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[Nick Østergaard <oe.nick@xxxxxxxxx>]

This is a complicated topic. But I guess we can clutter the config dir as
much as we want with version folders. Usually the user should not have the
need to look here. I guess you are correct, that most of the "non-issue" is
because the fp-lib-table was only introduced in v4 and has not had a new
syntax introduced that is not read by a previous stable.

2018-04-05 18:25 GMT+02:00 Seth Hillbrand <seth.hillbrand@xxxxxxxxx>:

> If we are going to support multiple versions, on the developer side, we
> should add a preference versioning to the user configuration directory.
> Otherwise, fp-lib-table will being either pointing to v4 or v5 footprints.
> Likewise, there are a few preferences that only exist in v5 and will be
> lost when v4 saves the preference file.
>
> To avoid cluttering the config directory, we could place the v5
> configurations in a v5 sub directory.  Configurations would be
> preferentially loaded from the v5 directory with a fall-back to the v4
> items if v5 items were not found.  Configurations would only be saved to
> the v5 subdir.
>
> If we want to support this, we should insert this code before rc2.
> Thoughts?
>
> -S
>
> 2018-04-04 22:24 GMT-07:00 Strontium <strntydog@xxxxxxxxx>:
>
>> On 04/04/18 18:52, Jean-Samuel Reynaud wrote:
>>
>>> So my questions are:
>>> - Is it usefull ?
>>>
>>
>> Having both versions be able to be installed side by side is immensely
>> valuable for an end user, and the development of kicad, in my opinion.
>>
>> The users can "USE" the stable version for their work.  They can also
>> test the Nightly and not worry about it messing with their work.  It should
>> mean that general users have a better chance to test the new version as it
>> evolves, and they will feel more involved, even if that involvement is only
>> posting bugs.  They don't have to choose between being on the bleeding
>> edge, and being productive.
>>
>> It would be equally useful (maybe even more useful) to have kicad V4 and
>> V5 installed simultaneously as well.
>>
>> Steven
>>
>>
>>
>>
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