Index: trunk/doc-rnd/index.html =================================================================== --- trunk/doc-rnd/index.html (revision 1634) +++ trunk/doc-rnd/index.html (revision 1635) @@ -31,8 +31,9 @@
+In pcb-rnd this has been replaced with a new struct type called library_t +that can represent an arbitrary tree: directories and files within directories +down to many levels. +
+Both the gtk and the lesstif had has been modified accordingly and can
+properly display the tree. This in turn enables alternative footprint backend
+implementations such as fp_wget to import
+more complex libraries, e.g. the one on gedasymbols.org.
+
+ save/load and compatibility
+Not affected.
+
+ plans
+Finished, no plans.
+
+
+
Index: trunk/doc-rnd/pcblib.html
===================================================================
--- trunk/doc-rnd/pcblib.html (revision 1634)
+++ trunk/doc-rnd/pcblib.html (revision 1635)
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
- pcb-rnd - the [pcblib] and [pcblib-param] patches
+ pcb-rnd - the [pcblib] and [pcblib-param] and [fp_fs] patches
The footprint library shipped with vanilla pcb is cluttered with
@@ -36,6 +36,13 @@
open. Note how few smd parts are there. Still, smd/ is the most crowded
subdirectory!
+[fp_fs]+As of vesion 1.0.10, the footprint list/search/load of footprints is a plugin. +The original code that handles local file system footprint libraries (e.g. +pcblib or newlib) is now a plugin. Altnerative plugins can be provided that work +from databases or from the web. In extreme +situations the file system based footprint plugin can even be disabled. +save/load and compatibilityNot affected: elements are embedded in the PCB. |