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[Fabrizio Tappero <fabrizio.tappero@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Dick,
why don't make the install script to execute this task:

Set ENVIRONMENT variable KIGITHUB to "https://github.com/KiCad"; such
that pcbnew can see it.

Regards
Fabrizio




On Mon, Dec 2, 2013 at 8:10 PM, Dick Hollenbeck <dick@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> This script has been re-worked along with the library repo, to use
> Github "Plugin Type" and I believe it is ready for use as of a half hour
> ago..
>
> To use:
>
> 0) Save your copy of ~/fp-lib-table IFF you have modified it with your
> own libraries.  One way to do that is view it in the Library Tables
> dialog and copy all rows to clipboard, then to a spreadsheet.  Later you
> can cherry pick YOUR rows and add them back in.
>
> 1) Update your copy of subject script, cherry pick it from launchpad.
> Running the old script is probably not an option here because of the
> nature of changes to the library repo.
>
> 2) Uninstall any system libraries:
>    $ ./kicad-install.sh --uninstall-libraries
> which removes *.mod files from your system area, if you are lucky, and
> had used this script recently.  Else it will fail, in which case you can
> manually delete system libraries.
>
> 3) On this change, which significantly impacts the library repo, it is
> necessary to delete the entire kicad.library.bzr directory before
> running the script:
>   $ rm -rf ~/kicad_sources/kicad-lib.bzr
>
> 4) Now run the script to get the newest stuff and install it:
>  ./kicad-install.sh --install-or-update
>
> 5) Set ENVIRONMENT variable KIGITHUB to "https://github.com/KiCad"; such
> that pcbnew can see it.
>
> 6)  re-start pcbnew and add your rows back into the global table in the
> "Library Tables" dialog, IFF you had any, from the spreadsheet.  Click
> OK on that dialog.
>
> You will now be able to access the footprints on github directly as your
> system libraries.
>
> A variation using "Plugin Type" "KiCad"  instead of Github is discussed
> in scripts/library-repos-install.sh if you are planning a trip without
> internet access to https://github.com.
>
> My intention is to have folks use the Github plugin as standard for
> system footprints.  If you have a different agenda, then you are
> referred to library-repos-install.sh as your own starting point.
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