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[José Ignacio <jose.cyborg@xxxxxxxxx>]

I reported this multiple[1] times[2] long ago, and have since given up and
folded all my library names to use underscores instead. There are basically
no up to date design documents on how kicad's different systems and overall
architecture are supposed to work, many large refactors and overhauls have
been made, some inadvertently causing large incompatibilities like this one
since there is no document to reference on what is correct and what it's
not. Users are left on an easter egg hunt to see what will break in the new
version.

On the particular issue, just replacing @ instead of / will just move the
problem around, the real fix is just to document the current
behavior/design properly, homogenize it and just not make this kind of mess
again.

[1]: https://lists.launchpad.net/kicad-developers/msg27754.html
[2]: https://lists.launchpad.net/kicad-developers/msg31789.html

On Fri, Jan 26, 2018 at 12:07 PM, Tomasz Wlostowski <
tomasz.wlostowski@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> On 26/01/18 19:01, Tomasz Wlostowski wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Why are space characters not allowed in the SCH library nicknames, but
> > are OK for the FP libraries? Is this an overlook on SCH/PCB side?
>
> Also, the LIB_IDs follow the following scheme:
>
> library:symbol/revision.
>
> The / (slash) character is often used in the part names (see [1]). For
> 'heavy library style' people like CERN, the part names in the lib need
> to perfectly match the manufacturers' names. '/' as a revision separator
> makes this impossible.
>
> Would anyone here oppose changing it to something not met in typical IC
> names e.g, '@'?
>
> Cheers,
> Tom
>
> [1]
> http://uk.farnell.com/w/c/semiconductors-ics/power-
> management-ics-pmic/prl/results?st=%2Fnopb
>
>
>
>
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