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[Adam Wolf <adamwolf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yeah, let me clarify--by "wouldn't be a problem" for OS X, I meant "if
you did it without saying where it's going and when it's changing", it
would break the OS X package, but the change would only take a minute
or two, and would be quickly testable.

On Fri, Feb 24, 2017 at 6:57 AM, Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 2/24/2017 3:45 AM, Oliver Walters wrote:
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> Recently I raised this issue:
>>
>> https://lists.launchpad.net/kicad-developers/msg27922.html
>>
>> There were some good responses, thanks for the input.
>>
>> First task is going to be moving the 3D models, as this will be
>> significantly easier.
>>
>> e.g. something like GitHub.com/KiCad/packages3D
>>
>> To this end, I'd like some further information from those in the know:
>>
>> A) is there any impediment to having the KISYS3DMOD envvar point to
>> somewhere different? e.g. ./KiCad/share/packages3D/
>
> I believe you mean share/kicad/modules/packages3d.  Why would change the
> install path?  Irregardless of what repo the 3D models are in, they
> should always get installed in this location.  Where else would be
> appropriate to install them?  Changing this path would most likely break
> everyone's 3D viewing experience.
>
>> B) To the package managers, how much effort to package 3D models from a
>> separate repo?
>
> I'll leave this to our package devs.
>
>> C) to the docs maintainers, would there be much to change if we
>> redirected the 3D repo?
>> D) Generally, what other considerations would be required?
>>
>> Essentially, if I made this change right now without telling anyone,
>> what would I break?
>
> I'm sure all of the package builders.  You would need to coordinate this
> change with the package devs.
>
>>
>> As a side note there have been some great recent contributions to the 3D
>> data, with a fair bit of momentum over at the forums.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Oliver
>>
>>
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