Re: gEDA-user: I hate m4.

[Steve Meier <smeier@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Marvin,

Please see the document

http://www.meierrippin.com/pcb_landpattern_design.pdf

Written by myself and updated by Stuart.

Enjoy,

Steve Meier


On Mon, 2005-01-24 at 09:11, Marvin Dickens wrote:
> Hello Stuart,
> 
> Where can I find documentation regarding how to use newlib?
> I'd like to get away from m4 and I don't mind rolling my own.
> 
> Best
> 
> Marvin
> 
> 
> On Monday 24 January 2005 7:44 am, Stuart Brorson wrote:
> 
> > As far as PCB goes, some folks -- including myself -- don't use M4
> > footprints at all.  We use only newlib footprints & hand edit them
> > using emacs (or whatever) because that gives us total control over
> > every aspect of the footprint.  I can then inspect each footprint to
> > verify that the pin holes are the right diameter, the solder mask is
> > properly cleared from the pads, the silkscreen lines meet the proper
> > design rules, etc.  I tend to keep all my newlib footprints in a
> > dedicated directory which I place in the footprint search path.