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[Matthijs Kooijman <matthijs@xxxxxxxx>]

Hey Rene,

> This is not as easy as simply a one to one mapping. The connectors
> library has been split into 3 libs. Most other libs into even more.
> (Especially manufacturer specific libs.)
> In reality the best option for old projects will be to have the v4 libs
> installed in addition to the new libraries.
Hm, that will get messy. Also, doing that will prevent automatically
migrating AFAICS, since the remap will permanently link the symbols to
the old libraries.

In that case, I guess rescuing symbols from the cache into a rescue lib
might work just as well as keeping v4 symbols installed.

> And there is another complication. A lot of symbols that had invisible power
> pins have been updated to split the power pins in a separate unit as visible
> pins. (Example: logic gate ics and op amps)
Right, so the reality is that manual work is needed on most symbols
anyway, so no need to make automatic migration work at all, I guess that
makes some sense.

This probably something that needs good documentation and announcements,
to prevent user surprise and disappointment.

Gr.

Matthijs

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