Release Notes: Dec 17, 2008

These are the source files for the previously released pcblander program and other gEDA utilities.  To install these, put the files in this directory in your search path and create a lib directory below them and put the lib files in that (you can also just put these files and the lib files in one directory in your search path, if you prefer).

To test your installation, type
scripteaser -V
You should get a dump of the files used by the scripteaser script and their revisions.  If this works, your directories and search paths are set up properly.


What's here?

The pcblander program for creating gEDA footprints (see the ../demos area)

The pcbgen program for changing pcb layout files.  Among other things, this can update all the footprints in a pcb file.  To update a pcb file's footprints, create a script that looks like this (lines that start with "#" are comments):


# Updates the footprints in a layout file
# get the layout file
load_pcb("my_pcb_filename")
# pull in all the footprint files that need updating
load_directory_files("my_new_footprint_files_directory")
print(update_pcb_elements(), " elements updated")
# write out the updated file
output_directory="postprocess"
write_pcb("my_new_pcb_filename")

To update your footprints, type:
 pcbgen <script_file>

You should have a new pcb file with updated footprints.


Steve