========================================================================
Release notes for pcb-4.1.3
========================================================================
Dear Users,
This is a bug fix release of pcb.
Kind regards,
The pcb development team.
Contributors
------------
The following authors contributed to the 4.1.3 release:
- Charles Parker
- Milan Prochac
- Bert Timmerman
Please note that names are in no particular order and all e-mail
addresses have been removed for privacy.
User experience improvements
----------------------------
- Fixed potential data loss when currently opened PCB file is modified
on disk.
- Blind/Burried vias clear soldermask on layers they don't intersect.
- Fixed ChangeClearSize() for changing a via's solder mask clearance.
- Fixed polygon to line separation DRC.
- Fixed DRC flags lines that are cleared by other objects.
- Fixed DRC misses lines near polygons if clearance < bloat.
- Fixed the segfault on picking load netlist menu item.
Plugins
-------
- none
Exporters
---------
- none
Footprints library
------------------
- none
Developer experience improvements
---------------------------------
- Added file version tests.
- Fixed some compile warnings.
- Fixed some Bison warnings.
Notes for early adapters
------------------------
- none.
Changed dependencies
--------------------
- none.
Fixed and committed Launchpad bug reports
-----------------------------------------
#746178 Polygon to line separation DRC wrong.
#929123 ChangeClearSize() is broken for changing a via's solder mask
clearance.
#1767812 Blind/Burried Vias Clear Soldermask on Layers they Don't
Intersect.
#1773409 File operations, bugs and change requests.
#1773652 Compile warnings on master.
#1773852 Potential data loss when currently opened PCB file is modified
on disk.
#1776089 Bison warnings.
#1780676 pcbtest.sh needs to specify the appropriate menu resource
file.
#1780682 PCBFileVersionNeeded tests features in the wrong order.
#1782036 DRC flags lines that are cleared by other objects.
#1782041 DRC misses lines near polygons if clearance < bloat.
#1788845 Picking load netlist menu item causes segfault.
#1790649 pcb refuses to load footprint files.
========================================================================
Release notes for pcb-4.1.2
========================================================================
Dear Users,
This is a bug fix release for a correction of the toolbar icons in the
Microsoft Windows version of pcb.
Kind regards,
The pcb development team.
Contributors
------------
The following authors contributed to the 4.1.2 release:
- Charles Parker
- Dan McMahill
- Bert Timmerman
Please note that names are in no particular order and all e-mail
addresses have been removed for privacy.
User experience improvements
----------------------------
- Correction of toolbar icons issue (Microsoft Windoes version of pcb).
Plugins
-------
- none
Exporters
---------
- none
Footprints library
------------------
- none
Developer experience improvements
---------------------------------
- Added IPC-D-356 tests.
Notes for early adapters
------------------------
- none.
Changed dependencies
--------------------
- none.
Fixed and committed Launchpad bug reports
-----------------------------------------
##1660198 IPC-D-356 netlister needs a regression test.
========================================================================
Release notes for pcb-4.1.1
========================================================================
Dear Users,
This is a bug fixes release.
Kind regards,
The pcb development team.
Contributors
------------
The following authors contributed to the 4.1.1 release:
- Charles Parker
- Dan McMahill
- Bert Timmerman
Please note that names are in no particular order and all e-mail
addresses have been removed for privacy.
User experience improvements
----------------------------
- MS Windows (MinGW) installer available from SourceForge
(https://sourceforge.net/projects/pcb/files/pcb/).
- Corrections and improvements in the User Manual.
- Avoid instant 'CRASH' if an action script implies
'invalidate_lr'.
- Fixed a bug in moving a selection.
- Snapping to pins and pads whilst drawing a line trace.
- Fixed a bug in rubberband functionality.
Plugins
-------
- none
Exporters
---------
- none
Footprints library
------------------
- none
Developer experience improvements
---------------------------------
- Add draw_grid to the hid graphics structure.
Notes for early adapters
------------------------
- MS Windows (MinGW) installer can be build again.
