT)
Date:	Thu, 26 Apr 2018 21:23:22 +0300
From:	"(graahnul DOT grom AT gmail DOT com) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com]" <geda-user AT delorie DOT com>
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Subject:	Re: [geda-user] Questions about symbol library handling
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On Thu, 26 Apr 2018 18:09:39 +0100
Chris Green <cl AT isbd DOT net> wrote:

> First question, where does the 'local' entry in the add
> component menu come from?  It doesn't appear to relate to
> an actual directory so it's just a nuisance really.  Can
> one get rid of it?

There's an empty directory:
<installdir>/share/gEDA/sym/local/
I think it can be safely deleted.

 
> Second question, I can't get a 'local' gafrc file to
> provide a specific project symbol directory.  I've tried
> what it says at:-
> 
>     http://wiki.geda-project.org/geda:faq-gschem#how_do_i_configure_my_local_gafrc_to_find_my_local_symbol_directory
> 
> ...  but it simply doesn't work.  If I change the
> "./symbols" to a full path then it works OK so the gafrc
> file *is* being read.  The directory names seems to be
> parsed OK because there is no command line error (which
> you do get if the directory doesn't exist for example)
> but it just doesn't work.

Are you sure you launch gschem from the same directory
where gafrc file and 'symbols' subfolder resides? It should
work.

Dmitry.

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