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[Bernhard Stegmaier <stegmaier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> On 7. Dec 2017, at 00:10, Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> 
>> 
>> So, I guess this won’t match as you said, or do you attempt to resolve
>> the symlink for comparison?
> 
> No, the correct remap is to use the same library that was being used
> prior to the remapping.  I think this makes the most sense.

Well, technically this is the same library.
It is only reachable by 2 different paths (the real and the symlinked one).

> 
>> If you consider this a bug, I can file a bug report for it…
> 
> I do not consider this a bug.  The remapping algorithm selected the
> appropriate library.  I have the same issue on all of my systems because
> I have so many versions of kicad installed simultaneously.  I suspect
> this will be less of an issue for users who only have a single version
> kicad installed.

OK, fine for me - even if I can imagine that if it really chose the appropriate library could be discussed.
But, you are right… probably won’t affect many users and at least I know how to deal with it in my situation.


Regards,
Bernhard