Changed dependencies
--------------------
- For mingw cross builds the following minimum package versions are
required:
mingw64-i686-atk1.0 >= 2.26.1-1
mingw64-i686-binutils >= 2.29.1.787c9873-1
mingw64-i686-bzip2 >= 1.0.6-4
mingw64-i686-cairo >= 1.14.12-1
mingw64-i686-dbus >= 1.10.22-1
mingw64-i686-expat >= 2.2.2-1
mingw64-i686-fontconfig >= 2.12.6-1
mingw64-i686-freetype2 >= 2.6.5-1
mingw64-i686-gcc-core >= 6.4.0-1
mingw64-i686-gcc-g++ >= 6.4.0-1
mingw64-i686-gd >= 2.2.5-1
mingw64-i686-gdk-pixbuf2.0 >= 2.36.11-1
mingw64-i686-gettext >= 0.19.8.1-2
mingw64-i686-glib2.0 >= 2.54.3-1
mingw64-i686-gtk2.0 >= 2.24.31-1
mingw64-i686-gtkglext1.0 >= 1.2.0-1
mingw64-i686-harfbuzz >= 1.7.4-1
mingw64-i686-headers >= 5.0.3-1
mingw64-i686-jasper >= 2.0.14-1
mingw64-i686-jbigkit >= 2.1-1
mingw64-i686-libffi >= 3.2.1-1
mingw64-i686-libimagequant >= 2.10.0-1
mingw64-i686-libjpeg-turbo >= 1.5.3-1
mingw64-i686-libpng >= 1.6.34-1
mingw64-i686-libwebp >= 0.6.1-1
mingw64-i686-libXpm >= 3.5.12-1
mingw64-i686-lzo2 >= 2.08-1
mingw64-i686-pango1.0 >= 1.40.14-1
mingw64-i686-pcre >= 8.40-3
mingw64-i686-pixman >= 0.34.0-1
mingw64-i686-pkg-config >= 0.29.1-1
mingw64-i686-pkg-config-debuginfo >= 0.29.1-1
mingw64-i686-runtime >= 5.0.3-1
mingw64-i686-tiff >= 4.0.9-1
mingw64-i686-win-iconv >= 0.0.6-2
mingw64-i686-windows-default-manifest >= 6.4-1
mingw64-i686-winpthreads >= 5.0.3-1
mingw64-i686-xz >= 5.2.3-1
mingw64-i686-zlib >= 1.2.11-1
This allows for building a MS windows (MinGW) installer to work again.
Fixed and committed Launchpad bug reports
-----------------------------------------
#699012 File format documentation out-of-date.
#884046 snap to pins and pads does not work when trying to draw line.
#1545165 PIns/Via show Name/Number menu item doesn't work, only D
hotkey does.
#1645101 Inconsistent argument type to invalidate_lr.
#1653280 MinMaskGap test fails.
#1654884 rubberband.
#1672093 Add draw_grid to the hid graphics structure.
#1731369 crosshair limits update.
#1731375 Crosshair Initialization.
#1748679 Increments are incorrect after loading file.
#1744589 Cannot move selection.
#1754479 avoid instant 'CRASH' if an action script implies
'invalidate_lr'.
#1759742 win32 build updates.
========================================================================
Release notes for pcb-4.1.0
========================================================================
Dear Users,
This release introduces a file format change.
This is required by the added Blind and Buried Via capabilities of pcb.
Kind regards,
The pcb development team
Contributors
------------
The following authors contributed to the 4.1.0 release:
- Charles Parker
- Mike Crowe
- Andrew Armenia
- Bdale Garbee
- Keith Packard
- DJ Delorie
- Jan Damborsky
- Ahmed El-Mahmoudy
- Bert Timmerman
Please note that names are in no particular order and all e-mail
addresses have been removed for privacy.
User experience improvements
----------------------------
- the blind and buried via feature is introduced.
- removed the deprecated mimelnk files.
- added a releases section to the appdata.
- corrections in the User Manual.
- reordered the exporter options in the User manual.
- better front matter and copyrights for the User Manual.
- splitted the Installation and Troubleshooting appendix in the User
Manual.
- correction in desktop integration name and comment.
- when writing a pcb file, write arc angles with decimal places.
- added the "Development" category in the desktop integration.
Plugins
-------
- none
Exporters
---------
- gsvit exporter added.
Footprints library
------------------
- several Nichicon radial capacitor footprints were added to the pcblib.
Developer experience improvements
---------------------------------
- some more doxygenation of source code files.
- added regression tests for the Nelma exporter.
Notes for early adapters
------------------------
- none
Changed dependencies
--------------------
- none
Fixed and committed Launchpad bug reports
-----------------------------------------
#1270886 When saving file, angles are rounded to nearest degree.
