Developer Documentation

• devel-tips : Various tips and tricks when doing gEDA development.
• Release Engineering : Creating a new gEDA/gaf release.
• User experiences with the gEDA suite
• pcb development introduction : Introduction for new PCB developers.
• pcb development introduction 2 : A less monolithic version of the introduction for new PCB developers.
• pcb releases and roadmap : where pcb is going in the near future.
• next_generation_developers : current gEDA-project developers.

To clone the gEDA/gaf repository using anonymous git access:

git clone git://git.geda-project.org/geda-gaf.git

To clone the pcb repository using anonymous git access:

git clone git://git.geda-project.org/pcb.git

• Source Control Management : How to access the gEDA/gaf repository using git.
• Building gEDA/gaf from git : How to build the git repository version of gEDA/gaf.
• gEDA repositories web view : cgit interface to the repositories of the various projects.

• gEDA/gaf bug tracker at Launchpad
• pcb bug tracker at Launchpad
• Triaging bugs and feature requests (for gEDA/gaf and pcb)
• gerbv bug tracker at Sourceforge: bugs , patches , feature requests

• The geda-developer mailing list is a “subscription by invitation only” list.
• All discussions are public and archived. This policy will always be in effect.
• All users and new developers, please subscribe to the geda-user list to discuss any issues, as all developers hang out there too.
• New developers: As you interact with the project (and the various individuals), you will be invited to join the geda-developer mailing list ( archive ).
• Launchpad gEDA-project Adminstrators team.
• Launchpad geda-gaf developers team.
• Launchpad geda-gaf bug team.
• Launchpad pcb bug team.

• Access: Web interface
• Archives: Monthly Monthly

• Todos : Lists of pending project enhancements and todos.

• Wishlist: General, “glue” projects
• Wishlist: gschem projects
• Wishlist: PCB projects
• Wishlist: gerbv projects
• Wishlist: GTKWave projects
• Wishlist: Gwave projects

• List of suggested projects for Google Summer of Code 2007
• List of suggested projects for Google Summer of Code 2008
• List of suggested projects for Google Summer of Code 2009
• List of suggested projects for Google Summer of Code 2010

• libgeda3 : Discussion of API and design for a next generation libgeda.
• libgeda3_object_based_design : Discussion of API and design for a next generation libgeda – object based design.
• Circuit Simulation Improvements : Discussion on how to better integrate circuit simulations, gschem and gnetlist.
• Data Plotting Improvements : Discussion on how to better plot simulation data.
• Design Flow and Hierarchy Roadmap : Discussion of wants for circuit design, reusing modules in a hierarchy.
• PCB Funding SOW : An SOW specifying improvements to PCB performed within a funding program.
• format translation : Some notes on file format translation.
• Parts Manager : A working document for a gEDA parts manager
• PCB layers : Goals for an improved handling of layers in PCB.
• Discussion about data structure design
• Forward Annotation
• Ideas for GUI Enhancement
• Clipboard Support
• XML file formats

The gEDA project has participated in the Google Summer of Code.

Here are archived instructions and ideas from previous years: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 (gEDA did not participate in 2009 and 2010).

Through our experience, we have learned a couple of things about running a successful program.