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Date: Tue, 29 May 2012 09:24:16 -0400
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From: Jeff Mallatt <jjm AT codewell DOT com>
Subject: [geda-user] pcb patch: user way to ignore dirs/files in newlibs
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In my private newlib style libraries I have some non-footprint files, which were showing up in the Library window. I noticed in the code (in file.c) that a few directories/files are hard-coded as to be ignored. I figured that adding a user-configurable mechanism to ignore dirs/files would be more useful to others than just adding my names to the hard-coded list.

So I implemented a simple "pcbignore" mechanism. Allows for per-user and per-newlib ignore lists. The patch adds an appendix to the doc/pcb.texi file (q.v. for details on use).

https://bugs.launchpad.net/pcb/+bug/1005644

Let me know if there's anything I could/should do to improve this.  Thanks.