Re: gEDA-user: Part specification

[Karel Kulhavý <clock@twibright.com>]

On Sun, Aug 08, 2004 at 08:59:30AM -0400, Stuart Brorson wrote:
> Here's a suggestion:  Create a "description" attribute, and use
> gattrib to enter it multiple times.

Gattrib doesn't want to start and reports bad version. There hasn't
been any gattrib on the system before and the binary shows the
recent installation time in ls -la.

clock@beton:~/geda-gattrib-20040313$ gattrib
gEDA/gattrib version 20040111
gEDA/gattrib comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; see COPYING for more details.
This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it under certain
conditions; please see the COPYING file for more details.

Error : wrong-type-arg [C:28 L:17] in /usr/share/gEDA/system-gattribrc
Most recently read form: (gattrib-version 20040111)
Some rc variables are not set!
Check log and make sure the system-gattribrc file was found! (exiting)

Cl<
> 
> Ales just put the latest gattrib release into CVS.  I suggest you get
> it from there & install it by doing 
> "./autogen.sh && ./configure  && make && make install". 
> 
> Here's how I would use gattrib to accomplish your task:
> 
> 1.  Seed gattrib.  In gschem, double click on one component and add a
> "description" attrib with whatever description you want.  
> 
> (The reason you have to do this is that gattrib doesn't let you enter
> an entirely new attrib column yet.  It has to find at least one
> pre-existing instance of an attrib to create the attrib column.  This
> will be improved in the course of time. . . .)
> 
> 2.  Create a link between your gschemrc and a new gattribrc,
> preferably in your local directory:  "ln -s gschemrc gattribrc"
> 
> (This, too will change in the course of time.  Eventually, gEDA will
> transition to having only one RC file for all programs.  Right now,
> each program has its own RC file, and as the number of programs grows,
> so does the number of -- usually redundant -- RC files.)
> 
> 3.  Run gattrib on your design files:  "gattrib foo1.sch foo2.sch".
> In gattrib, under the "components" tab, you will see all your
> components and all your attributes in a spreadsheet format.  You can
> then edit your attribs, enter new attribs, etc.  In your case, enter
> your descriptions under the "description" column.
> 
> 4.  When you are done, save your design out.  The new descriptions you
> entered will be embedded in your .sch file, but they will not be
> displayed, so they won't take lots of room.  You can see them -- and
> toggle their visibility -- if you double click on the component in
> gschem. 
> 
> Please let me know if you have any problems getting, compiling, or
> using gattrib.  Ales has put the latest version into CVS.  It is an
> improved version which allows you to edit component attributes,
> displays pin attributes, and also works with
> GTK-2.2, so I would like to get some feedback on whether it works for
> other people.  (It works for me & Ales . . . .)
> 
> Stuart
> 
> 
> 
> > 
> > Hello
> > 
> > How do I correctly solve the following requirement?
> > 
> > I want to have in the "device" attribute in the schematic a short
> > description, for example "NE592" or "switch" and in the
> > bill of materials a longer, more detailed version, for example:
> > NE592_DIL14
> > 2-pole_switch_gold_plated_6mm_hole
> > DC_power_central_pin_2.5mm_panel_female 
> > Green_5mm_diffuse_LED
> > 
> > I don't want to have these long strings in the schematic, because they
> > take up too much space.
> > 
> > Is some elegant solution using attributes possible?
> > 
> > Cl<
> > 
>