There already is. You can use ODBC connections to manage your libraries ( https://docs.kicad.org/8.0/en/eeschema/eeschema.html#database-libraries) [image: KiCad Services Corporation Logo] Seth Hillbrand *Lead Developer* +1-530-302-5483 Long Beach, CA www.kipro-pcb.com [email protected]
On Fri, Apr 26, 2024 at 7:04 AM 'Clemens Koller' via KiCad Developers < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi there! > > Using KiCad in a professinal environment drew my attention. > So I hope this is not fully OT here: > In my case I want or need to interface it to a MariaDB (MySQL) database > where > the library components were generated automatically and are "married" to > an ERP > system for purchasing and warehouse management on the database side. > > So instead of querying libraries via http, is there or will there be an > SQL backend, too? > > Unfortunately, I cannot spend much time with KiCad now. But migrating > KiCad to the existing component libraries is one of the next big steps to > get traction. > > Regards, > > Clemens > > On 19/04/2024 09.36, Rosy wrote: > > Hello everyone > > > > I currently use KiCad privately and would like to use it in our company > in the future. > > > > It is important that there is a good solution to manage the libraries > centrally. The http library is ideal because it enables a clean separation > of frontend and backend. > > > > Unfortunately, there are still a few things that I think need to be > improved a bit. > > > > I have currently created a merge request with which it is now possible > to provide the http sublibraries with a description, which I consider to be > an essential function and hope that it will be accepted promptly. > > > > > > I have also recorded the following issues regarding the http library. > > > > https://gitlab.com/kicad/code/kicad/-/issues/17584 > > > > https://gitlab.com/kicad/code/kicad/-/issues/17570 > > > > https://gitlab.com/kicad/code/kicad/-/issues/17569 > > > > For issues 17584/17570 Andre Iwers and I have submitted the merge request > > 1910/1912/1914 > > A possible solution has been developed, which is currently being > discussed in MR 1910, as opinions differ on fields that are only displayed > in the Choose Symbol dialog. > > What is your opinion? > > Otherwise, I would be happy to work out another solution. > > > > Does anyone have some tips for where and how I could tackle problem > 17569? > > > > Thank you for your feedback. > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "KiCad Developers" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an email to [email protected] <mailto: > [email protected]>. > > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/a/kicad.org/d/msgid/devlist/2b4f7c81-5186-4a9b-bb35-4da6f47568c6n%40kicad.org > < > https://groups.google.com/a/kicad.org/d/msgid/devlist/2b4f7c81-5186-4a9b-bb35-4da6f47568c6n%40kicad.org?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer > >. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "KiCad Developers" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/a/kicad.org/d/msgid/devlist/40215ede-ef90-4026-bbee-13f136461e49%40gmx.net > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "KiCad Developers" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/a/kicad.org/d/msgid/devlist/CAFdeG-r3y_m6wOjarbSFZq_pXdbtEqiKK7wCW5dZAE_hv_ju3Q%40mail.gmail.com.
