I just sent a duplicate list-mail using the wrong sender address.. sorry for the noise!
On Wed, November 8, 2017 22:18, easyw wrote: > the two a) and b) points are a big issue I think and this configuration is > normally not present in other installer programs on windows... > > In windows a common User Folder is called common doc folder; > the var pointing to C:\Users\Public is %PUBLIC% in recent Windows > https://installmate.com/support/im9/kb/kb50038.htm#commondoc > Then placing the libraries models/modules in i.e. C:\Users\Public\kicad > folder, will let All Users have access read/write to these folders > > [..] This is even worse.. that way co-workers could (even accidentally) change the library without any notice. I think there are two use cases: 1) Simple users of KiCAD For this use case, the library should be installed in a write-protected location where only install admins can change them (like it is now). As a simple user I would expect stable KiCAD releases to come with an official sanctioned library for that release. Eagle and most other CAD packages do the same bundling. Auto-updaters that just update the library will confuse simple users, and may cause compatibility problems if the library requires new features. The same goes for automagic copy-on-write features - It's better to just document how a library can be copied locally and how to override the official one. 2) Advanced users that want to contribute to the library Advanced users should just clone the library using GIT. That way it's possible to update and send pull requests using a normal, non-magic workflow. An option to skip bundled library installation would be nice, but is optional. Library overrides could be done using a prioritized search path: 1. $PROJECT/library # very useful for project-specific things 2. ~/.KiCAD/library # useful for contributor work 3. /usr/share/KiCAD/library # default for simple users Of course, users could insert their own location like a company file server.. best regards, -- Thomas Kindler <[email protected]> _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
