Since version 2.4 libraries support long pin and pad names (longer than 4 characters), so they are 100% compatible with 2.3 as long as you do not use these features.
Regards, Orson On 01/18/2018 11:11 PM, Rene Pöschl wrote: > ".lib" files created or edited with a recent nightly build set the > header information to version 2.4. > > What is the difference to the lib version used in kicad stable (version > 2.3). > > I can open 2.4 version libs using kicad stable. But kicad stable does > not display anything that is stored in the dcm file. > > (If i then edit such a lib file with stable, it results in the loss of > the complete dcm file content.) > > > Is it possible to revert the file version in some manner if a file has > been updated to version 2.4 such that the lib can be used again in kicad > stable? > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
