Re: gEDA-user: Symbol creation problems

[Antonio Augusto Todo Bom Neto <antonio1@xultz.wox.org>]

On Mon, 18 Feb 2002 10:30:55 +0100
Enno Middelberg <emiddelb@mpifr-bonn.mpg.de> wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> 
> I've installed the basic geda (gschem, geda-symbols, libgeda, all
> version 20020209) yesterday and I'm trying hard to create my own symbols
> following the symbol creation guide. Here is what I do:
> 
> -I start gschem. Some error messages appear, telling me that there is no
> ~/.gEDA/gschemrc and local gschemrc file.

	This is normal, only warning.

> -I draw a simple symbol. Snapping is on, grid spacing is 100 (seems to
> be the default)
> -I zoom in one step
> -I translate the symbol to the origin and save it as eg
> ..../geda-symbols-20020209/diode/smalldiode-1.sym
> 
> Next time I start gschem, I click on "Add component", go to the diode
> directory and find that my new component does not show up. What happens?
> 
> 
> Kind regards,
> 
> Enno

	When you saved it, did you verify if a file was create in its directory?
	And what about permitions? Do you have permitions to write in its directory?

	Regards,

	Antonio Todo Bom Neto
	gEDA-BRazil users group