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======================================================================== 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.
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pcb is a printed circuit board layout tool. It includes connectivity driven
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layout (rat lines), a layout versus netlist check, design rule checker as well
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as industry standard RS274-X (Gerber) photoplot export. Other features include
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- PNG/JPEG/EPS output for documentation
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- Bill of materials output
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- X-Y pick and place output
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- Two different autorouters
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- Growing footprint library
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