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Re: [patch] default kicad_common to environment variables

 

On 12/6/2015 3:48 PM, Nick Østergaard wrote:
> I am very tempted to just apply this to the 4.0.0 windows installer,
> just such that the libs will actually work when people install them.
> 
> Should I refrain from this?

Please hold off.  I would rather not have the windows 4.0.0 package use
different code than the Linux and OSX 4.0.0 packages.  I hope to role
out at 4.0.1 release with the GAL crash fix in the next couple of days.
 I was trying to get it done today but it just didn't happen.  I can
include this patch as well as long as it doesn't break anything.

> 
> I have tested the patch on windows and linux. It works as expected.

Did you delete all of your old kicad config files and do a "clean" install?

> 
> 2015-12-04 15:21 GMT+01:00 Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>:
>> Obviously this patch is only going to be useful for the first time kicad
>> is run.  Existing installs will change.  I'm fine with applying it once
>> it has been tested on OSX and Linux.  I'm at my bandwidth limit so I'm
>> going to need some help with the testing.
>>
>> On 12/4/2015 9:08 AM, Mark Roszko wrote:
>>> 1. Users can install anywhere
>>> 2. x86 vs x64
>>>
>>> 32-bit on XP => Program Files
>>> 32-bit on 64-bit => Program Files (x86)
>>> 64 on 64-bit => Program Files
>>> 64 on the rare 64-bit XP => Program Files (x64)
>>>
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