Mail Archives: geda-user/2013/09/09/07:44:30
> Self-contained projects are really a good thing, at least when
> I used OrCad, there was a command "Archive parts in schematics"
> which took all the parts used in the schematics and put them
> in a single library file. That was a very nice feature, actually
> the one I mostly miss.
Vladimir already pointed out that the utility "garchive" was created
to serve this goal. I wrote it maybe 10 years ago, based upon similar
archiving utilities I had used for ViewDraw. Garchive pulls all the
symbols out of your .sch file, sticks them into a separate directory,
then tarrs and gzips up your schematic and the symbols and creates a
single, stand-alone archive of your project. ISTR it also put a few
other things into the tarball, perhaps the gafrc and the gschemrc?
Nothing similar works for PCB, but the footprints are embedded in a
.pcb file so the need is not as great.
In any event, the utility has experienced significant bit-rot. The
last time I tried to use it -- several years ago -- it failed to run.
However, it is written in Python, so it's easy to hack. If anybody
wants to fix it, extend it, or write a replacement for it, I encourage
you to do so.
Stuart
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