Re: gEDA-user: gsch2pcb is not happy with my new element (SD-card-connector)

["John Luciani" <jluciani@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 6/29/07, lynx.abraxas@xxxxxxxxxx <lynx.abraxas@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 29/06/07 13:03:25, John Luciani wrote:
> > On 6/29/07, DJ Delorie <dj@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > > > And how can I get my new footprint to be in the library of PCB?
> > > > Where will it be?
> > >
> > > The current process is to get an account on gedasymbols.org and post
> > > them there under your name.  The intention is to use gedasymbols as a
> > > basis for improving the official libraries, but so far nobody's had
> > > the time to do the gruntwork.
> >
> > If your question how to get gsch2pcb to find your footprint you would
> > use a switch on the gsch2pcb command line.
> >
> > If your directory is called ~/footprints you would use the command ...
> >
> >    gsch2pcb --use-files --elements-dir ~/footprints SCHEMATIC_NAME
> >
>
> I  have  a  project  file where the elements-dir is specified but I also tried
> with no success:
>
> gsch2pcb --use-files --elements-dir ~/hardware/pcb-elements/ gps_atmega128.sch
>
> ---------------------------------
> gEDA/gnetlist pcbpins Backend
> This backend is EXPERIMENTAL
> Use at your own risk!
> ---------------------------------
>
> Using the m4 processor for pcb footprints
> stdin:1: /usr/bin/m4: Bad expression in eval: / 2

This looks like an error is occuring when m4 is parsing your footprint name.
Try adding a prefix to your footprint filename and footprint attribute and see
if the problem goes away. Use something like 'lynx_'  as the prefix.

(* jcl *)

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