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Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2018 20:28:32 +0100
From: Chris Green <cl AT isbd DOT net>
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Subject: Re: [geda-user] Questions about symbol library handling
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On Thu, Apr 26, 2018 at 09:23:22PM +0300, (graahnul DOT grom AT gmail DOT com) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com] wrote:
> On Thu, 26 Apr 2018 18:09:39 +0100
> Chris Green <cl AT isbd DOT net> wrote:
> 
> > First question, where does the 'local' entry in the add
> > component menu come from?  It doesn't appear to relate to
> > an actual directory so it's just a nuisance really.  Can
> > one get rid of it?
> 
> There's an empty directory:
> <installdir>/share/gEDA/sym/local/
> I think it can be safely deleted.
> 
Aha, brilliant, thank you.  That's sorted.

>  
> > Second question, I can't get a 'local' gafrc file to
> > provide a specific project symbol directory.  I've tried
> > what it says at:-
> > 
> > http://wiki.geda-project.org/geda:faq-gschem#how_do_i_configure_my_local_gafrc_to_find_my_local_symbol_directory 
> 
> > 
> > ...  but it simply doesn't work.  If I change the
> > "./symbols" to a full path then it works OK so the gafrc
> > file *is* being read.  The directory names seems to be
> > parsed OK because there is no command line error (which
> > you do get if the directory doesn't exist for example)
> > but it just doesn't work.
> 
> Are you sure you launch gschem from the same directory
> where gafrc file and 'symbols' subfolder resides? It should
> work.
> 
Yes, definitely.  As I said the gafrc file is being parsed because if
you put a non-existent directory there the error is reported on the
command line when you run gschem.

Ah, oops!  I'd put:-

    (source-library "./stigsym")

in gafrc, it should be:-

    (component-library "./stigsym")

So all working perfectly now.  Thanks for the help.


-- 
Chris Green