wxWidgets 2.9 compatibility change.

COMPILING-Debian.txt

@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ Checkout sourcecode using subversion or download latest release.
 'svn checkout https://kicad.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/kicad/trunk/kicad kicad'
 
 *Release*
-'wget ftp://iut-tice.ujf-grenoble.fr/cao/kicad-sources-2008-08-25c.tar.gz'
-'tar -xvf kicad-sources-2008-08-25c.tar.gz'
+download http://iut-tice.ujf-grenoble.fr/cao/kicad-sources-yyyy-mm-dd.tgz'
+'tar -xvf kicad-sources-yyyy-mm-dd.tgz'
 
 
 Compiling

pcbnew/specctra.cpp

@@ -321,7 +321,9 @@ void SPECCTRA_DB::LoadPCB( const wxString& filename ) throw( IOError )
 
     if( !fp )
     {
-        ThrowIOError( _("Unable to open file \"") + filename +wxT("\"")  );
+        wxString msg;
+        msg.Printf( _("Unable to open file \"%s\""), filename.GetData() );
+        ThrowIOError( msg );
     }
 
     file.Attach( fp );      // "exception safe" way to close the file.
@@ -351,7 +353,9 @@ void SPECCTRA_DB::LoadSESSION( const wxString& filename ) throw( IOError )
 
     if( !fp )
     {
-        ThrowIOError( _("Unable to open file \"") + filename + wxT("\"")  );
+        wxString msg;
+        msg.Printf( _("Unable to open file \"%s\""), filename.GetData() );
+        ThrowIOError( msg );
     }
 
     file.Attach( fp );      // "exception safe" way to close the file.
@@ -3465,7 +3469,11 @@ int SPECCTRA_DB::Print( int nestLevel, const char* fmt, ... ) throw( IOError )
     }
 
     if( result<0 || (result=vfprintf( fp, fmt, args ))<0 )
-        ThrowIOError( _("System file error writing to file \"") + filename + wxT("\"") );
+    {
+        wxString msg;
+        msg.Printf( _("System file error writing to file \"%s\""), filename.GetData() );
+        ThrowIOError( msg );
+    }
 
     va_end( args );
 
@@ -3521,7 +3529,9 @@ void SPECCTRA_DB::ExportPCB( wxString filename, bool aNameChange ) throw( IOErro
 
     if( !fp )
     {
-        ThrowIOError( _("Unable to open file \"") + filename + wxT("\"") );
+        wxString msg;
+        msg.Printf( _("Unable to open file \"%s\""), filename.GetData() );
+        ThrowIOError( msg );
     }
 
     if( pcb )
@@ -3546,7 +3556,9 @@ void SPECCTRA_DB::ExportSESSION( wxString filename )
 
     if( !fp )
     {
-        ThrowIOError( _("Unable to open file \"") + filename + wxT("\"") );
+        wxString msg;
+        msg.Printf( _("Unable to open file \"%s\""), filename.GetData() );
+        ThrowIOError( msg );
     }
 
     if( session )

running_kicad_under_W98.txt

-Since the 2007-05-25 version, Kicad (which uses unicode strings) can run under W98,
-if the library unicows.dll is found by kicad.
-
-If you want to use kicad you must download unicows.dll,
-and copy it in Windows or kicad/winexe directory.
-Because many others programs use unicows.dll, this can be already done.
-
-But kicad is NOT tested under W98.
-A known problem is incorrect printing
-(However, you can plot a postscript file, and use gsview to show and print it)