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Startup configuration

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I'm keeping my hardware design in a version control system. Therefore I'd like Eagle to find my schematics, boards, etc. in my project's repository. In keeping with good version control habits, I's also like to keep tool support (in Eagle's case, that means libraries, scripts, etc.) in my project's repository

 

However, I see no easy way to configure Eagle to use the files in my project repository. Sure, you can use the Options/Directories dialog to point Eagle there, but what if you're working on multiple projects? That's really not very convenient.

 

When I initially saw the "$EAGLEDIR" I thought (granted I should have read the help first!) Eagle used this environment variable in the search path. This would be the ideal way (IMO) to manage such a scenario - then all you have to do is change the $EAGLEDIR variable to point where you want it. Alas, that's not the way Eagle and $EAGLEDIR works.

 

So, is there a good way to accomplish this startup configuration? I just started using Eagle, so I very well may be missing something obvious.

 

--Randy

  • I should add that it is possible (I think) to do this with $HOME, but for other reasons one usually doesn't want to modify the HOME environment variable from it's correct path (your home directory).

     

    It would be nice(TM) for Eagle to simply allow the use of any environment variable in these directory path specifications. E.g., I could "export LOCAL_EAGLE=/home/fancygadget" and then specify "$LOCAL_EAGLE/lbr$ as my Libraries path.

  • in reply to Former Member

    Hi Randy,

     

    you can set the path with the SET command. All the so-called eaglerc options can be set directly.

    Syntax looks like this:

    Directories.Cam  '/home/tmp/ric';
    Directories.Dru   '/home/ric/cs/eagle/eagle-5.10.0/dru/';
    Directories.Epf   /home/tmp/ric;
    Directories.Lbr  $EAGLEDIR/lbr;
    Directories.Scr  $EAGLEDIR/scr;
    Directories.Ulp  /home/ric/cs/eagle/eagle-5.10.0/ulp;

     

    You can run a script after starting EAGLE with the SCRIPT command, or even better, start EAGLE with option -S that specifies a script which will be read while starting EAGLE from the command line. Example:

    eagle -Smyscript.scr

     

    Hope this helps.

    Richard