You commented in that bug report with the details. Usually, commenting in open reports with examples that show the issue is sufficient.
If the issue were already closed, then opening a new report and referencing the old one is preferred. Seth On Fri, May 27, 2022 at 10:48 AM Steven A. Falco <stevenfa...@gmail.com> wrote: > I recently reopened an issue [1] because I found an old schematic that > could be opened properly by 5.1, but which gave "missing symbol" boxes when > opened with 6.0 and 6.99. > > However, while the effect is the same, the root cause may be different, so > maybe reopening the bug was the wrong approach. Should I instead start a > new bug for this? > > Looking at the .sch files, the original has entries like: > > $Comp > L RES-10M-5%-1/4W-CF R5 > ... > $EndComp > > But after opening and saving the schematic with 5.1, this component has > changed to: > > $Comp > L e202var-vlf-radio-receiver-rescue:RES-10M-5%-1_4W-CF R5 > ... > $EndComp > > At that point, 6.0 and 6.99 can correctly open the newly saved schematic. > > Thus, it looks like 6.0 and 6.99 have lost the ability to deal with a "/" > in a component name. I don't know if any other special characters also > fall into this category. > > Steve > > [1] https://gitlab.com/kicad/code/kicad/-/issues/11563 > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > -- [image: KiCad Services Corporation Logo] Seth Hillbrand *Lead Developer* +1-530-302-5483 Long Beach, CA www.kipro-pcb.com i...@kipro-pcb.com
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