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["Frank Bennett" <bennett78@...>]

--- In kicad-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "cmcdowell_home"
<cmcdowell_home@...> wrote:
>
> --- In kicad-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Frank Bennett" <bennett78@> 
> wrote:
> >
> > --- In kicad-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "cmcdowell_home"
> > <cmcdowell_home@> wrote:
> > 
> > > Frank,
> > > 
> > > Thanks for your help. I have identified the problem. It appears
> > > your program will not work completely unless you run it from
> > > either the commandline or create a batch script.
> > > 
> > > Example:
> > > If you just try to drag and drop an EDIF file (example PS10.EDF)
> on 
> > > top of the e2sch.exe program (i.e your edif2kicad target)you only
> > > get the schematic and the project file.
> > > 
> > > However, if you create a batch file with the following:
> > > "e2sch.exe PS10.EDF". It works and you get all the files you
> > > mentioned in your prior email. {.lib,.sch,.pro}.
> > > 
> > > Thanks for your help sounds like your program is the one to go 
> with
> > > I have not done anything with it but its doing what you said.
> > > 
> > > Also, I had one heck of a time getting the BISON program working 
> > > correctly. I would suggest also posting the C file that it 
> creates.
> > > Otherwise it will discourage many people from using your great 
> > > program.
> > > 
> > > Charles
> > >
> > Charles:
> > The source files (and Bison) make just fine under Cygwin for 
> windows
> > (www.cygwin.com) or Linux:
> > $ svn co https://edif2kicad.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/edif2kicad
> > $ make
> > not sure what you are using under Windows but I just released 
> > e2schEXE.zip which includes the *.exe files made and zipped under 
> > Cygwin that you might want to give a try since ftp to
> > upload.sourceforge.net was acting weird...
> > 
> > Sorry about the drag and drop problem, Cygwin is the only Windows
> > IDE I have available.
> > -Frank
> >
> 
> Frank,
> 
> I stopped using cygwin about a million years ago. I hate it.
> I am using another free tool called CodeBlocks and using the
> mingw compiler.

I will have to try it some day, I'm only on Windows when I need
to run OrCad, Quicken or Turbo Tax. Otherwise I'm on Ubuntu Linux.

> 
> I download the Bison 1.875 from 
> http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/bison.htm
> I tried many other versions and they don't work. At least
> not for me, could of been an environmental variable not sure.

cygwin reports:
$ bison -V
bison (GNU Bison) 2.3
Written by Robert Corbett and Richard Stallman.

> 
> I have been working more with your program and have some new 
> questions:
> 
> Problem:
> I get all of the libs now created except the libary with the same
> name as the EDIF file.

The library with the same name is usually the schematic.
the schematic "library" usually has a bunch of cellRefs
and libraryRefs. If this is really another library with
cellDefs then I have a bug. Are there any missing symbols?

> 
> Here is my usage:
> 
> 1.) I get Orcad Lite to export the Design. The projects
> name in Orcad is PIC16F. I save this as PIC16.EDF
> 2.) I use your pretty printer utlity.
> ppedif.exe < MYPIC16F.EDF > MYPIC16F_B.EDF (batch script)
> 3.) I use your edif parser with the following arguments:
> e2sch.exe MYPIC16F_B.EDF (batch script)
> 4.) This produces everything {all the .lib,.pro,.sch} accept it seems 
> to miss one of the needed libaries called MYPIC16F.lib. I.e the 
> library with the same name as the project. And this seems to be 
> required.
> 
> I have the same problem when I use your PS10.EDF file as well. In
> this case I don't get the PS10.lib.

Shouldn't be it's PS10.sch

> 
> Other than that its working. Here are some picky non important 
> issues:
> a.) The fonts for the part identifiers is way too big. Is there a 
> way I can get the fonts to be smaller? Possibly a project setting?
> b.)I get a bunch of part properties such as partnumber that seem to
> clutter the whole schematic. Can I shut these off by default, i.e
> another .pro setting?

Not picky, really annoying however...You have discovered
the extent to which I have ported this converter. EDIF has
a number of Scaled things and I don't know enough about EDIF, OrCad,
KiCad or the config files to know where and what can be scaled. Some
KiCad doc here would be helpful(Jean-Pierre?, Dick?)...more fun to
do coding...I just did a few text types, but there surely is more 
work needed here.

Plan on doing a lot of OrCad translations? As a H/W guy at the job
shop I last worked at for 4 years, we were seeing a few old designs
where parts were becoming obsolete with old schematics around.

Want to be a developer?

I could take a look at your EDIF file if you like while I sit
around looking for an income generating project.

-Frank
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Charles
>