gEDA-user: gsch2pcb : coming up empty

[Andy Peters]

On Jan 3, 2007, at 5:14 AM, John Luciani wrote:

> On 1/3/07, Andy Peters <devel at latke.net> wrote:
>> On Jan 2, 2007, at 8:28 PM, John Luciani wrote:
>>
>> > On 1/2/07, Andy Peters <devel at latke.net> wrote:
>> >> On Jan 2, 2007, at 7:59 PM, John Luciani wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > On 1/2/07, Andy Peters <devel at latke.net> wrote:
>> >> >> So I think that my footprint is broken, but I dunno how or why!
>> >> >>
>> >> >> -a
>> >> >
>> >> > If your footprint is a simple newlib footprint you may want  
>> to post
>> >> > it.
>> >>
>> >> Actually, I did, in the message that started this thread, but I'll
>> >> include it here (in case this list rejects attachments).  It's  
>> called
>> >> SOT223-230P-650W-356L-4N.
>> >>
>> >
>> > That symbol loaded for me without any problems.
>>
>> Loaded into pcb directly, or brought in when used as a footprint
>> attribute attached to a symbol?
>>
>> Now I can't get ANY footprint to load from the symbol.
>
> I am using gsch2pcb version 1.4
>
> Check the footprint attribute on the symbol and verifiy that the  
> attribute
> value is the same as the footprint name (no whitespace or
> additional characters). If you accidentally entered a whitespace  
> character
> in emacs your footprint may not load.

If the footprint name is not correct, I get an error saying as much  
("can't find footprint" or similar).  The name matches exactly.

>> I've spent all evening screwing with this ... trying various
>> combinations of different footprints, changing attributes using
>> gattrib or editing the symbols (either in emacs or using gschem) and
>> I can't get it to work.
>
> You may want to post a *simple* schematic that demonstrates the  
> problem.

I did, in the message that started this thread ...

-a