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This seems fairly straightforward. You need a program that can parse both
.pcb and .sch files, and pull out the .fp and .sym files, then create a
.zip out of them. How hard can that be?

On Wed, Jul 6, 2016 at 11:05 AM, Ouabache Designworks (z3qmtr45 AT gmail DOT com)
[via geda-user AT delorie DOT com] <geda-user AT delorie DOT com> wrote:

>
>
> On Wed, Jul 6, 2016 at 4:14 AM, James Battat (jbattat AT wellesley DOT edu) [via
> geda-user AT delorie DOT com] <geda-user AT delorie DOT com> wrote:
>
>> After completing a schematic and board layout, I=E2=80=99d like to distr=
ibute the
>> full project to a colleague.  I=E2=80=99d like to send them a single fil=
e that is
>> self-contained (meaning all .sch files, .pcb file, custom footprints and
>> symbols), in a way that makes it easy on the recipient.  What is the
>> recommended approach?
>>
>> At present, I have my design files (.sch, .pcb and config files) under
>> version control.  I separately have my symbols and footprints in version
>> control.  So a collaborator must check out the code for the board, and t=
he
>> code for the symbols/footprints, and then ensure that the symbol/footpri=
nt
>> paths in the preference files align with their directory structure, etc.
>> In this approach, they also must get all of my custom symbols/footprints=
,
>> not just the ones used in the current project.
>>
>> There must be a better way.  What do you do?
>>
>> James
>>
>>
>> That's why we need a repository manager tool. EDA tools have
> traditionally assumed that the human would download all the needed
> repositories beforehand and everything would be in the file system.
>
> That worked ten years ago but todays designs require a huge number of
> repos. It is time to automate this step.
>
> IP-Xact should have defined a framework for this but they punted on this
> issue so we are left to figure it out ourselves.
>
> John Eaton
>
>
>
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr">This seems fairly straightforward. You need a program that=
 can parse both .pcb and .sch files, and pull out the .fp and .sym files, t=
hen create a .zip out of them. How hard can that be?</div><div class=3D"gma=
il_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Wed, Jul 6, 2016 at 11:05 AM, O=
uabache Designworks (<a href=3D"mailto:z3qmtr45 AT gmail DOT com">z3qmtr45 AT gmail DOT c=
om</a>) [via <a href=3D"mailto:geda-user AT delorie DOT com">geda-user AT delorie DOT com=
</a>] <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:geda-user AT delorie DOT com" target=
=3D"_blank">geda-user AT delorie DOT com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote clas=
s=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;pad=
ding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div cla=
ss=3D"gmail_quote">On Wed, Jul 6, 2016 at 4:14 AM, James Battat (<a href=3D=
"mailto:jbattat AT wellesley DOT edu" target=3D"_blank">jbattat AT wellesley DOT edu</a>)=
 [via <a href=3D"mailto:geda-user AT delorie DOT com" target=3D"_blank">geda-user@=
delorie.com</a>] <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:geda-user AT delorie.=
com" target=3D"_blank">geda-user AT delorie DOT com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><bloc=
kquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #cc=
c solid;padding-left:1ex">After completing a schematic and board layout, I=
=E2=80=99d like to distribute the full project to a colleague.=C2=A0 I=E2=
=80=99d like to send them a single file that is self-contained (meaning all=
 .sch files, .pcb file, custom footprints and symbols), in a way that makes=
 it easy on the recipient.=C2=A0 What is the recommended approach?<br>
<br>
At present, I have my design files (.sch, .pcb and config files) under vers=
ion control.=C2=A0 I separately have my symbols and footprints in version c=
ontrol.=C2=A0 So a collaborator must check out the code for the board, and =
the code for the symbols/footprints, and then ensure that the symbol/footpr=
int paths in the preference files align with their directory structure, etc=
.=C2=A0 In this approach, they also must get all of my custom symbols/footp=
rints, not just the ones used in the current project.<br>
<br>
There must be a better way.=C2=A0 What do you do?<br>
<span><font color=3D"#888888"><br>
James<br>
<br>
<br>
</font></span></blockquote></div>That&#39;s why we need a repository manage=
r tool. EDA tools have traditionally assumed that the human would download =
all the needed repositories beforehand and everything would be in the file =
system.<br></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_e=
xtra">That worked ten years ago but todays designs require a huge number of=
 repos. It is time to automate this step.<br><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_=
extra">IP-Xact should have defined a framework for this but they punted on =
this issue so we are left to figure it out ourselves.<br><br></div><div cla=
ss=3D"gmail_extra">John Eaton<br><br><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><=
br></div></div>
</blockquote></div><br></div>

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