#1529233 Building from source fails on Solaris due to missing locale.h.
#1545170 Arcs don't honor Rubber band mode.
#1656661 Blind/Buried vias - new feature.
#1665992 Lesstif needs blind and buried via support.
#1695534 Patch to enchance features of NELMA.
#1717254 Remove deprecated mimelnk files.
#1720629 Spelling errors in pcb.
#1731369 Crosshair limits update.
#1744589 Cannot move selection.
========================================================================
Release notes for pcb-4.0.2
========================================================================
Dear Users,
This release fixes a number of bugs.
Kind regards,
The pcb development team
Contributors
------------
The following authors contributed to the 4.0.2 release:
- Charles Parker
- Newell Jensen
- Johann Klammer
- Igor2
- Peter Clifton
- Dan McMahill
- Bert Timmerman
Please note that names are in no particular order and all e-mail
addresses have been removed for privacy.
User experience improvements
----------------------------
- include board outline on assembly drawings.
- fixed the SMD pads resizing bug (fix a drawing routine).
- fixed a segmentation fault when loading a pcb file with an empty style
field.
- added an escape callback to the command window.
this allows the command window to now be closed with the escape key.
Plugins
-------
- none
Exporters
---------
- improvements in documentation.
Footprints library
------------------
- none
Developer experience improvements
---------------------------------
- some more doxygenation of source code files.
- added a "pcb release" howto in the developer docs.
- corrections in the FSF address as to keep rpmlint quiet.
- Small enhancements to the pcbtest.sh script.
allow the binary for gdb to be specified on the command line
make the definition of test paths more readable.
- exclude eps files in the doc directory.
- removed unused code when inserting points on rats.
- fix of incorrect flag struct comparison.
Notes for early adapters
------------------------
- none
Changed dependencies
--------------------
- none
Fixed and committed Launchpad bug reports
-----------------------------------------
#1658514 Specify which gdb to use on the command line of pcbtest.sh.
#1645143 Unused code when inserting points on rats.
#1692219 Include board outline on assembly drawings when the "outline"
option is checked in the PS exporter.
#1690529 Incorrect FSF address in files.
#1651440 FLAGS_EQUAL attempts to compare two flags using memcmp() on
the full struct.
#1688402 Pads change size when element flipped to other side.
#1687776 <esc> should close command entry window.
#1670023 LessTif HID: XmScrollBar Warnings.
#1670040 Segfault when loading file with empty Styles directive.
========================================================================
Release notes for pcb-4.0.1
========================================================================
Dear Users,
This release fixes a number of bugs.
Kind regards,
The pcb development team
Contributors
------------
The following authors contributed to the 4.0.1 release:
- Milan Prochac
- Charles Parker
- Dan McMahill
- Sergey Alyoshin
- Igor2
- Peter Clifton
- bert
Please note that names are in no particular order and all e-mail
addresses have been removed for privacy.
User experience improvements
----------------------------
- reorchestrated the closing of the command window to not crash.
- only invalidate the screen after changes to the crosshair or mark are
complete.
Plugins
-------
- none
Exporters
---------
- fix for gcode dimensions.
- added a regression test for the IPC-D-356 exporter.
- added more documentation for the IPC-D-356 netlist exporter.
Footprints library
------------------
- add macro with more programmability for 2 pin axial components. Use
this to add a few IPC-7251 compliant footprints for axial inductors,
horizontally mounted. Use this in turn for the TDK B82145A RF chokes
family.
- add toko category and the 7P variable inductors.
- gen_geda_*.awk were nearly identical to gen_*.awk so add 2 lines to
geda.inc so we can use the same script for everything. Verified that
pcblib-newlib builds with identical results before/after.
- for the horizontally mounted axial macro add the missing bits for
marking polarity on parts like diodes.
- add PKG_RADIAL_MM100 macro for doing more general metric 2 pin radial
packages.
- add some IPC radial capacitor footprints and use those to create some
united chemicon footprints.
- add DO-41 diode package, horizontally mounted.
- add PKG_MTHOLE_GENERIC macro for fairly generic mounting holes. Use
this to define IPC mounting holes for #4 and #6 machine screws with
pan heads or flat washers for both "tight" (board < 4") and "loose"
(board > 4") fits.
- add TO-263 footprint.
- add some notes about m4 library development.
