Re: gEDA-user: gattrib error message

[Peter Clifton <pcjc2@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, 2010-05-04 at 12:03 -0700, phil wrote:
> Peter Clifton wrote:
> > It could be that the problem stems from something wrong in one of the
> > symbols your schematic references.
> 
> You are right.  My problem was with an attribute inside a footprint:
> 
> pinlable=x
> 
> not
> 
> pinlabel=x
> 
> I changed those two letters and it all worked itself out.
> 
> The serious issue is this:
> the attribute typo came from an older symbol, which I adapted.  I've 
> been using the older .sym file for 7 years without a problem.
> 
> So why would that little typo all of a sudden crash gattrib?

It should not crash, and I'd love if you could send me a simple
test-case (minimal schematic + symbol) which reproduces the bug.

The typo you describe should not have caused the grief... and I'm pretty
surprised that is what resolved the issue. If you send me a test-case,
I'll check I can reproduce and try to get the bug fixed.

It might just be gattrib choking over pinlabel attributes in general.. I
don't think it (yet) handles them properly - as typically gattrib just
lets you edit _component_ attributes.

Regards,

-- 
Peter Clifton

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