I agree with you, and even further I normaly have also a project
library, which is particurar to a single project.
It would be very nice if some future version of Kicad could handle that.
IMHO if done carefully it can even eliminate the need to change system
libraries in Linux as this is dangerous (of being lost upon reinstall)
and can be achieved by user libraries.
Alain
Boris Barbour escreveu:
> Hi,
>
> I'd like to extend the brief discussion about library locations.
>
> It makes sense to have two kinds of library:
> - system-installed libraries; these are often installed in locations where
> the
> user (and therefore kicad) cannot modify them (especially under linux); these
> can be shared without duplication between multiple users;
> - user-defined libraries; these will be saved to home directories (linux) or
> user profiles (windows) and are freely modifiable.
>
> I tend to work on the same projects on different computers (work and home,
> for
> instance). Unfortunately, I have different names for my home directories on
> different machines (and in generaly, people may not have exactly the same
> directory structures on different machnies). Thus, even when I have copied
> over my "user" libraries, the library paths need to be reselected manually
> each time I change machine. I wonder whether it would be possible to have
> a "user library root" path that is read from a local configuration file. The
> standard linux mechanism for this would be a (hidden) .kicad file stored in
> the user's home directory. The user library path would then be relative to
> this root. Alternatively, if the library paths were not expanded until used,
> that would provide some kind of solution. I.e. keep "~" as the users home
> directory. It might also be possible to define the library paths relative to
> the project file ("../../libraries/my_library").
>
> It might also be useful for there to be a way for the application to modify
> the standard libraries under linux, via some kind of mechanism for entering
> the root/sudo password. Doing so securely might require some thought, though.
>
> Regards to all,
>
> Boris
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