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Vladimir,

>> Is a functional version for Mac OS X out of scope?  Or maybe
>> other folks have had success with geda on mac.  I have not
>> (well, gschem is sort of ok but I can’t get pcb to run on a
>> mac).
> 
> No, we just have a disappearingly little support from power Mac
> users like those who fixed things on Mac before. Your reports were
> helpful (as reports of some *BSD users). There is another part of
> the story, as you know. Some underlying libraries used in geda or
> pcb, or even their dependences, might have been broken on some
> platforms, and therefore again, we need help from Mac users to
> learn if this is the case.

I would be happy to keep reporting issues.

>> 
>>>> * Lack of coherent documentation for new users like myself to get off the
>>>> ground
>>> 
>>> Should we have a manual that breaks down things for people who want
>>> the simple answer? Basically instead of trying to explain each tool in
>>> the chain but just how to use them in a flow?
>> 
>> Yes, I think that workflow-based tutorials are particularly
>> useful, especially for new users.  The gschem->gsch2pcb->pcb and
>> Your First Board tutorials were particularly helpful to me.  But
>> they could be brought up to date (such as Import Schematics
>> feature).
> 
> Please offer your changes, I'll add them.

This will take some time, but I am working on it.