- fix problem in some possible invocations of the generic mounting hole
macro. All footprints pass syntax checks again.
- remove an extra empty attribute which is not needed and causes
warnings in the mounting hole macro.
- fix clearance on the Toko 7P footprint.
- in the mounting hole macro, change the calculation of the pad size for
the support vias to make them as large as possible without actually
changing the copper (the support vias are covered by the main pad).
This does not affect the fabricated board but it does remove some
false positive DRC complaints.
Developer experience improvements
---------------------------------
- allow translators to change number of tabs in message.
- In the test suite, check for a working X display using xhost before
running action script tests
- match() with 3 arguments is a gawk extension. Rework the code to avoid
using a 3 argument call to match() in one spot. Lets the script run
with gawk or NetBSD's awk (20121220). Verified that the generated
result is identical to the previous gawk result using both gawk and
NetBSDs awk.
- change from AC_FD_CC to AS_MESSAGE_LOG_FD
- removed the antifork abomination.
- disabled one of the checks used to deal with older gdlib installs on
some linux systems when building under cygwin as the test has
problems. Repairs building for mingw under cygwin.
- when building under cygwin, create a pcbtest.bat batch file that
allows testing the compiled pcb without installing. This is somewhat
analogous to the pcbtest.sh script generated on linux and other
unix-like systems.
- cleanup the win32 build script a good bit. An important change is
that instead of blindly installing all of the mingw cross system root
files, only install a set of listed ones. This not only reduces the
size of the windows installer but makes sure we have a more repeatable
build and know what we are actually bundling into the installer.
- fixed the Attribute deletion code.
Notes for early adapters
------------------------
- none
Changed dependencies
--------------------
- none
Fixed and committed Launchpad bug reports
-----------------------------------------
#700193 Append branch to version string.
#917308 m4lib_to_newlib.sh does not work with mawk.
#1528040 Gcode export smaller pad size.
#1654821 Attribute deletion code is broken.
#1659045 gts source do not compile when DEBUG symbol defined.
#1659061 Compile warnings when DEBUG symbol is defined.
#1660058 Several i18n fixes.
#1672886 Crash when reopening command entry window in gtk.
#1674133 Last action executed when escaping from command entry.
#1682654 Drawing area redrawn twice when crosshair moves.
========================================================================
========================================================================
Release notes for pcb-4.0.0
========================================================================
Dear Users,
It has been quite some time since the last snapshot of pcb was released
in March 2014.
Since then quite a lot of bugs were fixed and new features added, below
this introduction a summary is given of the improvements and additions
since the latest snapshot "pcb-20140316".
This release represents over 480 commits (mostly bugfixes and code
refactoring) and as such this summary clearly is not complete.
This pcb release 4.0.0 has a significant change in the major version
number.
This is done to make a fresh start and to get away from the 1.99z
version with YYYYMMDD snapshots.
Kind regards,
The pcb development team
User experience improvements
----------------------------
- added the command-line option --save-metric-only.
- added escaping of Attribute values.
- added a translation of the Getting Started with PCB for pt_BR.
- added translatable tooltips for toolbar buttons.
- added "Report net length" to Menu -> Info in Gtk.
- added a script for generating a key binding list.
- added tooltips in the GTK HID UI.
- the puller no longer crosses unplated holes.
- solder/component outer layer names changed to top/bottom.
- pcb now uses a tilde instead of a dash for backup filenames.
- corrections in the user documentation.
- the position "delta" display no longer forces the GTK HID window to
grow.
- write time in ASCII locale into exported files.
- allow for up to 10000 dpi on png exporter output.
Plugins
-------
- added smartdisperse for dispersing elements better, contributed by
Ben Jackson.
- added relocate for relocating elements, contributed by Jean Richard.
- added RenumberBlock() and RenumberBuffer(), contributed by DJ Delorie.
- added teardrops(), contributed by DJ Delorie.
Exporters
---------
- added a netlister conforming to the IPC-D-356 standard, contributed by
Jerome Marchand.
- changed "as-shown" to "screen-layer-order" in the png and eps hids.
Footprints library
------------------
- added a SC88A footprint.
- added a LQFP80-10 footprint.
- added QFN24_5 and TQFN24_5 footprints.
- added a SOD523 footprint.
- the SOT325 package had a wrong numbering.
- renamed the SOT325 footprint to SOT353.
