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How do I make pcb-lesstif load custom footprints

(newlib) I don't get the footprint in the library window. The default libraries look ok. I've downloaded "pwrjack-2.1-5.5-3pin.fp" from gedasymbols, and put it in a local pkg/newlib directory. I've tried starting with

--lib_path=./

--lib_path=./pkg

--lib_path=./pkg/newlib

--lib_newlib=./pkg/newlib

/None/ of them seems to do what I want. Do i have to modify those scripts in /usr/share/pcb? Another attribute I missed?

This thing didn't work either: ElementList(Need,"V2","pkg/newlib/pwrjack-2.1-5.5-3pin.fp","12") I suspect there's a contents listing somewhere? Could only find the docs for the oldlib contents stuff and don't know if it applies to this...

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Johann Klammer
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--elements-dir=... did not work

--element-path=... did not work setting library-newlib=... in ~/.pcb/preferences did not work

The supposed menu entry to set it from the GUI... File ? Preferences? ? Library ? FOOTPRINTDIRECTORY.... it does not exist

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Johann Klammer

What I do is create a ~/.pcb/settings that contains this:

lib-newlib = /envy/dj/geda/gedasymbols/www/user/dj_delorie/footprints:footprints

Also, try "pcb --help":

--lib-newlib Top level directory for the newlib style library

Note: lib- not lib_

Right, the footprint name is just the basename of the file, and the .fp is optional.

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DJ Delorie

Is that a path-style list or is the last component `:footprints' a mystery item Also, can it be local paths or do they have2be absolute? (I still can't seem to load it...)

ok...

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Johann Klammer

Also, I seem to have a ~/.pcb/preferences there instead. Is that the file you're referring to? Tried with a ~/.pcb/settings too. Did not work...

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Johann Klammer

Got it working now... Seems it's settings.. the other file may have been an artifact of earlier tampering....

Also, the argv[] parser does not like the `='s thus `pcb-lesstif --lib-newlib=./pkg/newlib' fails silently while `pcb-lesstif --lib-newlib ./pkg/newlib' works...

To also get the system installed .fps (current debian testing) `pcb-lesstif --lib-newlib ./pkg:/usr/share/pcb/newlib:/usr/share/pcb/pcblib-newlib'

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Johann Klammer

Path-style. The last :footprints tells it to load a local ./footprints directory in each project.

That's for the gtk version, it stores gtk-specific information there, which may override the global (settings) options.

Again, see the --help:

--lib-newlib Top level directory for the newlib style library

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DJ Delorie

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