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Re: Pcbnew file format

 

Here’s one with a (defaults…) section and no DRC settings:

https://git.launchpad.net/~jeyjey/kicad/commit/?id=fa24a991830610dcba84f97f0e5c58be2754ef4e <https://git.launchpad.net/~jeyjey/kicad/commit/?id=fa24a991830610dcba84f97f0e5c58be2754ef4e>

Cheers,
Jeff.


> On 3 Jul 2019, at 19:46, Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> We should definitely coordinate this work.  I thought Jon's drc work
> saves the drc settings in a separate drc file for portability between
> projects.  If that is the case, we should avoid adding new drc settings
> to the board file.
> 
> On 7/3/2019 1:46 PM, Seth Hillbrand wrote:
>> Hi Jeff-
>> 
>> Can we split out the DRC things?  I'm pretty sure that these are
>> included in Jon's DRC rework, so it would be nice to avoid a temporary
>> file format that we supersede shortly.
>> 
>> -S
>> 
>> 
>> On 2019-07-03 06:23, Jeff Young wrote:
>>> Please see
>>> https://git.launchpad.net/~jeyjey/kicad/commit/?id=a2c2d9f5d9b37576ec72cd0d4c64652cfddeb8df
>>> 
>>> for board file changes for:
>>> 
>>> 1) min-hole-to-hole distance
>>> 2) courtyard DRC flags (require courtyards and prohibit overlapping
>>> courtyards)
>>> 3) default layer line widths and text dimensions
>>> 
>>> Cheers,
>>> Jeff.
>>> 
>>>> On 2 Jul 2019, at 16:58, Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>> wrote:
>>>> On 7/2/2019 11:11 AM, jp charras wrote:
>>>> Le 02/07/2019 à 16:55, Jeff Young a écrit :
>>>> I was testing 5.1 and noticed that it can no longer open 6.0 files.
>>>> Was this accidental, or have we now diverged?
>>>> 
>>>> (I ask only because I have a bunch of fixes waiting for file format
>>>> changes which I could go ahead and make if we have officially
>>>> diverged.)
>>>> 
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> Jeff.
>>>> 
>>>> There is at least a change: "max_error" param in "setup" section.
>>>> 
>>>> I have myself some other changes waiting in file format to support
>>>> zones
>>>> filled without outline thickness, and a support for board stackup
>>>> info
>>>> (for manufacturing purposes)
>>> 
>>> Since the board file format in the master branch is no longer
>>> compatible
>>> with the 5.1 branch, I don't see any issues with pushing file format
>>> changes.  I only ask that before you push commits that affect the file
>>> format, please post your changes so we can take a look at them so we
>>> can
>>> review the file format changes before we merge them.  Please be sure
>>> to
>>> keep the file version up to date correctly as you push your individual
>>> changes to prevent any user issues.
>>> 
>>> Cheers,
>>> 
>>> Wayne
>>> 
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