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[Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 6/8/2015 6:10 AM, LordBlick wrote:
> In response to a message written on 07.06.2015, 20:20, from Wayne
> Stambaugh:
>> I just committed a patch (r5718) from Dick that should greatly simplify
>> the process of footprint assignment using cvpcb.  This patch does away
>> with using the intermediate *.cmp file and directly updates the s-expr
>> netlist via kiway express messaging.  This means there is no more stand
>> alone executable of cvpcb.  This also means that you will have to use
>> the s-expr netlist when importing in pcbnew.  If you do not normally
>> back import the footprint assignments from the *.cmp file into eeschema,
>> you will have to do this before your run cvpcb because the s-expr
>> netlist will not contain the footprint assignments until you do this.
>> This patch will eliminate one more unnecessary step when assigning
>> footprints and streamline the process.  I still need to fix the save
>> tooltip in the cvpcb toolbar since the *.cmp file does not get saved.  I
>> also need to remove the read footprints from *.cmp file in the pcbnew
>> import netlist dialog since the *.cmp can no longer be generated by
>> cvpcb.  Going forward, the *.cmp file will only be useful for back
>> importing from pcbnew to eeschema.  At some point in the future, even
>> that will go away.j  Please test this and let me know if you find any
>> issues.
> It's nice message, but sth missed… In CMakeList.txt:769 not existing
> target „cvpcb” also should be renamed to „cvpcb_kiface”.

Fixed in r5724.  Thanks for pointing this out.

Cheers,

Wayne