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Release notes for pcb-4.0.0
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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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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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
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- autoconf 2.60 --> 2.69.
- gettext 0.14 --> 0.19.3.
Contributors
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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
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#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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