Setup Kicad correctly?

[Lothar Behrens]

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> Von: Lothar Behrens <lothar.behrens at lollisoft.de>
> Datum: 14. Mai 2009 20:18:27 MESZ
> An: Lothar Behrens <lothar.behrens at lollisoft.de>
> Betreff: Re: Setup Kicad correctly?
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> Just a note as I have now seen these files as supposed:
>
> The cache mechanism works. I have got new files (gta02-core- 
> cache.lib and gta02-core-cache.dcm). These contains the cached  
> components, but
> the files are created while archiving only.
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> Is it good to add these also to svn?
>
> Lothar
>
> Am 14.05.2009 um 19:52 schrieb Lothar Behrens:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I tried to follow the guide (regarding creating the symlink), but  
>> it doesn't work.
>>
>> How exactly must the symlink setup?
>>
>> I have done it that way:
>>
>> mac:gta02-core lothar$ ls
>> audio.sch	cpu.sch		gta02-core.sch	memory.sch	scripts
>> components	gta02-core.pro	io.sch		pmu.sch
>> mac:gta02-core lothar$ ln -s /Applications/Kicad/library/* .
>> mac:gta02-core lothar$ ls
>> 74xx.dcm		cpu.sch			interface.lib		power.lib
>> 74xx.lib		cypress.lib		inv.sym			power_symbol.sym
>> adc-dac.dcm		device.dcm		io.sch			pspice.dcm
>> adc-dac.lib		device.lib		linear.dcm		pspice.lib
>> ampli_op.sym		digital-audio.dcm	linear.lib		regul.dcm
>> analog_switches.dcm	digital-audio.lib	memory.dcm		regul.lib
>> analog_switches.lib	display.dcm		memory.lib		scripts
>> and.sym			display.lib		memory.sch		siliconi.lib
>> audio.dcm		dsp.dcm			microchip.dcm		smalland.sym
>> audio.lib		dsp.lib			microchip.lib		special.dcm
>> audio.sch		elec-unifil.dcm		microchip1.dcm		special.lib
>> brooktre.dcm		elec-unifil.lib		microchip1.lib		texas.dcm
>> brooktre.lib		et-ou.sym		microcontrollers.dcm	texas.lib
>> buffer.sym		gennum.dcm		microcontrollers.lib	ttl_ieee.dcm
>> cmos4000.dcm		gennum.lib		motorola.dcm		ttl_ieee.lib
>> cmos4000.lib		graphic.dcm		motorola.lib		valves.dcm
>> cmos_ieee.dcm		graphic.lib		nand.sym		valves.lib
>> cmos_ieee.lib		gta02-core.pro		neg_power_symbol.sym	xilinx.dcm
>> components		gta02-core.sch		or.sym			xilinx.lib
>> conn.dcm		hc11.lib		philips.dcm		xor.sym
>> conn.lib		intel.dcm		philips.lib
>> contrib.dcm		intel.lib		pmu.sch
>> contrib.lib		interface.dcm		power.dcm
>>
>> Then EESCHEMA still complains about missing library gta02-core- 
>> expanded. I copied gta02-core.lib and dcm to the required missing  
>> library name and
>> then the error message is gone. But still I don't see the  
>> components on the sheet. (I can open them with the library editor)
>>
>> Then I have replaced the parts in the CPU sheet by them from the  
>> library. Now it works for CPU. The same is for MEMORY and probably  
>> the other sheets.
>> As I heard about a caching mechanism in Kicad, I think it has  
>> something to do with it. If I am right, the caching would be  
>> activated by archiving the project,
>> but I am not sure - I must do RTFM :-)
>>
>> The is an issue with archiving on Mac (missing minizip), but I  
>> posted an error report to the kicad list.
>>
>> So could someone test this by checking out the project at another  
>> place?
>>
>> I am using Mac OS X 10.5.2 and checked out the project to /Users/ 
>> lothar/develop/Projects so I have
>> Users/lothar/develop/Projects/gta02-core.
>>
>> Kicad version I have, is 20090416.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Lothar
>>
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