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Le 05/04/2018 à 18:41, Nick Østergaard a écrit :
> 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.

In V5 we can disable some libraries. Disabled libraries is not supported by V4


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