Commit 183afdd0 authored by Dick Hollenbeck's avatar Dick Hollenbeck

Even more clarification on "Github" plugin usage

parent 1b93203f
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but it does not. Rather it simply reads in a zip file of the repo and unzips
it from RAM as needed. <b>Therefore the PLUGIN is read only for accessing
remote pretty libraries at https://github.com.</b> The "Library Path" in the
fp-lib-table row for a Github library should be set to the full https:// URL.
For example:
it from RAM as needed. <b>Therefore this "Github" plugin type is read only
for accessing remote pretty libraries at https://github.com.</b> The "Library
Path" in the fp-lib-table row for a Github library should be set to the full
https:// URL. For example:
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https://github.com/liftoff-sr/pretty_footprints
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This PLUGIN also supports "Copy On Write", a.k.a. "COW". Thus a Github
library defined in either the fp-lib-table (project or global) will take an
library defined in either fp-lib-table (project or global) will take an
optional option called <b>allow_pretty_writing_to_this_dir</b>. This option
is essentially the "Library Path" for a local Kicad (pretty) library which is
combined to make up the Github library found in the same fp-lib-table row. If
the option is missing, then the Github library is read only as always. If the
option is present for a Github library, then any writes to this library will
go to the local *.pretty directory. Note that the github.com resident portion
of this hybrid COW library is always read only, meaning you cannot delete
anything or modify any footprint at github directly.
is essentially the "Library Path" for a local "KiCad" (pretty) type library
which is combined to make up the Github library found in the same
fp-lib-table row. If the option is missing, then the Github library is read
only as always. If the option is present for a Github library, then any
writes to this hybrid library will go to the local *.pretty directory. Note
that the github.com resident portion of this hybrid COW library is always
read only, meaning you cannot delete anything or modify any footprint at
github directly. The aggregate library "Type" remains "Github", but it
consists of a local R/W portion and a remote R/O portion.
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