- in the ALF footprint the drill holes were too tight.
- an infinite loop in the SIL m4 macro was fixed.
Developer experience improvements
---------------------------------
- made a start with adding Doxygen developer documentation tags in the
source files.
A pcb.dox configuration file is available in the "doc/doxygen"
directory so developers can build the documentation there by invoking
"doxygen pcb.dox" from the CLI.
This is not done by configuring with --enable-docs, which is solely
reserved for the generation of User documentation.
- added numerous fixes in the win32 target.
Notes for early adapters
------------------------
In the git repository two tags have been added to allow for checking
out of pcb-4.0.0 at the branch point (git checkout pcb-4.0.0-base) or at
the release point (git checkout pcb-4.0.0-RELEASE).
This is in line with tagging done in former snapshots.
Changed dependencies
--------------------
- autoconf 2.60 --> 2.69.
- gettext 0.14 --> 0.19.3.
Contributors
------------
The following authors contributed to the 4.0.0 release:
- Milan Prochac
- WileyECoyote
- DJ Delorie
- Britton Leo Kerin
- Jerome Marchand
- chrysn
- Sergey Stepanov
- Gareth Edwards
- Peter Clifton
- Anton Dubniak
- Markus Hitter
- Kai-Martin Knaak
- Martin
- Adrian Pardini
- Keith Packard
- Patrick Bernaud
- Robert Drehmel
- erich_heinzle
- Andrew Poelstra
- Marco Ciampa
- Roland Lutz
- Eugene Mikhantiev
- Jorge Barros de Abreu
- Richard Hughes
- Ivan Stankovic
- Charles Parker
- Dan McMahill
- Igor2
- Jean Richard
- Ben Jackson
- Morvan
- dima
- Peter S. May
- Felix K (kuhlix)
- rosvall
- Sergey Alyoshin
- bert
Please note that names are in no particular order and all e-mail
addresses have been removed for privacy.
Fixed and committed Launchpad bug reports
-----------------------------------------
#699149 infinite loop in the SIL m4 macro.
#699164 Position "delta" display forces GTK HID window to grow.
#699209 DSP dances.
#699243 SOT325 Package wrong numbering.
#699286 ALF footprint drill holes too tight.
#699413 Doxygenation of action.c and hid.h.
#699539 Request: tooltips.
#699543 Request: key binding list.
#701133 Export to PNG always shows pads on other side of board.
#996319 ipc-d-356 netlist creation.
#1005137 Build fails when DEBUG constant defined.
#1013358 Auto-enforce-DRC : cannot draw with exact clearance.
#1035979 default silk layer names are the same for top and bottom.
#1048256 pcb crashes when GUI-lessly exporting a PNG.
#1074268 gcode tests fail.
#1280748 Print non localized date string.
#1308221 Use tilde instead of dash for backup files.
#1309579 Adding descriptive Tooltips to the toolbar buttons.
#1339383 Segfault on PS export with completely clipped polygon.
#1408399 small fix in source text.
#1408615 added pcb.pot to the gitignore.
#1413254 Value of 1umil incorrectly set to 10µmil.
#1413350 Drill report - wrong hole count.
#1486582 pcb doesn't build.
#1487761 Antifork.
#1488220 Allow automated tests of actions.
#1490264 Remove vi command line interface.
#1490284 Compile error in src/hid/lesstif/dialogs.c and
src/hid/lesstif/main.c.
#1491953 Dispersing elements better.
#1492497 Documentation for "Arc" is wrong.
#1497628 We need a PPA.
#1500224 Unit tests fail on 32-bit.
#1500241 pcb/gtk: buggy definition of LAYER_BUTTON_SILK.
#1500244 pcb/gtk: order of layer groups in preference dialogue.
#1505262 The N_ macro is spoiling the user documentation
#1506204 Quotes in attribute name or value make the PCB file
unreadable.
#1521597 PCB includes invalid vertex into merged polygon.
#1532298 add the relocate plugin.
#1532329 add keywords to appdata.
#1534373 Improper handling of files specified on cmdline.
#1542858 strchrnull not in OSX C library.
#1550382 puller crosses unplated holes.
#1551970 Install failure in doc subdirectory.
#1553255 djopt(splitlines) does not behave as expected.
#1553281 djopt(miter) affects outline.
#1580837 Cleanup code causes core dumps.
