> On 22 Feb 2015, at 20:38, Wayne Stambaugh <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 2/22/2015 11:40 AM, Bernhard Stegmaier wrote: >> >> Wouldn’t it make more sense or be more consistent to have it in >> $KISYSMOD where all models are? >> OK, fp-lib-table is some kind of configuration/preference which models >> to use, so it might fit into the preference location. >> But, at least I have my models in my own repository checked out to some >> folder and along with them in the same place the fp-lib-table matching >> the models of the repository. > > fp-lib-table is a per user configuration file not a configuration file > for every user on the system. Therefor it should reside in the current > user's configuration file path wherever that is on OSX. On windows it > is %APPDATA%\kicad and on linux it is ~/.config/kicad.
Yes, sure. I don’t say that I want to have it machine specific. I just think that in some way the fp-lib-table should match the module repository… I have seen fp-lib-tables floating around for github, for local storage, etc. Many (all?) module libraries I found on the net bring their own fp-lib-table with them. So, I just wondered if it wouldn’t be better when using a local module library to store a fp-lib-table matching that module library along with it and being able to point KiCad to it. At the moment if I want to use my own library on more than one machine I either have to fiddle around linking/copying custom fp-lib-table to some place where a user should never have to or do something. Or, I have to create the same fp-lib-table for my module library via GUI for every machine from scratch, which will be quite annoying I guess. > $KISYSMOD is only necessary when you do not user the github pluging to > read the default footprint libraries or you have local system wide > footprint libraries defined. The github plugin is the default. And, there have been lengthy discussion whether you want to use github libraries or not. I don’t… I like to know that the parts I order will fit the PCB at first try. Regards, Bernhard
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