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[Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hey Orson,

I think that the wxXml stuff is based on expat.  I know that wxWidgets
includes expat in the source tree which is used if expat is not found
when configuring a wxWidgets build.

Expat is not a show stopper, I just want to be sure we aren't adding
unnecessary dependencies.

Cheers,

Wayne

On 11/7/2016 1:09 PM, Maciej Sumiński wrote:
> Hi Wayne,
> 
> During the hackathon we met programmers experienced with expat, who
> asked if they could use the library. As expat is a dependency for
> numerous packages (from what I see, it is required by wxWidgets as well
> [1,2]), I figured it should not cause any significant problems and it is
> just one step towards completely getting rid of boost.
> 
> Is expat a show stopper? If so, I should notify people working on the
> Eagle plugin as soon as possible.
> 
> Regards,
> Orson
> 
> 1. https://packages.debian.org/stretch/libwxbase3.0-0v5
> 2.
> https://github.com/msys2/MINGW-packages/blob/master/mingw-w64-wxwidgets/PKGBUILD
> 
> On 11/07/2016 06:44 PM, Wayne Stambaugh wrote:
>> On 11/2/2016 6:16 PM, Maciej Sumiński wrote:
>>> Hi there,
>>>
>>> We have already finished the hackathon at e-HAL in Sao Paulo. We would
>>> like thank all the participants for the effort they put in KiCad
>>> development. While at the moment none of the features we worked is ready
>>> to merge, the current status is:
>>>
>>> * SVG importer (thanks to Janito) [1]
>>>   - done: abstraction layer to handle different vector graphic formats,
>>> plugin to handle SVG format
>>>   - to-do: fix the UI, handle scaling (at least in the import dialog),
>>> optionally: importing graphics as filled polygons
>>>
>>> * Eagle import plugin (thanks to Till and Henrique) [2]
>>>   - in progress: refactor pcbnew plugin to use expat instead of
>>> boost::xml_property_tree, schematics plugin
>>
>> Isn't this just creating a new dependency?  Did you look at wxXml?  Why
>> expat?  I would like to to discuss this further when you get a chance.
>>
>> Wayne
>>
>>>
>>> * Object Inspector [3]
>>>   - done: basic introspection system, GUI for property editor, basic
>>> description of BOARD_ITEMs
>>>   - to be done: clean up the code, create full description for classes,
>>> validators, reorganize properties order, renaming properties depending
>>> on the parent class
>>>
>>> I am aware about a few bug fix attempts too, so there is still a chance
>>> for more contributions. I will be absent until 14th November, but once I
>>> am back, I am going review the code and merge as much as possible.
>>>
>>> Taking the opportunity, we would like to express gratitude to our
>>> hosts. It was a great event, thank you for organizing it!
>>>
>>> Tom, Javier & Orson
>>>
>>> 1. https://github.com/jvff/kicad-source-mirror/tree/svg_import
>>> 2. https://gist.github.com/hdante/b86454b6d2b3c36b257c5e8475a4cf02
>>> 3. https://code.launchpad.net/~orsonmmz/kicad/+git/kicad/+ref/properties
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 10/12/2016 06:16 PM, Maciej Sumiński wrote:
>>>> Hi there,
>>>>
>>>> At the end of this month there will be another KiCad hackathon, hosted
>>>> by e-HAL [1] and supported by Garoa hackerspace [2]. We have prepared a
>>>> few blueprints [3] for the features that we would like to develop during
>>>> the event.
>>>>
>>>> If you find any of them interesting and feel like helping the project,
>>>> join us at #kicad or #garoa (irc.freenode.net) during the last weekend
>>>> of October. If you have another idea for a hackathon subject, do not
>>>> hesitate to propose it!
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Orson
>>>>
>>>> 1. https://e-hal.org.br/
>>>> 2. https://garoa.net.br/
>>>> 3. http://www.ohwr.org/projects/cern-kicad/wiki/Hackathon-ehal
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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