kicad-developers team mailing list archive

[Oliver Walters <oliver.henry.walters@xxxxxxxxx>]

I have also created a FOOTPRINTS repository at -
https://github.com/KiCad/footprints

The intent is to have ALL the .pretty repos merged here, to combat the ever
decreasing maintainability of the libraries.

For now, it contains each .pretty repository as an individual submodule.

On Sun, Sep 17, 2017 at 2:13 PM, Oliver Walters <
oliver.henry.walters@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hugo can use external JSON data during the build step, so I've worked out
> how to list the GitHub library releases directly onto the downloads page!
>
> Some progress images here:
>
> https://imgur.com/a/2V6E3
>
> Most of the framework is in place now. I need some assistance with wording
> for /discover/libraries but other than that, almost ready to go :)
>
> Oliver
>
> On Sat, Sep 16, 2017 at 1:52 PM, Oliver Walters <
> oliver.henry.walters@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Some more progress: https://github.com/KiCad/kicad-library/issues/1622
>>
>> On Sat, Sep 16, 2017 at 12:53 PM, Oliver Walters <
>> oliver.henry.walters@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> I have worked out how to transfer the KLC page to the Hugo templating
>>> system (it is SO much harder to use than Jenkins :p)
>>>
>>> Example:
>>>
>>> https://i.imgur.com/4kZnvOA.png
>>>
>>> The libraries information is also moved across, but that's just static
>>> content so it's much simpler.
>>>
>>> I'll keep you posted.
>>>
>>> On Fri, Sep 15, 2017 at 10:41 PM, Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 9/14/2017 8:54 PM, Oliver Walters wrote:
>>>> > Ben,
>>>> >
>>>> > That's also an option, I hadn't considered that! Perhaps I was focused
>>>> > on the GitHub-side solution too closely.
>>>> >
>>>> > Wayne, do you want to weigh in here before I spend too much further
>>>> > effort developing this? Could the libraries page be developed on the
>>>> > KiCad website itself?
>>>>
>>>> The libraries page could be developed on KiCad website although I'm not
>>>> sure how that would work.  I am comfortable with either solution.  Pick
>>>> which ever solution is the most comfortable for you.  Since you are
>>>> doing the work, you should choose the implementation unless someone else
>>>> is willing step up and help out.  Even the basic overview that you
>>>> presented is far better than anything we have at the moment.  We can
>>>> always add more features later.
>>>>
>>>> >
>>>> > The structure could remain largely the same but the formatting would
>>>> > need to change from Jekyll to Hugo.
>>>> >
>>>> > Cheers,
>>>> > Oliver
>>>> >
>>>> > On Fri, Sep 15, 2017 at 1:17 AM, Ben Hest <bombledmonk@xxxxxxxxx
>>>> > <mailto:bombledmonk@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> >     Does this method provide an advantage over doing a similar thing
>>>> >     using Hugo and putting the docs on the kicad-pcb.org
>>>> >     <http://kicad-pcb.org>
>>>> >     website? https://github.com/KiCad/kicad-website
>>>> >     <https://github.com/KiCad/kicad-website>
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >     - Ben
>>>> >
>>>> >     On Thu, Sep 14, 2017 at 7:01 AM, Oliver Walters
>>>> >     <oliver.henry.walters@xxxxxxxxx
>>>> >     <mailto:oliver.henry.walters@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> >         Hi everyone,
>>>> >
>>>> >         The conversation of how best to manage and distribute KiCad
>>>> >         libraries has been raging for a while now.
>>>> >
>>>> >         Users looking to download or contribute to the libraries are
>>>> >         currently presented with a github landing page and some bland
>>>> >         wiki pages (e.g. for the KLC information).
>>>> >
>>>> >         I have been working on a new-and-improved website system for
>>>> the
>>>> >         following:
>>>> >
>>>> >         * Clear information about the libraries
>>>> >         * A place to download the latest libraries
>>>> >         * Information on what is *in* the libraries
>>>> >         * Instructions on how to contribute to the libs
>>>> >         * Better presentation of the KLC
>>>> >
>>>> >         This website will need to be updated periodically to present
>>>> the
>>>> >         latest version of the libraries to the users. Also, if users
>>>> are
>>>> >         going to be downloading library files then it could
>>>> potentially
>>>> >         use a lot of bandwidth. Thirdly, the generated content should
>>>> be
>>>> >         scripted but statically hosted.
>>>> >
>>>> >         The solution? GitHub pages! - https://pages.github.com/ -
>>>> >
>>>> >         These are hosted from your github repository, and for e.g.
>>>> ours
>>>> >         would have the URL kicad.github.io <http://kicad.github.io> -
>>>> >         this could be easily redirected from kicad-lib.org/library
>>>> >         <http://kicad-lib.org/library> (for example).
>>>> >
>>>> >         GitHub pages use the jekyll toolset to generate static
>>>> content.
>>>> >
>>>> >         With a small amount of additional Python scripting I have
>>>> >         created a bare-bones example of what this might look like
>>>> >         (locally hosted on my laptop for now):
>>>> >
>>>> >         Here are some screenshots! Ignore the colors and simple layout
>>>> >         scheme, this is currently just a framework.
>>>> >
>>>> >         https://imgur.com/a/0GELG
>>>> >
>>>> >         The main objectives of this project are:
>>>> >
>>>> >         a) Present a more professional landing page for the libraries
>>>> >         b) Leverage GitHub Pages functionality
>>>> >         c) Improve KLC
>>>> >
>>>> >         And, eventually:
>>>> >
>>>> >         Provide a standardised way to separate the KiCad libraries
>>>> from
>>>> >         the KiCad installer!
>>>> >
>>>> >         Thoughts and comments appreciated!
>>>> >
>>>> >         Cheers,
>>>> >
>>>> >         Oliver
>>>> >
>>>> >         _______________________________________________
>>>> >         Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers
>>>> >         <https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers>
>>>> >         Post to     : kicad-developers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> >         <mailto:kicad-developers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> >         Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers
>>>> >         <https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers>
>>>> >         More help   : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
>>>> >         <https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp>
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >     --
>>>> >
>>>> >     -Ben
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > _______________________________________________
>>>> > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers
>>>> > Post to     : kicad-developers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers
>>>> > More help   : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers
>>>> Post to     : kicad-developers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers
>>>> More help   : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>