gEDA-user: Re: PCB question

[Stephen Williams <steve@xxxxxxxxxx>]

DJ Delorie wrote:
>> OK, I'm an idiot. How do I create a local (as in local to my design
>> directory) library of PCB footprints? All the documentation I see
>> suggests that it will automatically search in the "packages"
>> directory in the current workig directory. No?!
> 
> Note that a local directory *overrides* the global one, as pcb only
> supports one library at a time (er, one each of m4 and newlib).
> 
> In my gsch2pcb project file, I do something like this:
> 
> elements-dir footprints
> 
> For PCB, you set the "lib-newlib" variable (settings in gtk, Xdefaults
> in lesstif).  Xdefaults example:
> 
> Pcb.lib-newlib: /envy/dj/geda/gedasymbols/www/user/dj_delorie/footprints

I'm puzzled by this response. Under File->Preferences in the
Library tab there is an entry box for "Element directories" that
asks for a colon separated list of directories. Where does this
list get stored?

Where is this "settings" file for the gtk hid?

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