Video - gschem basics (was: Re: gEDA-user: prolog.ps)

[Karel Kulhavy <clock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sat, Dec 02, 2006 at 09:53:30AM -0400, Mike Jarabek wrote:
> Karel Kulhavy <clock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> said:
> 
> > I found this in gschem.log:
> > Unable to open the prolog file `prolog.ps' for reading in f_print_header()
> > But why is it opening prolog.ps and not /usr/local/share/gEDA/prolog.ps?
> > When I insert prolog.ps behing the %%Beginprolog%% then the ps can be 
> displayed.
> 
> It's trying to open 'prolog.ps' because it does not know where to find the 
> actual prolog file.  Your system-gafrc is missing the command to tell it 
> where to look.
> 
> Okay, this is what you are missing in your system-gafrc:
> 
> 
> -----
> ; postscript-prolog
> ;
> ;  Sets the name of the postscript prolog file that will be 
> ; pasted into the postscript output after the DSC comments, but
> ; before the main script.
> (postscript-prolog "${GEDADATA}/prolog.ps")
> -----
> 
> 
> This command will appear in your system-gafrc if you also download and 
> install the latest symbols tarball. This is where system-gafrc is shipped.  

Thanks. Downloaded, installed, it works. Now the gnetlist explodes, but it's
easy to fix by reinstalling gnetlist. Uploadity uploadity upload - the AVI
video is at
http://ronja.twibright.com/video/gschem.avi

CL<
> I added this in the system-gafrc because this is where the global paths are 
> set up, and it is the logical place to add it.  Usually most people download 
> all the tarballs and install all the tools, instead of just one or two of 
> them.  I think that the recommended proceedure for updating a gEDA 
> installation has been to always download and install all the parts.  Note 
> that there are several other important paths set up in that file, so other 
> things may not work for you either, if they have changed since your last 
> install of the symbols package.
> 
> -- 
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>                               Mike Jarabek
>                                 FPGA/ASIC Designer
>    http://www.istop.com/~mjarabek
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