gnupic@linuxhacker.org

On Saturday 26 April 2003 11:53, Edward Tiong wrote:
> Eagle from Cadsoft (www.cadsoft.de) does have a linux version.
>
> Dan Christian wrote:
...
> > I ended up getting the full Eagle bundle for $600.  If it makes you feel
> > better OrCAD costs $7500 without the autorouter!  I've been pretty happy
> > with Eagle.  The biggest weakness in my mind is in library management.
> >  They have an external program that improves that for Windows, but there
> > isn't a Linux version.

I know that they have a Linux version of the main software (I use it).  

There is a library viewer (eaglelibvwr) that looked like it would help with 
some of the library management issues.  However, the version on the web site 
is for Windows only.

With the main software, it takes several steps to copy a component from one 
library to another.  You have to open a library, copy the shape, close the 
library, open the other library, start a new symbol, and then paste the 
shape.  Repeat for the PCB layout.

The reason that this comes up is that I usually need to edit the hole sizes to 
match PCBExpress's preset list.  If you edit the main libraries, then you 
lose your changes when you upgrade.  So I copy symbols/layouts into my own 
library the and modify them to work with PCBExpress.

Are you saying that there is now a Linux version of the library viewer?

-Dan