Re: gEDA-user: why separate xgsch2pcb?

[Peter Clifton <pcjc2@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 2010-02-11 at 13:44 -0600, Vanessa Ezekowitz wrote:
> On Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:07:44 +0000
> Peter Clifton <pcjc2@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > On Thu, 2010-02-11 at 01:02 -0600, Vanessa Ezekowitz wrote:
> > 
> > > Undoing this tweak, unfortunately, doesn't allow me to actually use the
> > > program though.  Starting with a fresh ~/.pcb directory, as soon as I click
> > > File -> Import, the program segfaults, with this as the only error on the
> > > command line:
> > > 
> > > (pcb:26108): Gdk-CRITICAL **: gdk_draw_rectangle: assertion `GDK_IS_GC
> > > (gc)' failed
> > > 
> > > Such is the risk of futzing around with the bleeding edge of any
> > > project ;-)
> > 
> > 
> > Sounds like something might be attempting to with with the board before
> > the GUI is up - but in order to click the menu... it should be.
> > 
> > Do you have a board loaded?
> 
> No, I started with an empty layout.  I assumed the import function would create the usual collection of footprints the way gsch2pcb does, after which I would have done Select->Disperse All... (and then lay out the board from there).
> 

As a work-around for now, make an empty layuot, name it (Edit->Edit name
of->Layout), and save it. Then run the Import action.

Peter C.



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