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Torben Friis (friistf AT gmail DOT com) [via geda-help AT delorie DOT com] wrote:
> Hi Chad,
> Thank you.
> torben
>
> On Tue, Jan 29, 2019 at 1:28 PM Chad Parker (parker DOT charles AT gmail DOT com 
> <mailto:parker DOT charles AT gmail DOT com>) [via geda-help AT delorie DOT com 
> <mailto:geda-help AT delorie DOT com>] <geda-help AT delorie DOT com 
> <mailto:geda-help AT delorie DOT com>> wrote:
>
>     Hi Torben-
>
>     As a general rule, you can use anything that you can make work!
>
>     I believe that the footprints in newlib/ are part of the standard
>     pcb library.
>
>     There are two types of footprints: M4 and "element files". The
>     things that you see in the pcblib file are, I believe, data used
>     for generating the M4 footprints. These are old and we are no
>     longer encouraging their use. The pcblib.contents file is just an
>     index for pcblib.
>
>     In general, if there's a specific footprint you need, and you
>     can't find it, you can ask on the mailing list. It's likely that
>     someone has one that they haven't published that they would be
>     willing to share.
>
>     --Chad
>
>     On Tue, Jan 29, 2019 at 4:29 AM Torben Friis (friistf AT gmail DOT com
>     <mailto:friistf AT gmail DOT com>) [via geda-help AT delorie DOT com
>     <mailto:geda-help AT delorie DOT com>] <geda-help AT delorie DOT com
>     <mailto:geda-help AT delorie DOT com>> wrote:
>
>         Hi,
>         I have noticed the following files exist:
>
>         torben AT torben-Aspire-E5-773G:~$ ls /home/geda/www/footprints
>         CVS         m4lib.cgi    newlib      pcblib
>         index.html  m4query.cgi  newlib.cgi  pcblib.contents
>
>         Is one of these the one I get as standard when I add a component?
>         If yes, can I choose another one?
>         best regards
>         torben
>
>         On Thu, Jan 24, 2019 at 1:14 PM Torben Friis
>         <friistf AT gmail DOT com <mailto:friistf AT gmail DOT com>> wrote:
>
>             Hi Vladimir,
>             Thank you for clarification. I have deleted the file.
>             best regards
>             torben
>
>             On Wed, Jan 23, 2019 at 4:49 PM Vladimir Zhbanov
>             (vzhbanov AT gmail DOT com <mailto:vzhbanov AT gmail DOT com>) [via
>             geda-help AT delorie DOT com <mailto:geda-help AT delorie DOT com>]
>             <geda-help AT delorie DOT com <mailto:geda-help AT delorie DOT com>> wrote:
>
>                 On Wed, Jan 23, 2019 at 10:19:08AM -0500, Chad Parker
>                 (parker DOT charles AT gmail DOT com
>                 <mailto:parker DOT charles AT gmail DOT com>) [via
>                 geda-help AT delorie DOT com <mailto:geda-help AT delorie DOT com>]
>                 wrote:
>                 ...
>
>                 > The file #one.sch# is either a lock file or a backup
>                 file, I don't remember
>                 > which.
>
>                 It's backup for unsaved changes. Plain backup filename is
>                 "one.sch~" in this case, i.e. the previously saved
>                 version of the
>                 schematic file is saved under this name when the user
>                 invokes
>                 "File → Save".
>
>                 -- 
>                   Vladimir
>
Hi,

Footprints can also be found on http://www.gedasymbols.org

Kind regards,

Bert Timmerman.