gEDA-user: PCB a bad name ?

[Stuart Brorson]

>> In fact all modern distributions use good package management systems and
>> there is no excuse for not using one of those distros.
>
> But it is possible dat gEDA/pcb isn't present in some distributions. What I
> was trying to say is that IMHO the responsibility to provide good packages is
> the task of the distribution.
>
> I don't know other distributions very well, but in Debian it is possible to
> use reportbug and fill in a RFP (request for package). Maybe this is also
> possible in other distributions?


Ummmm, the entire gEDA suite is now available as RPM packages in
Fedora Extras, available for FC3, 4, 5.  See here :

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/describecomponents.cgi?product=Fedora%20Extras

There are also RPMs for SuSE, available here (thanks, Werner!):

http://software.opensuse.org/download/home:/werner2101/

Eventually we will put links to these packages -- along with
installation instructions -- onto the gEDA downloads page and into the
Wiki.  I haven't done it yet since I have many other, higher priority
things to do.  If somebody else wants to update the wiki (on their
own) and create a new, improved downloads page, I will be happy to
stick the downloads page into the gEDA webserver.

Stuart