RE: gEDA-user: gsch2pcb : coming up empty

["Ostheller, Joel A. " <JOEL.A.OSTHELLER@xxxxxxxx>]

>    If I change
> > the footprint to something in John's library (anything, it doesn't
> > matter), the component is processed properly and the footprint is found.
> >
> > So, what causes gsch2pcb to crap out like this?
> Have you got a file in the local dir called gafrc
> with contents like:
> lib-newlib = /home/john/EEProjects/now/circuitboards/footprints_pcb?
> 
> If not, and you're using the latest code, you need it.
> 
> John G

Now you are confusing me... Shouldn't it be : 

(elements-dir "/home/john/EEProjects/now/circuitboards/footprints_pcb")

???

I am also having similar problems with gsch2pcb. If I run $pcb from my
project directory where gafrc lives, then in the "PCB Library" window I see
the grouping for the new new-lib footprints I made. 

However, if I run "$gsch2pcb project" where the contents of the file project
are:

schematics one.sch two.sch three.sch four.sch
output-name my_project

Then I also receive the same sort of errors (like) : 

  D101: can't find PCB element for footprint smb_403A_03 (value=unknown)
  So device D101 will not be in the layout.

smb_403A_03 file does exist in the footprint directory... and PCB is finding
that footprint directory because when I call PCB by itself it is there...
But something is being lost in the translation process. 


> 
> PS  your /home/john/.gEDA  dir should have:
> 
> gafrc
> ==================
> (component-library "${HOME}/EEProjects/now/circuitboards/gschem-cibolo")
> (component-library
> "${HOME}/EEProjects/now/circuitboards/gschem-cibolo/two-terminal")
> (component-library "${HOME}/EEProjects/now/circuitboards/gschem-
> cibolo/thru-hole")
> (component-library "${HOME}/EEProjects/now/circuitboards/gschem-
> cibolo/transistors")
> (component-library "${HOME}/EEProjects/now/circuitboards/gschem-
> cibolo/pwrgnd")
> (component-library "${HOME}/EEProjects/now/circuitboards/gschem-
> cibolo/boards")
> (component-library "${HOME}/EEProjects/now/circuitboards/gschem-
> cibolo/borders")
> (component-library "${HOME}/EEProjects/now/circuitboards/gschem-
> cibolo/conn-smt")
> (component-library
> "${HOME}/EEProjects/now/circuitboards/gschem-cibolo/ic-gull-wing")
> ; page-size width height
> ;
> ; Specifies the size of the default paper size
> ; Be sure all inputs are reals (floats/doubles) and don't try to reverse
> ; the values: to get a portrait mode.  Code to support that needs to be
> added
> ; The code that implements this automatically transforms the dimensions
> into
> ; the proper aspect ratio.  All units are in inches. (use output-
> orientation
> ; to get portrait mode)
> ;
> ;(paper-size 11.0 8.5) ; letter
> ;(paper-size 11.0 8.5) ; A
> (paper-size 17.0 11.0) ; B
> ;(paper-size 22.0 17.0) ; C
> ;(paper-size 34.0 22.0) ; D
> 
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