Re: gEDA-user: xgsch2pcb acts different from gsch2pcb

[Peter Clifton <pcjc2@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Sat, 2010-04-24 at 09:19 -0400, Jim wrote:
> Peter Clifton wrote:
> > On Sat, 2010-04-24 at 06:04 -0400, Jim wrote:
> >   
> >> If I take my project.rc file and copy it to project.gsch2pcb and
> >> change 
> >> the output-name to something else so I don't clobber my ongoing 
> >> development and run xgsch2pcb, pcb then gives me a bunch of errors 
> >>     
> >
> > Did you copy your board as well, or are you starting from a blank one?
> >   
> Starting from a schematic only.  I let it build the board, netlist, etc.
> > Try hitting "O" after opening the board you run gsch2pcb manually on..
> > does it have any messages then?
> >   
> Log:
> Can't add rat lines because no netlist is loaded.
> Can't add rat lines because no netlist is loaded.
> Importing PCB netlist /home/jwl/gaf/ether/etherboard.net
> 65 rat lines remaining
> 
> The first two  lines were generated because I had not loaded the netlist 
> yet.  O apparently wants a netlist to build rats from :)

Probably, if you load the net-list, and hit "O", it will complain the
same as with xgsch2pcb until you've separated all your parts out so they
don't touch.

Best wishes,

-- 
Peter Clifton

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