Yeah, I don't know what is the best solution. But alternatively we could also just include them in the tarball, if we don't want it to "pollute" the github kicad org.
These tarballs: http://downloads.kicad-pcb.org/libraries/ 2016-12-07 22:28 GMT+01:00 Carl Poirier <[email protected]>: > Aah, I see now. I had missed the part that the fp-lib-table didn't get > updated along the new install. > > We indeed decided to keep the pretty names the same but with Github's > redirection, I missed the local uppgrade use case. What I can do is restore > a copy of the pretties with the old name. This way the newer pretties will > work with the old fp-lib-table. > > Carl > > On Wed, Dec 7, 2016 at 1:57 PM, Wayne Stambaugh <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> On 12/7/2016 1:52 PM, Nick Østergaard wrote: >> > Yes, but lets use the windows use case. A user has 4.0.4 intalled and >> > have fp-lib-table that matches the one used there for local libs. He >> > then uninstalls 4.0.4 and install 4.0.5 (this would be the same as an >> > update with a package manager and possibly osx too), the fp-lib-table >> > is a user preference and will now reference non existing pretty dirs. >> > The user starts pcbnew or cvpcb to add parts and when kicad tries to >> > access one of those libs that do not exist anymore he gets >> > "unexpected" errors. >> > >> > All I ask about is really; what is the desired action? >> > >> > I am ok with just including the rename, but I remember that at some >> > time we said that we should not remove libs for patch releases. This >> > would require a mention in the release note, which is probably also >> > acceptable. >> >> I believe keeping the library names the same for stable series releases >> was what we originally decided. I'm OK with adding a note to the >> release notes for this one time. In the future, we should probably >> create a release series branch for the libraries as we did with the >> source and cherry-pick changes as required. I know it's extra work but >> this will keep users happy. Hopefully there wont be many more 4 stable >> releases so it probably doesn't make sense to do this until the 5 stable >> release. >> >> > >> > >> > 2016-12-07 19:43 GMT+01:00 Carl Poirier <[email protected]>: >> >> Well, if I use all the libs as local pretties, using the fp-lib-table >> >> that >> >> has been tagged the same will work, won't it? Do we want to support mix >> >> and >> >> matching tags? >> >> >> >> On Wed, Dec 7, 2016 at 10:45 AM, Nick Østergaard <[email protected]> >> >> wrote: >> >>> >> >>> Well, the issue os the fact that if a user has choosen (one way or the >> >>> other) to use all of the local libs he needs to update the >> >>> fp-lib-table >> >>> manually. An option is to copy the renamed pretty fors to the old name >> >>> as to >> >>> not generate errors for the user. >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> Den 07/12/2016 13.21 skrev "Carl Poirier" <[email protected]>: >> >>> >> >>> The KIGITHUB variable leads to Github. For using the pretties locally, >> >>> the >> >>> fp-lib-table.for-pretty has to be used instead, which is the one >> >>> that's >> >>> included by default in the stable release. Anyway, as I had mentioned >> >>> in >> >>> another thread very recently, the Github plugin is not even built in >> >>> the >> >>> stable release so I don't know how users can get into trouble. >> >>> >> >>> Carl >> >>> >> >>> On Dec 7, 2016 1:45 AM, "Nick Østergaard" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>>> >> >>>> But this will not help if the user is using them locally. How is that >> >>>> supposed to be handled? >> >>>> >> >>>> 2016-12-07 0:46 GMT+01:00 Carl Poirier <[email protected]>: >> >>>>> Hi Nick, >> >>>>> >> >>>>> I do understand but it is not an issue, Just try it out, go to >> >>>>> https://github.com/KiCad/Buttons_Switches_ThroughHole.pretty. >> >>>>> >> >>>>> Carl >> >>>>> >> >>>>> On Tue, Dec 6, 2016 at 5:12 PM, Nick Østergaard <[email protected]> >> >>>>> wrote: >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> Hi Carl >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> I have found an issue with the lib tagging. I think we decided to >> >>>>>> not >> >>>>>> remove any libs for the patch releaes. That is for releases where >> >>>>>> only >> >>>>>> the third number changes. What I see is: >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> Buttons_Switches_ThroughHole.pretty remaned to >> >>>>>> Buttons_Switches_THT.pretty >> >>>>>> Capacitors_ThroughHole.pretty renamed to Capacitors_THT.pretty >> >>>>>> Connect.pretty renamed to Connectors.pretty >> >>>>>> Terminal_Blocks.pretty renamed to Connectors_Terminal_Blocks.pretty >> >>>>>> Sockets_WAGO734.pretty renamed to Connectors_WAGO.pretty >> >>>>>> Diodes_ThroughHole.pretty renamed to Diodes_THT.pretty >> >>>>>> Display.pretty renamed to Displays.pretty >> >>>>>> Relays_ThroughHole.pretty renamed to Relays_THT.pretty >> >>>>>> Resistors_ThroughHole.pretty renamed to Resistors_THT.pretty >> >>>>>> Sockets_BNC.pretty removed? >> >>>>>> Sockets_Mini-Universal.pretty renamed to >> >>>>>> Connectors_Mini-Universal.pretty >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> Won't users have to manually update their fp-lib-table? >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> Repos not tagged, Connectors_Amphenol.pretty Battery_Holders.pretty >> >>>>>> . >> >>>>>> This looks correct, so that is ok. >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> The fp-lib-table.for-pretty seems to match the repos tagged. >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> Those renamed repos will easily summon errors in the users face. I >> >>>>>> hope you understand what I mean. >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> 2016-12-03 22:54 GMT+01:00 Carl Poirier <[email protected]>: >> >>>>>>> I will be tagging the libs in 24h. >> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> Carl >> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> On Sat, Dec 3, 2016 at 3:00 PM, Adam Wolf >> >>>>>>> <[email protected]> >> >>>>>>> wrote: >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> I'll take a look early this week! >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> On Sat, Dec 3, 2016 at 10:09 AM, Wayne Stambaugh >> >>>>>>>> <[email protected]> >> >>>>>>>> wrote: >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> Better late than never. I just pushed the 4.0.5 stable release. >> >>>>>>>>> Just >> >>>>>>>>> a >> >>>>>>>>> note to the package devs, you no longer need to set the version >> >>>>>>>>> string >> >>>>>>>>> at config. You can use KICAD_VERSION_EXTRA to append any >> >>>>>>>>> package >> >>>>>>>>> specific information to the "4.0.5" version string. This will >> >>>>>>>>> also >> >>>>>>>>> hold >> >>>>>>>>> true when building from the source archive when I make the >> >>>>>>>>> official >> >>>>>>>>> announcement. Hopefully it wont take more than a week or two to >> >>>>>>>>> get >> >>>>>>>>> get >> >>>>>>>>> documentation, libraries, and most of the packages ready. >> >>>>>>>>> Please >> >>>>>>>>> let >> >>>>>>>>> me >> >>>>>>>>> know so I can plan the release announcement. 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