On 9/7/2014 3:30 PM, Jacob Schmidt wrote: > Honestly, as a user -- this is spectacular news. > > Trying to move the configuration files. Which ones are they?? > The fact that I have to ask that question is damning evidence that this > patch was necessary!!! > > Is there a list of these files somewhere?
What platform are you using? On Linux assuming you've opened each of the main windows a least once except for fp-lib-table which should always be present: ~/.kicad_common ~/.kicad ~/.cvpcb ~/.gerbview ~/.eeschema ~/.pcbnew ~/.bitmap2component ~/.pcb_calculator ~/.pl_editor fp-lib-table > > > On 09/05/2014 05:31 PM, Wayne Stambaugh wrote: >> I just committed Moses' configuration file relocation patch in r5114. >> >> On Linux the configuration files are now located in $HOME/.config/kicad >> per the FreeDesktop.org specification. To preserve you current >> settings, you can move the kicad configuration files for your $HOME >> folder to the new location. You must drop the leading . from the file >> name. You must also move the fp-lib-table file. You will have to make >> copies of these files if you plan on using any version of kicad prior to >> r5114. >> >> Sorry windows users but you will have to reconfigure KiCad. There was >> no easy way to extract the registry keys into configuration files. The >> configuration files on Windows will be saved in the same folder as >> fp-lib-table which is %APPDATA%\kicad. You may want to clean the kicad >> cruft from the registry if your not going to use any versions of kicad >> prior to r5114. >> >> There should be no change for OSX users. >> >> Can someone please apply the attached patch to the library install in >> the github repo so the fp-lib-table file gets installed in the correct >> path by anyone using the kicad-install.sh script. >> >> Thank you Moses for contributing to KiCad. >> >> Sorry about the inconvenience but this change fixes the $HOME folder >> configuration file pollution on Linux and removing the configuration >> from the Windows registry which both users and developers have been >> pushing for. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Wayne >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >> Post to : [email protected] >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
