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Le 15/05/2013 01:35, Shane Volpe a écrit :
> I to want to voice my disappointment in not having the schematic portion
> merged.  If there are problems please clearly list them so others can fix
> them.
> Regards,
> Shane

Pcad2kicad was finalized in march 2013, and made compatible with the 
Pcbnew plugin mechanism to include importers.
The pcb converter was integrated in pcbnew and tested :bugs and other 
issues fixed by Alexander (thanks to Alexander).
and i was able to include it just in time in the stable release (march 
2013 for the first version.)

A stable version take some time to be fully finalized: Doc update, libs 
update, bug fixes, and so on... (and is not fully finalized)
The schematic portion was postponed, because I did not have a chance to 
test it, and the stable version (and other fixes in testing version) 
took me some time.

Note: we have feedback from users/developers only for the Eagle importer.

Therefore: no feedback from users or developers, not a lot of time to 
test the schematic converter (currently I do not have pcad schematic 
files for a fast test), and no Eeschema importer mechanism lead me we 
have some time to merge it (and to write a doc or enhance the readme to 
use it).
It also can be left as an external tool, because the Pcad2kicad 
schematic converter is freely accessible.

It can be used/tested even it is not included in the current kicad version.
Your disappointment certainly means you need this converter, and 
therefore your are able to test it, send us a schematic/lib file for 
tests and enhance the readme (if needed).

the GOST-doc-gen is an other story.

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Jean-Pierre CHARRAS