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[Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 10/7/2017 7:00 AM, jp charras wrote:
> Le 06/10/2017 à 21:23, Wayne Stambaugh a écrit :
>> I just pushed the latest symbol library table updates to
>> https://code.launchpad.net/~stambaughw/kicad/+git/kicad-dev/+ref/remap-symbols-to-sym-lib-table.
>>  Everything (library editor, symbol chooser dialog, symbol viewer, etc.)
>> now uses the symbol library table for access library symbols except for
>> the schematic rescue code.  I had to leave the schematic rescue code as
>> is in case a final rescue had to be performed before the remapping to
>> the symbol library table.  Please test it if you get some time and let
>> me know if you find any issues.  It's going to be disruptive enough even
>> if I haven't broken anything which is highly unlikely given the amount
>> of code that has changed.  There are only a few things left to do:
>>
>> Refactor the schematic rescue code so there is one that uses the current
>> libraries and one that uses the symbol library table.
>>
>> Remove all of the legacy libraries from the project file after
>> successful remapping.
>>
>> Remove the legacy library management dialog.
>>
>> Any other code that someone else is working outside the master branch.
>> I'm mostly thinking about the Eagle schematic plugin.
>>
>> Hopefully I will finish up the schematic rescue code this weekend.  I'll
>> probably hold off on clearing the libraries and the project management
>> dialog until after this is merged into the master branch and it gets
>> wider testing.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Wayne
>>
> 
> Thanks Wayne.
> 
> I had to make a small change to compil eeschema.
> Attached my (minor) change.
> 
> I did not make a lot of test.
> I did not see issues, but just the project sym_lib_table is not read when opening the project.
> (However it is written when I add something)
> 

JP,

Thanks for the patch.  Odd that my build did not fail.  Maybe something
went wrong when I committed my changes.

Cheers,

Wayne