gEDA-bug: Re

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On Fri, 8 Oct 2004, gEDA Bugs wrote:

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> From: whitis@freelabs.com
> To: geda-bugs@geda.seul.org
> Subject: gschem/gsymupdate bugs
> Date: Fri,  8 Oct 2004 23:39:09 -0400 (EDT)
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> Full_Name: Mark Whitis
> Version: 20040111
> OS: linux  redhat 8.0
> Submission from: (NULL) (65.40.216.240)
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> When I run gschem and load a schematic I created, I get lots of bogus err=
ors
> about
> outdated symbol files.   Every single symbol file used carries the versio=
n
> number=20
> "v 20021103".    gsymupdate fails to create the backup files.  It turns o=
ut this
> is because the install trashed the permersions on /usr/share/gEDA/sym/loc=
al
> making it
> only writable by root even though I had set the permissions properly.   W=
hen I
> look
> at the source of the script, I see that it says it needs to be run only o=
n files
> which are older than mine and that it just changes pin# and slot# attirbu=
tes. =20
> Actually, it does make minor changes to the file nonetheless:
>   - it changes the version number and adds a "1" after it.
>   - it adds a "1" to the end of each "T" attribute.
> Bugs:
>   - the documentation at the head of gsymupdate is wrong about what it do=
es
>   - the program should not trash the permissions of /usr/share/gEDA/sym/l=
ocal/
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