Is this really needed? What exactly does the .cm files provide? When I run the latest nightly I can run the allen key demo without problems as far as I can see. Maybe some other simulation modes do not work properly?
2016-09-30 14:37 GMT+02:00 Wayne Stambaugh <[email protected]>: > That would work as a long term solution as well. I was trying to at > least prove that it can be done without make changes to the current > code. Until a full solution is implemented, users (me) will have an > interim solution if they want to use the spice simulator. > > Cheers, > > Wayne > > On 9/30/2016 3:40 AM, Maciej Sumiński wrote: >> We have also discussed on IRC another possibility, which is loading the >> extensions manually instead of having ngspice process its initialization >> file (spinit). This way we can adjust the paths during runtime. >> >> Regards, >> Orson >> >> On 09/29/2016 08:51 PM, Wayne Stambaugh wrote: >>> After much cursing and many config attempts, I finally have a working >>> spice simulation solution on windows. I'm guessing similar parallels >>> can be applied to osx as well. >>> >>> >>> Option A: running from a mingw32 or mingw64 terminal. >>> >>> 1) copy the installed spinit file (by default will be in >>> ${MINGW-PACKAGE-PREFIX}/share/ngspice/scripts) to ~/.spiceinit. >>> 2) change the msys2 paths (/mingw##) in ~/.spiceinit to absolute windows >>> paths with / not \ (in my case C:/msys64/mingw##). >>> 3) Launch kicad.exe from the terminal. >>> >>> I realize this is not very elegant and will only work with either the 64 >>> or 32 bit mingw (not both without editing .spiceinit) but it works and >>> is handy for mingw users. >>> >>> >>> Option B: configuring windows and run kicad from a shortcut. >>> >>> 1) locate the installed spinit file >>> ($INSTALL_PATH/share/ngspice/scripts) and change the msys2 paths >>> (/mingw##) to absolute windows paths with / not \ (in my case >>> C:/msys64/mingw##). >>> 2) Run kicad, open the config paths dialog, and add an environment >>> variable SPICE_LIB_DIR with path to the spinit file minus the last >>> "scripts" path ($INSTALL_PATH/share/ngspice). >>> >>> I also tried copying the .spiceinit file from option A to %USERPROFILE% >>> but that did not work when launching kicad from a shortcut. >>> >>> Option B a cleaner solution but still requires some configuration by the >>> user. This is going to be an interesting problem to solve for our >>> package devs. We need to figure out a way to generate or modify the >>> spinit file base on where it gets installed by the installer on >>> platforms where this is relevant. We will also either have to set an >>> the SPICE_LIB_DIR environment variable or teach ngspice how to find the >>> correct spinit file at run time. >>> >>> At least now windows users have a way to have the same functional spice >>> simulation as linux users. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> Wayne >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >>> Post to : [email protected] >>> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >>> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >>> >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