#1586020 Bad Translation Menu Entry: PCB (Portuguese).
#1604524 polygon "twin hole" bug.
#1609542 text bug.
#1616803 Remove redundant setting of library_window->libtreeview.
#1631059 Crash during undo of element text resize.
#1631646 Non-fatal errors when building docs.
#1633924 FontSave distorts symbols.
#1636221 Undo serial number not incremented when deselecting.
#1639518 Joining Text Fails to Undo.
#1645100 Arc rtree/polygon clearance bugs.
Addresses pkg/49383 and pkg/46543
========================================================================
Release Notes for PCB snapshot 20140316
========================================================================
This release represents over 421 commits (mostly bugfixes and code
refactoring) and as such this summary clearly is not complete. See
the ChangeLog file for the complete list of changes.
Features
--------
- GTK gui uses GL now, including a pseudo-3D mode.
- Brazilian translation added, others updated.
- Many internationalization tweaks.
- Mice with right-left scroll wheels now supported.
- Major upgrades to the GCode exporter.
- rat-thickness parameter can take a 'px' suffix
- metric and imperial grids are now more independent.
- photo exporter supports multiple color schemes.
- gerbers can be output in metric.
- There's now a difference between "found" (what the netlist wants)
and "connected" (what the copper says).
- PNG exporter has --fill-holes to omit the "drill helper" completely.
- gerber drill files now 0.1mil resolution.
- XY file is now IPC 7531 compliant.
Bug Fixes
---------
- Fix pan locking up pcb if you leave the window.
- Many bugfixes related to the metric conversion, including the two
autorouters.
- ps alignment marks fixed.
- route styles in *.pcb files may contain units.
- able to select more parts by their mark when their mark is on-grid.
- gtk route selector may now have nothing selected, if the board has
custom route settings.
- drc no longer hangs when some layers are skipped.
- ps_bloat works again.
- EPS header is more standards-compliant.
- PS outlines are only drawn on copper layers, not mask layers.
- cursor position and zoom are no longer written to the *.pcb file.
- lines with different clearances aren't auto-merged.
- pin names are drawn in the pinout window.
- gerber aperture numbers won't increase between runs.
- misc doc tweaks and fixes.
Other
-----
- Many tweaks to the source code to make it cleaner.
- The top and bottom layers are now consistently called "top" and
"bottom" instead of "solder" and "component"
- *.pcb file version bumped to 20091103 to reflect coordinate units change.
- gEDA/pcb project moved to geda-project.org
Problems found with existing distfile for eagle:
distfiles/eagle-lin32-7.4.0.run
No changes made to eagle/distinfo file.
Otherwise, existing SHA1 digests verified and found to be the same on
the machine holding the existing distfiles (morden). All existing
SHA1 digests retained for now as an audit trail.
to address issues with NetBSD-6(and earlier)'s fontconfig not being
new enough for pango.
While doing that, also bump freetype2 dependency to current pkgsrc
version.
Suggested by tron in PR 47882
========================================================================
Release Notes for PCB snapshot 20110918
========================================================================
This release represents over 797 commits and as such this summary
clearly is not complete. See the ChangeLog file for the complete list
of changes.
Features
--------
- Internal coordinate space is now metric. This should fix the "trace
nubs on metric grids" issue. Also, units are allowed on pretty much
every "coordinate" that PCB accepts. Example: 5.4in, 10cm, 0.55mm.
New configure option --enable-coord64 to force (slower?) 64-bit type
for coordinates on 32-bit systems (if you need a board bigger than 1
meter across). The internal precision is 1 nanometer, the internal
type is "Coord".
- MinGW support.
- New GL mode for the gtk hid with translucent traces.
- New GTK layer view/choose widget and other GUI enhancements.
- GTK HID warns if the *.pcb file has changed on disk.
- Enhanced grid snapping logic.
- Select/report nets by name.
- Auto-pan has been removed.
- Zoom can zoom out beyond the edge of the board's workspace.
- GTK: title string matches GNOME conventions.
- Personally identifiable information is no longer stored in the PCB.
- Toggling vias from hole to plated is reversible.
- Gerber exporter has options for including outlines on other layers.
- Edited footprint files are saved as footprints, not pcbs.
- Improved gtk library search/filter.
- Default layer stack is now a six-layer template with outline.
- If the board has an outline layer, an outline will be shown if no
other outline is specified.
