gEDA-user: cygwin geda tools

["BAXENDALE P.R." <peter.baxendale@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

   I've built a cygwin version of geda/gaf 1.6.2 and pcb and combined it,
   rather crudely, with the necessary cygwin bits to make it easy
   to install on a Windows PC. It's really intended for my students to
   use,
   but I've put it in [1]http://www.dur.ac.uk/peter.baxendale/stuff/gEDA/
   in
   case anybody finds it useful. It seems to work here, but hasn't been
   through the real test (the students) yet.
   I've also put the student handouts there in case they are of any use to
   those writing new documentation - but they are probably not sexy enough
   for you. My handouts are in the style of guides and hints, aiming to
   point out things which may not be obvious to beginners. I expect them
   to
   be able to work out the details themselves and apply it to their
   particular problem.
   Watching our students here, there are 2 types - those who just want to
   produce a board quickly as part of a project, and those who are
   prepared
   to spend time learning a tool which may pay off later. I suspect this
   applies outside the student body as well. Most of those after a quicky
   fall at the first hurdle with gEDA - an easy Windows install - and
   don't
   even get as far as trying it or looking at the documentation. The
   others
   seem to manage fine with only a little guidance from me. (To be fair to
   our students, not all are specialists in electronics, so circuit and
   pcb
   design may be a peripheral part of their work.)
   --
   Peter Baxendale

References

   1. http://www.dur.ac.uk/peter.baxendale/stuff/gEDA/


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