All, Here is a patch that implements the recommended change to the libraries-repos-install.sh script. I checked it on OS X 10.9.4 and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. Michael
library-repos-install.sh.patch
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On Jul 20, 2014, at 10:13 PM, Jake <j...@spaz.org> wrote:
> i downloaded a zip of a build for macOS containing KiCad 2014-05-31 BZR > 4902-product (called "Kicad-product-2014-05-31.zip") > > I can't remember where I downloaded it though, and the official kicad page at > http://www.kicad-pcb.org/display/KICAD/Download leads to source (very > difficult to build on macos) or packages that are quite old. > > so on to my problems. Installing libraries was very difficult because the > "sed" command on bsd does not support extended regex (the -r parameter) and > sed is used by library-repos-install.sh to create a list of libraries to > download. > > perhaps macOS after 10.6.7 has a version of sed that allows for -r extended > regex? If not, the command > sed 's:.+ "KiCad/(.+)",:\1:' > should be replaced with > sed 's:..................KiCad/::' | sed 's:\",::' > in library-repos-install.sh > > this is to change > "full_name": "KiCad/Air_Coils_SML_NEOSID.pretty", > into > Air_Coils_SML_NEOSID.pretty > > the other problem i'm having is basically this: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/kicad/+bug/593661 > > except that it's not that the Cvpcb window "loses" focus but rather it isn't > fully focused. The close/minimize/maximize buttons in the corner are still > colored (indicating it has focus) but the arrow keys don't work and none of > the fields are highlighted with active blue; and thus the arrow keys don't > work. I can't describe how impossible it is to pick parts without using the > arrow keys to pick through footprints with Cvpcb. > > If i close the footprint viewer, Cvpcb acts normally and the arrow keys work > to cycle through parts. > > if anyone is building for macOS / OSX they should check for this bug and fix > it or reopen it in the bug tracker if they see it, it's pretty serious. > > also, i really don't know what is the correct way to install kicad libraries > and I haven't found the instructions in the documentation - or they were > buried in too much other documentation and i couldn't see it. > I pity the fool who tries to install kicad on anything but linux until the > documentation is improved. > > thank you > -jake > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
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