geda:xorn_getting_started
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| 2. Pull the latest gEDA sources, re-run ''./autogen.sh'', and configure and build the package as usual. If you prefer downloading a tarball, you can pick up the Xorn sources from [[http://hedmen.org/xorn/xorn-netlist-20150903.tar.gz|here]]. In either case, you don't need to install the package (but you can if you prefer to). | 2. Pull the latest gEDA sources, re-run ''./autogen.sh'', and configure and build the package as usual. If you prefer downloading a tarball, you can pick up the Xorn sources from [[http://hedmen.org/xorn/xorn-netlist-20150903.tar.gz|here]]. In either case, you don't need to install the package (but you can if you prefer to). | ||
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| + | ===== Xorn as a command-line utility ===== | ||
| 3a. Invoke the "''xorn''" executable with the option "''%%--help%%''" to see a list of subcommands: | 3a. Invoke the "''xorn''" executable with the option "''%%--help%%''" to see a list of subcommands: | ||
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| -g PCB some-schematic.sch | -g PCB some-schematic.sch | ||
| - | You now know how to use Xorn as a command-line utility. | + | ===== Interacting with Xorn in a C program ===== |
| 4. Write a C program using libxornstorage and link it against the library: | 4. Write a C program using libxornstorage and link it against the library: | ||
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| If you are using a separate build directory, replace "''-I xorn/include''" with the path to the subdirectory "''xorn/include''" in the source directory. | If you are using a separate build directory, replace "''-I xorn/include''" with the path to the subdirectory "''xorn/include''" in the source directory. | ||
| - | You now know how to interact with Xorn in a C program. For more information, see the [[http://hedmen.org/xorn/doc/api/html/xornstorage_8h.html|libxornstorage API documentation]] ([[http://hedmen.org/xorn/doc/api/html/storage.html|overview]]). | + | For more information, see the [[http://hedmen.org/xorn/doc/api/html/xornstorage_8h.html|libxornstorage API documentation]] ([[http://hedmen.org/xorn/doc/api/html/storage.html|overview]]). |
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| + | ===== Using Xorn as a library ===== | ||
| 5. Run the Python 2.7 interpreter with the subdirectory "''xorn/built-packages''" added to the environment variable "''PYTHONPATH''". | 5. Run the Python 2.7 interpreter with the subdirectory "''xorn/built-packages''" added to the environment variable "''PYTHONPATH''". | ||
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| - | You now know how to use Xorn as a library in your own programs. | + | ===== Writing custom netlist backends ===== |
| 7. Invoke "''xorn netlist''" on your schematic as above, but instead of specifying a netlist backend, use the option "''-i''": | 7. Invoke "''xorn netlist''" on your schematic as above, but instead of specifying a netlist backend, use the option "''-i''": | ||
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| - | You now know how to write your own netlist backends to generate a custom netlist format from a set of schematics. | ||
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