![]() There are quite a lot of people using KiCad on macOS so it does work and, seems pretty reliable and solid. As you see I got nothing but blanks in the “Symbol Library Browser”. I opted out of that process after about 12 cycles, and then wound up at the following screen in which I tried to use the “Symbol Library Browser” to place a part on the schematic page. The dialog box shown below insists on repeated prompts ad nauseum. I actually got what looked like a schematic entry page, and then tried to “Place a Symbol”. Having recognized that, I browsed to the “global symbol library table file” at that location - which seemed to placate the “Configure Global Symbol Library Table” dialog (at least it didn’t lock up & require ActMon intervention. “The ones you want to load are recorded in the sym-lib-table and fp-lib-table files which should also be in ~/Library/Application Support” I read the FAQ, and I’ve read your message several times now - trying to get this set up. (I seem to recall that the space causes some probs so you may need to escape it i.e ‘Application\ Support’ if you want to use the conventional location. Normally, you would keep the Kicad assets in ~/Library/Application Support/kicad. My choice is not conventional - I am using Dropbox for my shared resources and have my KiCad assets in a non-standard location. Library management in KiCad version 5Īdd the appropriate paths to where your libraries are located (Preferences -> Configure Paths …). ![]() If you understand the concept of will make it easier for you to understand how to set it up so that it works for you. There is a useful FAQ here - it explains a lot about how to deal with tjis. I’m on my phone at the moment but will try and send a screenshot later. I would suggest that you just select the blank option which should create empty tables and simply add the assets individually using the library msnager. The ones you want to load are recorded in the sym-lib-table and fp-lib-table files which should also be in ~/Library/Application SupportĬlearly the blanked out ‘recommended’ is a bug and probably related to the issue that mentions. Depending on what you are doing you may not wish to load them all - if you do analogue audio you might not want or see loads of microcontrollers, for instance, so KiCad has a mechanism to handle that. KiCad comes with dozens of libraries and footprints. Any alterations you make to these libraries will get hosed next time you update KiCad so you should keep your own assets in a separate area. Usually they are stored in ~/Library/Application Support so that they are ‘protected’ from inadvertent user tinkering. The libraries can be stored wherever you like. I have KiCad working very well on Catalina (both stable and nightly) so can confirm it works. Getting this working seems a bit of a pain but is worth it. ![]() I’d appreciate any help on this particular issue, and I’d also welcome a “heads-up” if the macOS port of KiCAD is simply not ready for prime time… I don’t want to make a career of coaxing KiCAD to run on a platform it’s ill-suited for. Nevertheless, the KiCAD install seems to be the most obstinate & confusing I’ve encountered. I should say that I expect non-Apple apps to have all sorts of installation issues - because Apple sucks at openness (and other things). If my question sounds a bit “short”, please forgive me. ![]() ![]() Can someone explain this? - or clarify the opaque options here?Īnd why is this dialog designed to “lock” my system up such that I must summon “Activity Monitor” to “Force Quit” the app?!? That’s not right… Which file or folder am I looking for exactly? The default choice is greyed out for some unknown reason (did I do something wrong?), and the dialog nor the referenced answer give any clues about where or what this “global symbol library table file” is. The first prompt box shows asks the user to CONFIGURE YOUR GLOBAL SYMBOL LIBRARY TABLE. Kicad does start it soon become apparent that the program is not finding the installed library files. About 6GB of files were installed and this seems to suggest the libraries are installed. Using the DMG installer I managed to drag and install the two folders one for the application and the other to the ‘Application Support’. Mac Install Problem - Global Symbol library table Software ![]()
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