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[Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 1/20/20 7:18 PM, Dick Hollenbeck wrote:
> On 1/20/20 11:44 AM, Wayne Stambaugh wrote:
>> Is mylib an entry in the list of libraries below the
>>
>> LibDir=/i/pcbs/kicad_parts;/usr/local/share/kicad/library
> 
> Does this not illustrate a yes to your question?

There should be an entry

[eeschema/libraries]
LibNameN=mylib

below the LibDir= entry.  If that is missing, then the remapping
algorithm will not be able to remap symbols to that library.

> 
>>>> /i/pcbs/kicad_parts$ ll mylib*
>>>> -rw-rw---- 1 dick develop 286715 Apr 16  2018 mylib.bak
>>>> -rw-rw---- 1 dick develop    785 Sep 27 16:12 mylib.bck
>>>> -rw-rw---- 1 dick develop    785 Sep 27 16:12 mylib.dcm
>>>> -rw-rw---- 1 dick develop 300397 Sep 27 16:12 mylib.lib
> 
> 
> 
>>
>> entry in the project file?  After remapping, is there a mylib library
>> entry in the project symbol library table with the correct path?
> 
> NO, because there is no sym-lib-table file being created in the project directory.  I
> start the process with just the *.sch and the *.pro file in the directory, nothing else.
>  Then start eeschema from the command line with the schematic on the command line.
> 
> The result of the load looks like the attached.
> 
> 
>>
>> The remapping function uses the symbol library list from the project
>> file to populate the project symbol library table to correctly remap the
>> symbols.  As long as all of the original symbol libraries are loaded by
>> the old library code, the remapping works unless the original symbol
>> names are missing from the library.  In this case, the rescue feature
>> should have caught that problem and created a rescue library from the
>> symbol library cache before remapping.
>>
>> On 1/20/20 11:25 AM, Dick Hollenbeck wrote:
>>> Same is true if I try and load from project manager.
>>>
>>> On 1/20/20 10:24 AM, Dick Hollenbeck wrote:
>>>> I want to use standalone EESCHEMA (standalone =: run from command line not project
>>>> manager) to load an old schematic.
>>>>
>>>> In the project *.pro file corresponding to the old schematic I see this line:
>>>>
>>>> LibDir=/i/pcbs/kicad_parts;/usr/local/share/kicad/library
>>>>
>>>> In /i/pcbs/kicad_parts is a library that I made called mylib:
>>>>
>>>> /i/pcbs/kicad_parts$ ll mylib*
>>>> -rw-rw---- 1 dick develop 286715 Apr 16  2018 mylib.bak
>>>> -rw-rw---- 1 dick develop    785 Sep 27 16:12 mylib.bck
>>>> -rw-rw---- 1 dick develop    785 Sep 27 16:12 mylib.dcm
>>>> -rw-rw---- 1 dick develop 300397 Sep 27 16:12 mylib.lib
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> $ eeschema old-board.sch
>>>>
>>>> leads to a well-known dialog :
>>>>
>>>>    Remap Symbols
>>>>
>>>> Whether I choose to remap or not, I don't see the *ANY* properly rendered parts in the
>>>> subsequently drawn schematic.  Regardless of which library they may be in.
>>>>
>>>> (I thought the *.pro file's LibDir was supposed to establish a "search path" for the old
>>>> libraries?)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> At this point, I don't now how to load an old schematic using this version:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Application: Eeschema
>>>> Version: (5.99.0-635-ga5c7d452c), debug build
>>>> Libraries:
>>>>     wxWidgets 3.0.4
>>>>     libcurl/7.58.0 OpenSSL/1.1.1 zlib/1.2.11 libidn2/2.0.4 libpsl/0.19.1 (+libidn2/2.0.4)
>>>> nghttp2/1.30.0 librtmp/2.3
>>>> Platform: Linux 4.15.0-74-generic x86_64, 64 bit, Little endian, wxGTK
>>>> Build Info:
>>>>     Build date: Jan  4 2020 19:45:12
>>>>     wxWidgets: 3.0.4 (wchar_t,wx containers,compatible with 2.8) GTK+ 3.22
>>>>     Boost: 1.65.1
>>>>     Curl: 7.58.0
>>>>     Compiler: GCC 7.4.0 with C++ ABI 1011
>>>>
>>>> Build settings:
>>>>     KICAD_SCRIPTING=OFF
>>>>     KICAD_SCRIPTING_MODULES=OFF
>>>>     KICAD_SCRIPTING_PYTHON3=OFF
>>>>     KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON=OFF
>>>>     KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON_PHOENIX=OFF
>>>>     KICAD_SCRIPTING_ACTION_MENU=OFF
>>>>     BUILD_GITHUB_PLUGIN=ON
>>>>     KICAD_USE_OCE=OFF
>>>>     KICAD_USE_OCC=OFF
>>>>     KICAD_SPICE=OFF
>>>>     KICAD_STDLIB_DEBUG=OFF
>>>>     KICAD_STDLIB_LIGHT_DEBUG=OFF
>>>>     KICAD_SANITIZE=OFF
>>>>
>>>
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