Cirilo, Does this patch fix any reported bugs? I seem to remember one filed about 3D model file paths but I cannot find anything directly related to this patch. I have it ready to commit but before I commit it I want to make sure I don't have to link it to a bug report.
Thanks, Wayne On 4/15/2016 7:10 PM, Cirilo Bernardo wrote: > The attached patch makes the following changes: > > 1. Paths defined via pcbnew->Preferences->Configure Paths > are now included in the 3D file browser's drop-down list except > for KICAD_PTEMPLATES, KIGITHUB, KISYSMOD, any paths > resembling a URL, and any non-existent paths. When an > absolute path is shortened using one of these path aliases, > let's say 'KISYS3DMOD' then the name appears in the pcb file > as "${KISYS3DMOD}/blah.wrl". If a user defines and actual > environment variable with the same name, then that user > defined variable will have precedence over the internally defined > variable. > > 2. Paths relative to the current project directory are no longer > represented as "some/path/to/file.wrl"; for compatibility with > previous kicad versions it shall always be stored as > ${KIPRJMOD}/some/path/to/file.wrl. > > 3. Various restrictions on alias path values have been removed > since the imposed restrictions could result in corrupted user > data (aliases are silently dropped). > > Overall the patch should improve back-compatibility by > providing a ${ENV_VAR} mechanism for supporting > different model root directories and ensuring that paths > relative to KIPRJMOD are expressed in a way that is > compatible with earlier kicad versions. This allows users > more flexibility and the ability to work in a way that ensures > 3D model files can be correctly resolved in earlier versions > of kicad. Users who do not care about back-compatibility > may prefer to use the newer alias system. > > - Cirilo > > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp