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On Fri, Jul 13, 2018 at 7:49 PM, Mark Roszko <mark.roszko@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Wayne,
>
> Guess going to suggest it should be a priority to version the config
> into folders.
>
> This is a user made chart on how to install kicad 5 which honestly is
> silly it has to even exist lol
> https://kicad-info.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/original/2X/d/
> d6143659e9237fc358588bed761ef3e557454cde.png
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>
>
> Now imagine that you are working on three or four different projects at
the same time and they each used a different version
of Kicad. That is what IC designers have to deal with. Chips take several
years to complete and the tools rev all the time.
You start a new chip six months into your last design and it may use
different revs of tools.

That is why IC designers use environment managers. All the revs are
installed in parallel and each project can pick the one that
it wants.

John Eaton