Re: gEDA-user: PCB: Converting M4 to new Footprint?

[John Luciani <jcljr58@yahoo.com>]

I made a mistake in the cut-in-paste in my previous
email.  The following script will output the packages.
Just change PCB_M4_DIR to your m4 directory.

#!/bin/bash 

PCB_M4_DIR=/local/pub/pcb-20040215/share/pcb/m4

for package in $@
do
echo "PKG_$package(\"\", \"\", \"\")" | \
   m4 -I$PCB_M4_DIR common.m4 - | \
   awk '/^[ \t]*$/ {next} {print}' | \
   more
done


--- John Luciani <jcljr58@yahoo.com> wrote:

> To retrieve a package:
> 
> echo "PKG_$package(\"\", \"\", \"\")" | \
>    m4 -IPCB_M4_DIR  common.m4 - | \
>    awk '/^[ \t]*$/ {next} {print}' | \
> 
> where PCB_M4_DIR is the directory containing the PCB
> M4 files.
> 
> After you create the file move it to your
> "production"
> directory.
> 
> To get gsch2pcb to find your "production" packages
> use
> the --elements-dir switch. For example:
> 
> gsch2pcb --elements-dir PRODUCTION_DIR
> SCHEMATIC_NAME
> 
> (* jcl *)
> 
> --- Shahab Sanjari <sanjari@hrz.tu-darmstadt.de>
> wrote:
> 
> > 
> > Dear list,
> > In the production process, it is always good to
> know
> > which footprints are
> > tested, so that they could be used wihtout futher
> > considerations in the
> > future projects. This results in company specific
> > symbol and footprint
> > libraries, which could also represent the
> company's
> > repository managed
> > with a database and scripts that read special
> fields
> > out of the schematic
> > files and do automated booking, ordering, etc. of
> > parts.
> > 
> > With gschem, I managed a small directory where I
> put
> > the parts that I
> > often use in my designs. I would like to do the
> same
> > thing with PCB
> > footprints.
> > 
> > How can I extract a specific M4 library-element
> from
> > say "~geda" library
> > ( e.g. 0805) and put it in a single file e.g.
> > my_0805 in the directory of
> > my designs?
> > 
> > Many thanks,
> > Shahab.
> > 
> > --------
> > Shahab Sanjari  (sanjariathrzdottu-darmstadtdotde)
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
> 
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