kicad-developers team mailing list archive
-
kicad-developers team
-
Mailing list archive
-
Message #32189
Re: Simulator towards 5.0
I checked the default package in Ubuntu ppa through a friend. Indeed all
of this is enabled.
Here I attach a small patch that changes the default compile-flags to
the ones in the released packages. Its a small fix and it doesnt add or
remove anything really, just a changes how a default build for a novice
will look, maybe it will reduce some initial confusion for someone.
- Kristoffer
On 12/04/2017 10:19 PM, Nick Østergaard wrote:
Den 4. dec. 2017 18.50 skrev "kristoffer Ödmark"
<kristofferodmark90@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:kristofferodmark90@xxxxxxxxx>>:
On 2017-12-04 15:22, Tomasz Wlostowski wrote:
Kristoffer,
You're very welcome to specify how you'd like to have the
Spice-related
fields organized - but remember it's not only the integrated ngspice
simulator that relies on them. People have been exporting PSpice
netlists from Kicad for a while and AFAIR netlist export depends on
these particular fields.
Okay, My suggestions:
1. Enable the spice simulator by default and start shipping it with
windows nightlies. This way we will find much more bugs. Because I
doubt everyone is running with the simulator on even on nightlies.
Same goes for the OCE and step stuff. This I see as a must to get a
smoother v5 transition for most users, even those moving from v4
stable to v5 stable without ever trying nightlies.
Everything should be enabled for the windows nightlies. It has been when
the OCE stuff and ngspice stuff was merged. If it not it is a bug.
2. Parse the "value" field and reference in the simulator to get the
basic primitives. like Resistor and Capactiors, inductors etc, based
on the first Letter in the Reference. We already have name-dependent
functions for the differential-pair so having this here, and
3. Move the Spice_Netlist_Enabled field to a new right-side toggle
menu to select between "Spice and PCB, Spice Only, PCB only", so one
can specify if the item should be added to both the PCB and the
Spice netlist, or only one of them, by default I guess both should
be enabled.
4. When the Spice_Model field is selected, the button "Edit Spice
Model" should be shown under there, instead of always on the left
side. Just to be more like the other fields.
5. Add context-menu entries and toolbar buttons for the simulator
interface.
This would make the simulator seem like its a part of kicad and not
only a strange addon that is just hackishly attached to kicad with
duct-tape. Dont get me wrong, Its an awesome feature, and works well
it just looks like an outsider when using it currently.
As for the polishing up before the V5, there's several tasks to do:
- update the pspice.lib library (it doesn't follow the KLC) and make
sure all Spice devices are in there.
- fix quirks in the plot component (wxMathPlot).
- document and make a few example designs (I can help with this
point).
Cheers,
Tom
_______________________________________________
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>
>From ec962a3bb445573b546b90e539643d1f328d016e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Kristoffer=20=C3=96dmark?= <kristoffer.odmark90@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2017 14:33:10 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Changed default compile-flags to match released packages
---
CMakeLists.txt | 20 ++++++++++----------
Documentation/development/compiling.md | 12 ++++++------
2 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c70a34237..bff065eb0 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -54,24 +54,24 @@ option( USE_WX_OVERLAY
"Use wxOverlay: Always ON for MAC (default OFF). Warning, this is experimental" )
option( KICAD_SCRIPTING
- "Build the Python scripting support inside KiCad binaries (default OFF)."
- )
+ "Build the Python scripting support inside KiCad binaries (default ON)."
+ ON )
option( KICAD_SCRIPTING_MODULES
"Build native portion of the pcbnew Python module: _pcbnew.{pyd,so} for OS command line use of Python."
- )
+ ON )
option( KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON
- "Build wxPython implementation for wx interface building in Python and py.shell (default OFF)."
- )
+ "Build wxPython implementation for wx interface building in Python and py.shell (default ON)."
+ ON )
option( KICAD_SCRIPTING_ACTION_MENU
- "Build a tools menu with registred python plugins: actions plugins (default OFF)."
- )
+ "Build a tools menu with registred python plugins: actions plugins (default ON)."
+ ON )
option( KICAD_USE_OCE
- "Build tools and plugins related to OpenCascade Community Edition (default OFF)"
- )
+ "Build tools and plugins related to OpenCascade Community Edition (default ON)"
+ ON )
option( KICAD_INSTALL_DEMOS
"Install kicad demos and examples (default ON)"
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ endif()
option( BUILD_GITHUB_PLUGIN "Build the GITHUB_PLUGIN for pcbnew." ON )
-option( KICAD_SPICE "Build Kicad with internal Spice simulator." OFF )
+option( KICAD_SPICE "Build Kicad with internal Spice simulator." ON )
# Global setting: exports are explicit
set( CMAKE_CXX_VISIBILITY_PRESET "hidden" )
diff --git a/Documentation/development/compiling.md b/Documentation/development/compiling.md
index 43d388235..0c3578c01 100644
--- a/Documentation/development/compiling.md
+++ b/Documentation/development/compiling.md
@@ -132,17 +132,17 @@ on macOS. This is enabled on macOS by default and disabled on all other platfor
## Scripting Support ## {#scripting_opt}
The KICAD_SCRIPTING option is used to enable building the Python scripting support into Pcbnew.
-This options is disabled by default.
+This options is enabled by default.
## Scripting Module Support ## {#scripting_mod_opt}
The KICAD_SCRIPTING_MODULES option is used to enable building and installing the Python modules
-supplied by KiCad. This option is disabled by default.
+supplied by KiCad. This option is enabled by default.
## wxPython Scripting Support ## {#wxpython_opt}
The KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON option is used to enable building the wxPython interface into
-Pcbnew including the wxPython console. This option is disabled by default.
+Pcbnew including the wxPython console. This option is enabled by default.
## GitHub Plugin ## {#github_opt}
@@ -153,14 +153,14 @@ enabled by default.
The KICAD_SPICE option is used to control if the Spice simulator interface for Eeschema is built. When
this option is enabled, it requires [ngspice][] to be available as a shared library. This option is
-disabled by default.
+enabled by default.
## STEP/IGES support for the 3D viewer ## {#oce_opt}
The KICAD_USE_OCE is used for the 3D viewer plugin to support STEP and IGES 3D models. Build tools
and plugins related to OpenCascade Community Edition (OCE) are enabled with this option. When
enabled it requires [OCE][] to be available, and the location of the installed OCE library to be
-passed via the OCE_DIR flag. This option is disabled by default.
+passed via the OCE_DIR flag. This option is enabled by default.
## Demos and Examples ## {#demo_install_opt}
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ $PREFIX/share/kicad/demos by default.
## Python Scripting Action Menu Support ## {#python_action_menu_opt}
The KICAD_SCRIPTING_ACTION_MENU option allows Python scripts to be added directly to the Pcbnew
-menu. This option is disabled by default. Please note that this option is highly experimental
+menu. This option is enabled by default. Please note that this option is highly experimental
and can cause Pcbnew to crash if Python scripts create an invalid object state within Pcbnew.
## Setting the Build Version and Repository Name ## {#build_version_opt}
--
2.15.1
Follow ups
References
