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[Andy Peters <devel@xxxxxxxxx>]

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> On Feb 27, 2018, at 7:00 AM, Adam Wolf <adamwolf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> That's a pretty good idea. Let's plan on doing the same for the macOS
> release installer, and only do the split installer for nightlies.

The macOS nightly disk images still include “old” libraries, most notably the various IC footprints are still called Housing_ instead of Package_.

-a



> 
> Adam
> 
> On Tue, Feb 27, 2018 at 7:49 AM, Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Nick,
>> 
>> You are probably correct about noob users.  Our release installers
>> should include everything.  The nightly installers can be built without
>> the libraries to cut down on build time and download bandwidth.
>> 
>> Wayne
>> 
>> On 2/26/2018 7:09 PM, Nick Østergaard wrote:
>>> I have only been waiting for the release to be tagged such that I know
>>> what strategy would be used for the libs. My plan is to make a full
>>> installer and a lite installer for the nightlies. I am not sure if it
>>> makes sense to have a seperate installer (without the main programs)
>>> such that the noob user have to install the main app and then in a
>>> seperate installer the rest of the stuff.
>>> 
>>> 2018-02-26 20:39 GMT+01:00 Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx
>>> <mailto:stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>>:
>>> 
>>>    We should remove or hide the optional items if they are no longer part
>>>    of the installer to prevent confusion.
>>> 
>>>    On 2/26/2018 12:46 PM, Jon Evans wrote:
>>>> In the case that there is a separate installer for the libraries (which
>>>> I also think makes sense), maybe those line items should be removed from
>>>> the main installer instead of just disabled (if that is easy) to reduce
>>>> confusion?
>>>> 
>>>> On Mon, Feb 26, 2018 at 12:42 PM, Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>> <mailto:stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>    On 2/26/2018 6:39 AM, Simon Richter wrote:
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>> 
>>>>> On 25.02.2018 <tel:25.02.2018> 22 <tel:25.02.2018%2022>:52, Andrey
>>>    Kuznetsov wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> The unchecked components in the image below cannot be checked.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Yes, these are no longer in the nightly installer, because they are
>>>>> 600MB compressed, and most nightly users maintain their libraries
>>>>> themselves.
>>>>> 
>>>>>   Simon
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>    Simon,
>>>> 
>>>>    Are there any plans to package the libraries as a separate installer?
>>>>    I'm sure there are some windows users are going to want to be able to
>>>>    install libraries directly rather than deal with git repos.  First time
>>>>    users are going to be bewildered by an EDA tool that appears to offer no
>>>>    symbol, footprint and/or 3D model libraries.
>>>> 
>>>>    Wayne