Re: gEDA-user: gschem2pcb Issues

[mcmahill@mtl.mit.edu]

I think it means you gave the wrong arguments to the package or maybe the
next package.  

-Dan

On Thu, 20 Jun 2002 radiowdvl@hushmail.com wrote:

> 
> >Eric Winsor wrote:
> >> Could the path be the issue
> >> here?
> >> 
> >
> >Yes it is.
> >
> >in ~/geda/share/gEDA/scheme the file gnet-PCBboard.scm defines:
> >
> >(define *m4-pcbdir* "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/pcb/m4")
> >
> >This is where pcb installs all the components libraries...
> >
> 
> Chris was right, this was the problem.
> 
> After changing the (define *m4-pcbdir* "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/pcb/m4") path in the file gnet-PCBboard.scm like he said, It worked-I didn't get the usual error messages.  It could now find all of the footprints.  However, upon running gschem2pcb on a very simple schematic it produced the netlist ok, but when it moved on to the "-g PCBboard" part, it just sat there cranking away until it finally produced the following .pcb file:
> 
> 
> # release: pcb 1.6.3
> PCB("" 6000 5000)
> Grid(10 0 0)
> Cursor(10 270 3)
> Flags(0x000000d0)
> Groups("1,2,3,s:4,5,6,c:7:8:")
> Styles("Signal,10,40,20:Power,25,60,35:Fat,40,60,35:Skinny,8,36,20")
> 
> Element(0x00 "CONNECTOR_2" "CONN2" "unknown" 160 10 3 100 0x00)
> (
> 	Pin(50 50 50 20 "1" 0x101)
> 	Pin(50 150 50 20 "2" 0x01)
> 	
> 	ElementLine(  0 50   0 150 20)
> 	ElementLine(100 50 100 150 20)
> 	ElementArc(50  50 50 50 180 180 20)
> 	ElementArc(50 150 50 50   0 180 20)
> 	ElementLine(0 200 100 200 10)
> 	ElementLine(0 400 100 400 10)
> 	ElementLine(0 600 100 600 10)
> 	ElementLine(0 800 100 800 10)
> 	ElementLine(0 1000 100 1000 10)
> 
> ... and continues incrementing the two values by 200 until, 35 MB later ...
> 
> 	ElementLine(0 169997000 100 169997000 10)
> 	ElementLine(0 169997200 100 169997200 10)
> 	ElementLine(0 169997400 100
> 
> Where it ends without finishing the line, causing a parse error when I try to load the beast in PCB. 
> An attempt with a different (more complex) schematic produced a similar result. 
> 
> Has anyone ever seen this before, and what the heck is causing it?
> 
> Thanks,
> B Cattle
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Communicate in total privacy.
> Get your free encrypted email at https://www.hushmail.com/?l=2
> 
> Looking for a good deal on a domain name? http://www.hush.com/partners/offers.cgi?id=domainpeople
>