Thanks a lot, Adam! Now I can see my $HOME/Library.
For the Master Data Location, I would prefer /Library/Application Support/Kicad, and a similar ~/Library/Application Support/Kicad, for the personal or project libraries. Jean-Paul AC9GH On May 6, 2014, at 4:08 PM, Adam Wolf <[email protected]> wrote: > http://www.macworld.com/article/2057221/how-to-view-the-library-folder-in-mavericks.html > > > On Tue, May 6, 2014 at 3:04 PM, louijp <[email protected]> wrote: > Marco, > /Library is not visible in my finder. > I have to use a terminal to go there, and I do not have a ~/Library. That's > the default on a new Macbook pro. But that might be an acceptable choice if > you tell me how to modify the Finder app to see the /Library directory. > > My $0.02, > Jean-Paul > > > Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone > > > -------- Original message -------- > From: Marco Serantoni > Date:2014/05/06 12:59 PM (GMT-05:00) > To: Adam Wolf > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Kicad-developers] KICAD_DATA on OS X > > Adam, > I'm for /Library & ~/Library, first because they are coherent with the > enviroment and wxStandardPaths. > We have discussed about that with Wayne not much months ago, we agree from > much time about the correctness to use that class without reinvent the wheel, > the differences were about ::GetUserConfigDir ::GetUserDataDir and fp_table, > now the discussion could be easier to understand with updated documentation. > > http://docs.wxwidgets.org/trunk/classwx_standard_paths.html#a7c7cf595d94d29147360d031647476b0 > > > Placing things inside a bundle is nice, but is nice only for Support files > that are immutable, libraries are not, they have be changed. > > /usr/local in osx is the same than ask an linux user to make a C:/windows > directory in its root, moreover the Finder could not navigate those directory > easly. > > > Try to take a look to common/systemdirsappend.cpp, i'vent seen deepier the > changes but i don't think that points to /usr/local. > > > -- > Marco > > > On Tue, May 6, 2014 at 5:30 PM, Adam Wolf <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi folks, > > I have been producing OS X builds for a while now, and I'm working on > addressing some feedback before I start setting up the push of DMGs to > Miguel's system. > > The first main feedback point is KICAD_DATA. I apologize if this has been > discussed before--I promise I searched in the archives for about five minutes > before drafting this. > > Right now, various things like eeschema are looking at /usr/local/library, > which isn't what we want. > > Some places users have suggested to me include: > • /usr/local/share/kicad/library > • /Library/Application Support/Kicad > • ~/LibraryApplication Support/Kicad > • Inside the .app Bundle > > Marco and the other Mac folks, I am especially interested in your input. > Thanks! > > Adam Wolf > Wayne and Layne, LLC > > > > _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