- Group[] string allows t/b synonyms for c/s. "top" and "bottom" are
the standard names now.
- PCB will save files with an older version tag if newer features aren't needed.
- Autorouter has a progress dialog.
- PCB will no longer let you delete the last top/bottom layer.
- Refcard has been updated.
- Documentation updates.
- Layes with the PCB::skip-drc attribute set are ignored during DRC.
- Allow numeric keys to also choose the silk layer.
- Minor readability tweaks to the default font.
- Via copper may overlap.
- User is notified if an Import() cannot find all the footprints.
Bug Fixes
---------
- Optimizer won't try to optimize overlapping pads
- Undo should fail less, in corner cases.
- Nested key-bound actions won't crash lesstif.
- Do not select invisible pads on the far side.
- Protect Import() from command injection.
- Fix conversion of far-side polygons to element pads.
- Fix initial clearance values of text when loading PCBs.
- Fix solder mask drawing on vias.
- Add missing action documentation.
- Fab drawing notes actual outline trace width.
- Zero clearance pins and pads won't cause DRC failures.
- PS export: fix draw-rectangle (used to do fill, not outline)
- Gerber export no longer fills unfilled rectanges.
- If there are no image formats available, the PNG hid is not enabled.
- You can no longer select pins/pads of locked elements.
- The m4-to-newlib converter now creates file names that match the
library view.
- Never set the FOUND flag on new silk lines.
- Lesstif HID won't crash if both Xinerama and XRender are detected.
- Lesstif menu is now internationalizable.
- Refdes labels in a font-less layout can be moved.
- Import can correctly update elements on the bottom side.
- DRC no longer treats unplated holes as conducting.
Other
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- Updated and new translations, including Dutch.
- Many polygon speedups.
- Numerous build-related cleanups.
- Numerous minor speed-related cleanups.
- GTK 2.18 is the minimum required version.
- GTS moved out of the src/ tree so it can be built with different flags.
- More C++ compatible.
- Expanded regex documentation.
- Much code which is no longer needed has been removed.
- HID init method changed to allow for hid struct expansion without
breaking everything.
- New HID calls for whole-pad and whole-pin drawing.
- ClearAndRedrawOutput() replaced with Redraw().
- Board objects use hashes instead of lists to store parts, so
pointers don't change.
- DVI documentation output is no longer generated.
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Release Notes for PCB snapshot 20100929
========================================================================
This release represents over 240 commits and as such this summary
clearly is not complete. See the ChangeLog file for the complete list
of changes.
Features
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- PCB can directly import (forward annotate) schematics while running.
- Many places where measurements are entered now accept units, like
"5mm", and "cm" and "in" are allowed too.
- Free Rotate Buffer added to menu
- Polygon Hole tool.
- F12 invokes the Lock tool.
- Russian translation added.
- DBUS is enabled by default when possible.
- Command-line exporters can run action scripts too.
- GTK tool tips on elements, pins, and nets.
- Command-line actions in GUIs do not require (,,) syntax.
- PCB can import footprints both in subdirectories and the named directories.
- New GCode exporter.
- Footprint files use ".fp" as the suffix; this is automatically
searched for if needed.
- GTK dialogs do not show at startup unless requested.
- Stackup can be specified on the command line for command-line exporting.
- Reference card updated.
- The snap-point in pads is the center.
- The 's' key toggles polygons to clear/notclear all pads and pins
Bug Fixes
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- Various PNG export fixes.
- lesstif's magic toggle-layers-on-flip fixed.
- Arc bounding box math fixed.
- Fixed: sometimes, disabling silk also disabled the solder layer.
- "pcb --help" prints all options again
- Add mnemonic for "close without saving"
- Don't select silk on the back side when it's invisible.
- Various polygon rendering bugs fixed.
- PNG drill bloat export fixed.
- Attempts to change polygon clearance *on* polygons results in a hint.
- PNG doesn't segfault if not all graphic formats are supported.
- Various toporouter fixes and improvements
- HID_Mixed is supported in attribute dialogs
- Flipped rectangles in PS exports are drawn correctly.
- Optimizer removes micro-traces under pads.
- Vias, pins, and pads are now drawn under the mask instead of over.
- Windows supported better.
Other
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- Sources converted to C99
- Doc extraction gives more control over categories.
- Thermal documentation updated.
- Actions can see the context they were invoked in
