Mail Archives: geda-user/2011/10/27/12:03:05
On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 04:50:48PM +0200, Juergen Harms wrote:
> I have installed pcb-20110918 (having enjoyed using earlier releases
> for many years) - the install went well (my platform is Mageia-1):
> pcb builds and runs nicely (after having sorted out some issues of
> missing required packages). But I dont dare to use this new version:
>
> "make test" (or running tests/run_tests.sh) reveals that 4 tests
> fail: hid_gerber1, hid_gerber2, hid_gerber3 and hid_png3. For
> instance, the .gbr files produced by hid_gerber1 are thin horizontal
> lines, rather than the thick lines with a filled circle at at their
> end (looking at the gerber files with gerbv).
>
> - What can I do to clarify this problem?
>
Tell us what OS and processor you are running. Maybe send us the
output files from the pcb/tests/outputs/ folder.
There is a bug here:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/pcb/+bug/800862
that I could not reproduce. Does it sound like what you are experiencing?
> - Is my assumption right that I could probably edit layouts, but
> should not use the new version of pcb for generating gerber files
> until I have sorted out this problem?
>
Probably. But on my system, I get 21 out of 21 tests pass, so I can't
really say anything about yours.
> I had posted this to the old list (moria.seul) - sorry if this might
> end up in double posting
No worries. I think that message went nowhere.
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