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[Seth Hillbrand <seth@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Correct.  This change handles the default names of the final directories.
Versioning could be implemented with a build arg that would change one of
the higher-level directories.  i.e. /usr/share/kicad6/footprints or
/usr/share/kicad/v6/footprints depending on the distribution's conventions.

Seth

On Tue, Oct 19, 2021 at 2:38 PM Nick Østergaard <oe.nick@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> What about versioning these folders? Or is that handled by the packager on
> a given platform with a build arg?
>
> On Mon, 18 Oct 2021 at 01:32, Seth Hillbrand <seth@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Hi Folks-
>>
>> There's a small change brewing to where the default symbol/footprint
>> libraries are installed.
>>
>> Previously, KiCad had default paths for schematic symbols in
>> `/usr/share/kicad/library` and for footprints in
>> `/usr/share/kicad/modules/` (Windows users found these at
>> %{KICAD_PROGRAM}\share\kicad\library and
>> %{KICAD_PROGRAM}\share\kicad\modules)
>>
>> Starting with tomorrow's nightly build, we will be installing these to
>> `/usr/share/kicad/symbols` for schematic symbols and
>> `/usr/share/kicad/footprints` for layout footprints.
>>
>> I know what you are thinking.  "Why would you guys decide to name the
>> directories for what is actually in them?  Won't that make it easier for
>> new users to find things?"  Well, maybe...  The original directory names
>> have a lot of history and were descriptive for the original intent.  We've
>> standardized our nomenclature throughout KiCad in advance of v6 and the
>> directory structure was one of the last holdouts.
>>
>> Hopefully the transition will be smooth.  If you compile locally, you
>> will need to update your locally installed libraries or set the PATHs
>> variable to point to the libraries (footprints and symbols) you currently
>> have installed.  Users who run from one of the packages should find their
>> changes to be transparent.
>>
>> Seth
>>
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Long Beach, CA
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