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[Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 10/7/2012 2:20 PM, Dick Hollenbeck wrote:
> On 10/07/2012 11:36 AM, Wayne Stambaugh wrote:
> > I finally committed the changes to allow Pcbnew to save libraries in the
> > new s-expression format.  You can test this feature by building KiCad
> > with the -DUSE_PCBNEW_SEXPR_FOOTPRINT_LIBS=ON CMake definition.  This
> > will add an entry into the library editor file menu that will allow you
> > to save the current library to the new file format.  Please note that
> > the new file format will create a file for each footprint in the current
> > library file in a directory named from the current library file name.
> > The new format will not be used for loading and/or editing libraries
> > until I get the library table designed and implemented.  Once that
> > happens we should be able to begin using the new file formats as well as
> > editing and saving libraries in any format that is supported by the
> > appropriate PLUGIN.  Please take some time to make sure that the
> > footprint files and directories are generated correctly and that I
> > didn't miss anything.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Wayne
>
>
> Wunderbar!
>
>
> (Just a minor suggestion on  INPUTSTREAM_LINE_READER::ReadLine
> see attached patch request.  Fixes a couple of things: return value on EOF, and EOF
> testing according to docs.)

Dick,

Thanks!  I'll apply the patch and commit it right away since I forgot to 
remove the logging code I was using to debug.

> The day that the nanometer build is the standard default is now within sight.

Finally!  The library table should be the last piece of the puzzle.

Wayne