Kai-Martin Knaak <kmk@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > Ethan Swint wrote: > >> I've got the line >> (component-library-search "/../../footprints") >> in my gafrc file. Does that set a priority? > > I just double checked. This setting does not seem to affect the > choice of footprints in any way. Correct. > The term components in the context of gafrc exclusively refers to > symbols. (Why is the parameter not called "symbol-search-path"?) I don't know the reason, but let's make one up: because the entries in the file format are called "component entries" and begin with the letter "C". It's not like it can be changed now anyway. > For gsch2cb the path to the footprint lib is set by the parameter > --elements-dir on the command line, or in a project file. > (Why isn't it "--footprint-dir"?) Because the PCB file format calls them elements? Peter -- Peter Brett <peter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Remote Sensing Research Group Surrey Space Centre
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