gEDA-dev: geda naming convention

[Peter Clifton]

On Mon, 2007-12-10 at 11:04 -0500, Ryan wrote:
> > I'm spending any effort I can working on usability issues on GUI (and
> > sometimes infrastructure) stuff.
> >
> > Have you seen xgsch2pcb? (You can do the gschem -> PCB workflow without
> > touching a command line if you so desire. Peter B and I have not had the
> > time or energy to extend that into a full "geda" project manager
> > replacement).
> >
> >   
> I use the git repository for the  geda source but I don't see this
> program. Where can I get it?

Ah.. it lives in its own git repository..

http://git.gpleda.org/?p=xgsch2pcb.git;a=summary

Let me know if you find any bugs. Its still pretty new, so isn't the
most feature complete app in the planet. Notable absences are ways to
configure gsch2pcb to find things like footprints in non-standard
locations.)

> I typically use Makefiles for my development but persuading new users
> would be much easier. Many undergrads in my dept. use Ubuntu for one
> reason or another (some know Linux well and like the easy installation,
> others won't touch the command line out of fear) and a program like this
> may help get them started and maintain interest without overwhelming.

xgsch2pcb is being packaged for Debian, so it should be in Ubuntu at its
next release. I'll try to ensure its a decent version (GIT has had many
important improvements since the 0.1.1 release).

If you want, I can email you some "templates" which are used here.
xgsch2pcb will let you start a new project by copying / renaming parts
of a template project. The feature is pretty un-documented though, as I
rushed it in for the start of last term here.

> At some point I would like to help out, but I have very little time as
> well for the moment. I developed code using QT for a number of years
> and
> have played with GTK, FLTK, Fox, and a few others. My big weakness
> here
> is that I have very little experience with development on platforms
> other than Linux.

I used to program (I say program, not develop.. I was young, and didn't
do anything too serious) on Windows. I wouldn't know where to start
nowadays!. I have in the past built (cross-compiled) gEDA and PCB for
Windows, and it worked more than I expected. A bit of hacking was needed
on gEDA, but not a great deal.


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