I think it's fine for macOS! On Fri, Mar 19, 2021, 7:04 AM Wayne Stambaugh <stambau...@gmail.com> wrote:
> It seems as though we are heading towards a consensus that making the > simulator build mandatory unless there is some strenuous objection to > doing so by one of our package developers. I still want to give > everyone a chance to reply before I make the change. In the mean time, > I think I'm going to split out the ngspice settings because it will be > a bit cleaner and it will fix the immediate build issues. > > Wayne > > On 3/19/21 4:06 AM, Nick Østergaard wrote: > > I would be fine with permanently enabling the ngspice integration. It > > has historically not been that complicated to support, I mean build > > wise, and I don't think it makes a lot of difference for rebuilds, which > > is where it could be nice to disable some things, like scripting > sometimes. > > > > Speaking from experience on windows, linux and mac. At least I don't > > remember any issues with it on newer releases of ngspice, and if a > > problem crops of for some reason I am sure we can workaround it and > > Holger is very responsive on requests from us. > > > > On Fri, 19 Mar 2021 at 04:14, Jon Evans <j...@craftyjon.com > > <mailto:j...@craftyjon.com>> wrote: > > > > I agree with Seth. The longer a feature is part of KiCad, the more > > people will refer to it in forum posts, tutorials, etc. This > > feature has now existed for plenty long enough for people to expect > > it. If there are no packaging reasons to do otherwise, I support it > > being included in all builds. > > > > -Jon > > > > On Thu, Mar 18, 2021 at 10:49 PM Seth Hillbrand <s...@kipro-pcb.com > > <mailto:s...@kipro-pcb.com>> wrote: > > > > I agree that this is one area where we can improve the user > > experience. > > > > By first-class, I mean only that it is an integral part of KiCad > > that we develop and support. We are no longer in the testing > > phase where it would make sense to have a conditional > compilation. > > > > -Seth > > > > On Thu, Mar 18, 2021 at 4:51 PM Mark Roszko > > <mark.ros...@gmail.com <mailto:mark.ros...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > > > You say it's first class but the spice gui needs alot of > > loving. The tool framework is also ducktaped poorly into it. > > > > On Thu, Mar 18, 2021 at 7:14 PM Seth Hillbrand > > <s...@kipro-pcb.com <mailto:s...@kipro-pcb.com>> wrote: > > > > Do we still need spice as a build option? It would be > > nice to bring down the number of permutations out there > > and the SPICE simulator is really a first-class KiCad > > citizen nowadays. > > > > -S > > > > On Thu, Mar 18, 2021 at 4:04 PM Jon Evans > > <j...@craftyjon.com <mailto:j...@craftyjon.com>> wrote: > > > > Saving in the project file is fine, I just mean if > > you split out NGSPICE_SIMULATOR_SETTINGS to a > > different file (not sim/ngspice.h) with no > > dependencies on ngspice itself, the settings class > > can be built without ngspice. > > > > On Thu, Mar 18, 2021 at 6:57 PM Wayne Stambaugh > > <stambau...@gmail.com <mailto:stambau...@gmail.com>> > > wrote: > > > > I thought about that but in what context does a > > simulation make sense > > out side of a schematic or a netlist generated > > from a schematic? I > > saved the ngspice simulator settings in the > > project file because that is > > the proper scope of the setting. I really don't > > see a more logical > > place to save the setting. I suppose I could > > split out the simulator > > settings code but it would be awkward at best. > > > > On 3/18/21 6:42 PM, Jon Evans wrote: > > > Wayne, I haven't checked this code carefully > > but I'd recommend building > > > the settings always, and moving the #ifdef to > > a different level (i.e. > > > make the settings not depend on ngspice) > > > > > > That way if the same settings files are shared > > between a build with > > > ngspice and a build without, they won't get > > thrown away. > > > > > > On Thu, Mar 18, 2021 at 6:37 PM Wayne > > Stambaugh <stambau...@gmail.com > > <mailto:stambau...@gmail.com> > > > <mailto:stambau...@gmail.com > > <mailto:stambau...@gmail.com>>> wrote: > > > > > > My bad. I forgot the simulator was a > > build option so I will have to > > > #ifdef the offending settings code. > > > > > > - Wayne > > > > > > On 3/18/21 6:02 PM, Eeli Kaikkonen wrote: > > > > I have disabled ngspice in cmake > > settings but in a recent commit by > > > > Wayne #include <sim/ngspice.h>, which in > > turn includes > > > > ngspice/sharedspice.h, was added to > > schematic.cpp which makes > > > > compilation fail apparently because I > > don't have ngspice at all. > > > > > > > > Eeli Kaikkonen > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Mailing list: > > https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > > <https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers> > > > <https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > > <https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers>> > > > > Post to : > > kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net > > <mailto:kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net> > > > > > <mailto:kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net > > <mailto:kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net>> > > > > Unsubscribe : > > https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > > <https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers> > > > <https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > > <https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers>> > > > > More help : > > https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > <https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp> > > > <https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > <https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp>> > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Mailing list: > > https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > > <https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers> > > > <https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > > <https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers>> > > > Post to : > > kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net > > <mailto:kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net> > > > > > <mailto:kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net > > <mailto:kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net>> > > > Unsubscribe : > > https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > > <https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers> > > > <https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > > <https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers>> > > > More help : > > https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > <https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp> > > > <https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > <https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp>> > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Mailing list: > > https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > > <https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers> > > Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net > > <mailto:kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net> > > Unsubscribe : > > https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > > <https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers> > > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > <https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp> > > > > > > > > -- > > KiCad Services Corporation Logo > > Seth Hillbrand > > *Lead Developer* > > +1-530-302-5483 > > Long Beach, CA > > www.kipro-pcb.com <https://www.kipro-pcb.com/> > > i...@kipro-pcb.com <mailto:i...@kipro-pcb.com> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > > <https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers> > > Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net > > <mailto:kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net> > > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > > <https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers> > > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > <https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp> > > > > > > > > -- > > Mark > > > > > > > > -- > > KiCad Services Corporation Logo > > Seth Hillbrand > > *Lead Developer* > > +1-530-302-5483 > > Long Beach, CA > > www.kipro-pcb.com <https://www.kipro-pcb.com/> > > i...@kipro-pcb.com <mailto:i...@kipro-pcb.com> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > > <https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers> > > Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net > > <mailto:kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net> > > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > > <https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers> > > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > <https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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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