FYI, I enabled CMake variables USE_NEW_PCBNEW_SAVE and USE_NEW_PCBNEW_SAVE for the PCBNEW build which we used to make production quantities of version 2 of our flagship ARM9 board, called the SMART board.
This is putting your money where your mouth is. The confidence in KICAD_PLUGIN on my part is that high. (Although there are a couple minor items missing yet.) The time is nearing when we can switch over to it however, for a period of time without introducing meaningful BOARD file changes. This small time period would be for purposes of reaching 100% confidence only. Then after that, "we go nanometer internally". At the time we go nanometer internally: *) the board files will actually be in millimeters. (Only a matter of where the decimal point is, there will be resolution down to nanometer.) *) we have a relatively unique opportunity to significantly change the PCBNEW board format. As mentioned, the initial transition to KICAD_PLUGIN does not have to change the board format (this is the PRE-nanometer switch), and is just a means of verifying KICAD_PLUGIN's integrity. This is the mode I have been using for a couple of months now. Dick _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
