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[Jean-Paul Louis <louijp@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks a lot, Adam!

Now I can see my $HOME/Library.

For the Master Data Location, I would prefer /Library/Application Support/Kicad,
and a similar ~/Library/Application Support/Kicad, for the personal or project libraries.

Jean-Paul
AC9GH

On May 6, 2014, at 4:08 PM, Adam Wolf <adamwwolf@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> http://www.macworld.com/article/2057221/how-to-view-the-library-folder-in-mavericks.html
> 
> 
> On Tue, May 6, 2014 at 3:04 PM, louijp <louijp@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Marco,
> /Library is not visible in my finder.
> I have to use a terminal to go there, and I do not have a ~/Library. That's the default on a new Macbook pro. But that might be an acceptable choice if you tell me how to modify the Finder app to see the /Library directory.
> 
> My $0.02,
> Jean-Paul
> 
> 
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone
> 
> 
> -------- Original message --------
> From: Marco Serantoni 
> Date:2014/05/06 12:59 PM (GMT-05:00) 
> To: Adam Wolf 
> Cc: kicad-developers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> Subject: Re: [Kicad-developers] KICAD_DATA on OS X 
> 
> Adam,
> I'm for /Library & ~/Library, first because they are coherent with the enviroment and wxStandardPaths.
> We have discussed about that with Wayne not much months ago, we agree from much time about the correctness to use that class without reinvent the wheel, the differences were about ::GetUserConfigDir ::GetUserDataDir and fp_table, now the discussion could be easier to understand with updated documentation.
> 
> http://docs.wxwidgets.org/trunk/classwx_standard_paths.html#a7c7cf595d94d29147360d031647476b0
> 
> 
> Placing things inside a bundle is nice, but is nice only for Support files that are immutable, libraries are not, they have  be changed.
> 
> /usr/local in osx is the same than ask an linux user to make a C:/windows directory in its root, moreover the Finder could not navigate those directory easly.
> 
> 
> Try to take a look to common/systemdirsappend.cpp, i'vent seen deepier the changes but i don't think that points to /usr/local.
> 
> 
> --
> Marco
> 
> 
> On Tue, May 6, 2014 at 5:30 PM, Adam Wolf <adamwwolf@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi folks,
> 
> I have been producing OS X builds for a while now, and I'm working on addressing some feedback before I start setting up the push of DMGs to Miguel's system.
> 
> The first main feedback point is KICAD_DATA.  I apologize if this has been discussed before--I promise I searched in the archives for about five minutes before drafting this.
> 
> Right now, various things like eeschema are looking at /usr/local/library, which isn't what we want.
> 
> Some places users have suggested to me include:
> 	•	/usr/local/share/kicad/library
> 	•	/Library/Application Support/Kicad
> 	•	~/LibraryApplication Support/Kicad
> 	•	Inside the .app Bundle
> 
> Marco and the other Mac folks, I am especially interested in your input.  Thanks!
> 
> Adam Wolf
> Wayne and Layne, LLC
> 
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