10.0.0-rc2 tag update
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Wayne Stambaugh
Mar 5, 2026, 10:34:25 AM (10 days ago) Mar 5
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In KiCad v10-rc2 and onwards, the kicad-symbols repository is "unpacked"
to make library contributions easier and reduce merge conflicts. This
means that every symbol is a separate file. This can be very slow on
some systems.
A optional build step has been added to the existing CMake script in the
kicad-symbols repository to "pack" the libraries to one file per library
and update the library table file. It is likely this is the most
appropriate format for most users. Packing is enabled by default, but it
does require Python.
There is a CMake variable "KICAD_PACK_SYM_LIBRARIES=ON/OFF", which
defaults to ON. You may also wish to set this explicitly. “packing”
matches the format from V9 and earlier.
Cheers,
Wayne
to make library contributions easier and reduce merge conflicts. This
means that every symbol is a separate file. This can be very slow on
some systems.
A optional build step has been added to the existing CMake script in the
kicad-symbols repository to "pack" the libraries to one file per library
and update the library table file. It is likely this is the most
appropriate format for most users. Packing is enabled by default, but it
does require Python.
There is a CMake variable "KICAD_PACK_SYM_LIBRARIES=ON/OFF", which
defaults to ON. You may also wish to set this explicitly. “packing”
matches the format from V9 and earlier.
Cheers,
Wayne
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