Re: gEDA-user: pcb-newlib vs newlib

[Steven Michalske <smichalske@xxxxxxxxx>]

On May 18, 2009, at 3:13 AM, Dan McMahill wrote:

> Peter TB Brett wrote:
>> On Monday 18 May 2009 02:52:01 Dan McMahill wrote:
>>> KURT PETERS wrote:
>>>>   I was looking at my new pcb directory and noticed both a pcb- 
>>>> newlib
>>>>   and a newlib directory.
>>>>   What's the difference?
>>>>   Also, this
>>>>   http://www.geda.seul.org/wiki/geda:pcb_tips
>>>>   doesn't say anything about the pcb-newlib directory.
>>>>   Kurt
>>> I am slowly phasing out the use of m4 at pcb run time and moving  
>>> it to
>>> build time.
>>
>> I assume that it will still be possible to use m4 at runtime if you  
>> want to?
>
> I probably wouldn't mind phasing that out, but that is not set in  
> stone
> (well, except for the win32 build where it has never worked and I  
> don't
> plan on it ever working).
>
> What would be the motivation for leaving it?

I maintain  a M4 footprint library in my software repository, loosing  
the ability to use that library would be rather inconvenient.

arguably i could put the pre generated libraries in the repository.

if you remove runtime,  at least make the scripts the convert and  
install the M4 to .fp an installed script.

Steve
>
>
> -Dan
>
>
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