Re: gEDA-user: Tragesym template problem.

[Daniel Ross <ross9885@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Sat, Mar 19, 2011 at 4:55 PM, Stefan Salewski <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Sat, 2011-03-19 at 15:57 -0700, Daniel Ross wrote:
>> Hello, I am trying to fill out the Tragesym template for an
>> ATmega128RFA1, but the script gives me an error when I pass it the CSV
>> file (renamed to a ".sch" file):
>>
>>       "error: version attribut missing"
>>
>> In the template, I had changed the example version number to "20110319
>> 1", following the format of the template version number. I verified
>> that the CSV file contains a version line. Has anyone out there found
>> a solution to this problem? I am following the tutorial at
>> "http://geda.seul.org/wiki/geda:tragesym_tutorial";, using the
>> OpenOffice template. Thanks, Dan.
>
> Hm -- have not used tragesym for more than a year.
>
> Tragesym is fine, but I do not like the documentation.
>
> Please note, input to tragesym is plain text. I really wonder why they
> advertise use of spreadsheet, I have always used a plain text editor.
> (OK, spreadsheet may be fine if you try to copy from pdf datasheet...)
>
> Do not call tragesym input .sch, that is for schematics. I used .txt
> extension, it is plain text.
>
> The version should be not current date, if I remember correctly, but
> something related with gschem version. I think that version is copied to
> symbols, if it is to high, gschem may refuse loading the symbol.
>
> My final guess: There may be something wrong with your input file for
> tragesym, maybe in front of version line. Watch in a plain text editor.
> You may find working tragesym input files for testing at
> www.gedasymbols.org.
>
> Or fill in tragesym's template.txt with a text editor, leaving version
> line unchanged.
>
> Of course, some people prefer djboxsym, available at
> www.gedasymbols.org. But tragesym is fine for me.
>
>
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DJBoxsym looks perfect, I didn't know it existed! Thank you!


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