Re: gEDA-user: gsch2pcb update

["Ian Chapman" <ian.chapman@xxxxxxxx>]

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[mailto:geda-user-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Peter Clifton
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Subject: Re: gEDA-user: gsch2pcb update


On Mon, 2007-12-10 at 21:46 -0500, Ian Chapman wrote:
> Hi,
> Since I updated to Gutsy and gschem v 1.0.1-20070626 gsch2pcb v1.6
> reports that it has failed to find .  This is intended to be a new and
> simple board with no cu only to provide a template to cut the FR4 to
> size and shape.  That is most odd as I pulled Transformer_base.sym into
> the schematic from my home_made directory.  I guess I need a xxxrc file
> changing.
> 
> The hit line from gsch2pcb looks like
> gsch2pcb -s -v --use-files --elements-dir ~/Artwork/PCB_elements.fp
> ~/Artwork/Xf_base/Nano_xtaling_base.sch

Is "PCB_elements.fp" the name of your directory with footprints in?

	Yes, but it could not find the dot.sym file.  Wonder why PCB needs
that?  I must be doing something really silly.  Ian

gsch2pcb expects to find the argument to --elements-dir as a directory,
and it will want to find a "foo.fp" file in that directory for any
component with "footprint=foo".

	I'm okay there.  Ian

As I've not been making PCB boards for a while, this isn't very fresh in
my memory, but IIRC, gsch2pcb will by default look for a subdir of the
current directory called "packages". To avoid long command lines, or
fighting the default settings (which the GUI frontend, xgsch2pcb can't
do yet), I drop my .fp files in that directory).

NB. you won't have xgsch2pcb, as its very new (and still in testing).

> Loading schematic
> [/home/stanley82/Artwork/Xf_base/Nano_xtaling_base.sch]
> Component [Transformer_base.sym] was not found in any component library
> WARNING: Found a placeholder/missing component, are you missing a symbol
> file? [Transformer_base.sym]
> Skipping the m4 processor for pcb footprints
> 
> 	I think I can do what I need for now by just pulling the
footprint.fp
> onto the PCB.  Regards Ian.

I can't recall the magic, but if they aren't named / commented right,
gsch2pcb will delete them for you again. (Sorry!)

Someone else on the list may be able to advise what the right "magic"
is, so gsch2pcb will treat your manually placed symbols as if it had
placed them.

	I managed to generate gerbers just dumping the dot.fp on PCB.  I
only need the drill and top silk, the top silk was okay but the unplated
drill was toast.  Ian

Best wishes,

-- 
Peter Clifton

Electrical Engineering Division,
Engineering Department,
University of Cambridge,
9, JJ Thomson Avenue,
Cambridge
CB3 0FA

Tel: +44 (0)7729 980173 - (No signal in the lab!)



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