Re: gEDA-user: I hate m4.

[John Luciani <jcljr58@xxxxxxxxx>]

The library creation (old and newlib) is documented
in 

http://pcb.sourceforge.net/pcb.html#Library%20Creation

(* jcl *)

--- Marvin Dickens <marvindickens@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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.
> 

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