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Eagle 7.2 Win install directory -- why non-standard?

gwideman

Hi all,

 

I went to install Eagle 7.2, and immediately got stuck when it offers a default install directory of C:\EAGLE-7.2.0.  OK, why?

 

In general I don't want apps installing themselves in random top-level locations; why can't Eagle just install in one of the standard locations?

 

So, I could just edit the suggested location, but to which standard location? Is Eagle a 32-bit app or a 64-bit app? And maybe there's some crucial reason why it can't be installed to one of those?

 

Eventually I found online a file "v7.2_en.pdf" EAGLE Update Information, which contains the enigmatic remark "On Windows the default installation path in the setup dialog has been changed from the Windows program folder to C:\EAGLE-<version> (<version> being the full EAGLE version string)." 

 

No explanation of why this change, and how crucial it is to abide by it. Maybe it's just a mistake?

 

FWIW, I changed the path to C:\Program Files (x86)\EAGLE-7.2.0. Even doing that was a hassle because the Browse window won't allow you to browse then enter the name of the new installation directory. But it is possible to back out of that window and enter the desired path by hand.

 

After installation, I checked the eagle.exe executable, and it is a 32-bit app, so I guessed correctly on the location.

 

Still don't know if this will cause problems downstream though.

 

Any further info on this?

 

-- Graham

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  • 0 in reply to gwideman

    Am 29.04.2015 um 10:32 schrieb Graham Wideman:

    Clem --

     

    YIKES thanks for prompting me to check. I still have 6.5 installed, and

    I see that 7.2 is just using the same Libraries path as 6.5! So I'm not

    getting the benefit of any new libraries that came with 7.2.

     

    Apparently the two versions share the same settings file:

    C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Roaming\CadSoft\EAGLE\eaglerc.usr

     

    Pros and cons to that, I suppose.

     

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    I (must) use different versions of eagle on the same windows. Just use

    the -U option and install in different paths.

     

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  • 0 in reply to autodeskguest

    My guess is that, since EAGLE is cross platform, Cadsoft is trying to

    minimize the code that they have to change for portability.  It may be

    that, since they're such a small shop, they might not have the

    cross-platform expertise to know or use each different operating system's

    idioms.

     

    I personally don't ever use the EAGLE installation program.  I extract each

    version into its own directory and make a shortcut on my desktop for each

    version.  The first thing I do when starting a new version is to set paths

    properly to find my scripts, libraries, design rules, etc.

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