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[Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 12/06/2017 06:21 PM, Bernhard Stegmaier wrote:
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>> On 7. Dec 2017, at 00:10, Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>>>
>>> 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).

I could check for symlinks.  I'm not sure how much trouble it would be.
I'll take a look at it as soon as I get a chance.

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>>> If you consider this a bug, I can file a bug report for it…
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>> 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.
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> Regards,
> Bernhard
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