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[Bert Timmerman <bert.timmerman@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dear Users and Contributors,

This is a new features and bugfixes release (no pcb file format change).

This release introduces a TinyCAD schematics import option.
This feature is not fully tested in a production environment and is
considered to have an "alpha" status.
User feedback on this feature is most welcome.

pcb-4.2.1 can be downloaded from:

https://sourceforge.net/projects/pcb/files/pcb/pcb-4.2.1/

Kind regards,

The pcb development team.

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Release notes for pcb-4.2.1
========================================================================

Dear Users,

This is a new features and bugfixes release (no pcb file format change).

This release introduces a TinyCAD schematics import option.
This feature is not fully tested in a production environment and is
considered to have an "alpha" status.
User feedback on this feature is most welcome.

Kind regards,

The pcb development team.


Contributors
------------
The following authors contributed to this release:
- Charles Parker
- Milan Prochac
- Jorge Barros de Abreu
- Bert Timmerman

Please note that names are in no particular order and all e-mail
addresses have been removed for privacy.


User experience improvements
----------------------------
- Import of TinyCAD schematics (alpha).


Plugins
-------
- none


Exporters
---------
- none


Footprints library
------------------
- none


Developer experience improvements
---------------------------------
- more regression tests added.


Notes for packagers
-------------------
- For building packages with a GTK UI or a Lesstif UI, configure with
  the --with-gui=gtk or --with-gui=lesstif option (as usual).


Changed dependencies
--------------------
- none


Fixed and committed Launchpad bug reports
-----------------------------------------
#700607   Import translation files into Launchpad translations.
#812429   [PATCH] make toporouter more visible.
#1496603  The accel key for the settings menu clashes with the
          accel to increase drill size.
#1589612  sudo make install gives core_lists.h root privs.
#1665862  [new feature] TinyCAD Import.
#1782997  gsvit and nelma HIDs tests should be combined.
#1814547  Unit tests fail on i386.
#1816262  Instructions to build win64 release under windows.
#1820261  Brazillian Translation.
#1838203  Brazillian translation has wrong encoding.
#1838205  No rule to build test files.