Show KISYSMOD in DIALOG_FP_LIB_TABLE even if it has not been referenced by a URI.

common/edaappl.cpp

@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
 #include <online_help.h>
 #include <gestfich.h>
 #include <menus_helpers.h>
+#include <fp_lib_table.h>
 
 
 static const wxChar* CommonConfigPath = wxT( "kicad_common" );
@@ -1160,19 +1161,20 @@ bool EDA_APP::LockFile( const wxString& fileName )
 
 bool EDA_APP::SetFootprintLibTablePath()
 {
-    wxString path;
+    wxString    path;
+    wxString    kisysmod = FP_LIB_TABLE::GlobalPathEnvVariableName();
 
     // Set the KISYSMOD environment variable for the current process if it is not already
     // defined in the user's environment.  This is required to expand the global footprint
     // library table paths.
-    if( wxGetEnv( wxT( "KISYSMOD" ), &path ) && wxFileName::DirExists( path ) )
+    if( wxGetEnv( kisysmod, &path ) && wxFileName::DirExists( path ) )
         return true;
 
     // Set the KISYSMOD environment variable to the path defined in the user's configuration
     // if it is defined and the path exists.
     if( m_commonSettings->Read( kicadFpLibPath, &path ) && wxFileName::DirExists( path ) )
     {
-        wxSetEnv( wxT( "KISYSMOD" ), path );
+        wxSetEnv( kisysmod, path );
         return true;
     }
 
@@ -1198,7 +1200,7 @@ bool EDA_APP::SetFootprintLibTablePath()
 
         if( modFileCount != 0 )
         {
-            wxSetEnv( wxT( "KISYSMOD" ), bestPath );
+            wxSetEnv( kisysmod, bestPath );
             return true;
         }
     }

common/fp_lib_table.cpp

@@ -734,6 +734,12 @@ const wxString FP_LIB_TABLE::ProjectPathEnvVariableName()
 }
 
 
+const wxString FP_LIB_TABLE::GlobalPathEnvVariableName()
+{
+    return  wxT( "KISYSMOD" );
+}
+
+
 wxString FP_LIB_TABLE::GetProjectFileName( const wxFileName& aPath )
 {
     wxFileName fn = aPath;

include/fp_lib_table.h

@@ -574,6 +574,16 @@ public:
      */
     static const wxString ProjectPathEnvVariableName();
 
+    /**
+     * Function GlobalPathEnvVarVariableName
+     * returns the name of the environment variable used to hold the directory of
+     * locally installed "KiCad sponsored" system footprint libraries.  These can
+     * be either legacy or pretty format.  The only thing special about this
+     * particular environment variable is that it is set automatically by
+     * KiCad on program startup, <b>iff</b> it is not set already in the environment.
+     */
+    static const wxString GlobalPathEnvVariableName();
+
     static wxString GetProjectFileName( const wxFileName& aPath );
 
     /**

pcbnew/dialogs/dialog_fp_lib_table.cpp

@@ -696,6 +696,7 @@ private:
         // not used yet.  It is automatically set by KiCad to the directory holding
         // the current project.
         unique.insert( FP_LIB_TABLE::ProjectPathEnvVariableName() );
+        unique.insert( FP_LIB_TABLE::GlobalPathEnvVariableName() );
 
         m_path_subs_grid->AppendRows( unique.size() );