Recommendation is to avoid using the year nomenclature as this
information is already encoded in the git repo. Avoids needing to
repeatly update.
Also updates AUTHORS.txt from current repo with contributor names
Apparently mapping Eagle footprint layers to the KiCad Dwg_User
that were previously mapped to UNDEFINED_LAYER breaks the QA test
and causes the footprint editor to crash when opening Eagle
footprints. This means that the potential data loss issue when
loading Eagle footprints is still in play.
The Eagle plugin layers have to be mapped differently depending on
whether a board is being imported or a footprint library is being
cached. Footprint libraries can bypass the manual layer remapping
step that happens when importing a board.
Please note that when loading footprints in the footprint editor
and viewer, all layers that do not directly map to KiCad layers are
put on the Dwg_User layer so that there is data loss. Users will
have to manually remap objects to the correct layer as required.
This is less than ideal but until the footprint library table parser
supports prompting users to remap unknown layers, it will have to do.
Fixes: https://gitlab.com/kicad/code/kicad/-/issues/11839
ADDED Allow for user mapping of layers in Eagle import
ADDED Support required and optional layers in the layer mapping dialog
ADDED Add base class for plugins supporting remappable layers
Eagle includes stroke thickness into font size, KiCAD does not. Remove
the hack with scaling down the font, compute size precisely.
CHANGED: Fixed font calculation in Eagle import
Circles and Squares are handled correctly. Octagons are converted to
circles. Pad 1 is identified by the "1" string in the Eagle name.
Fixes: lp:1784126
* https://bugs.launchpad.net/kicad/+bug/1784126
Unplated holes in Ealge can either be free floating or part of a larger
footprint. We handle both in the same packageHole routine by either
offsetting the hole in a centered footprint or offsetting the footprint
in a centered hole.
Fixes: lp:1791287
* https://bugs.launchpad.net/kicad/+bug/1791287
Jeff Young
Seth Hillbrand
Ian McInerney
jean-pierre charras
Alex Shvartzkop
Marek Roszko
vinsfortunato
Jon Evans
Wayne Stambaugh
Roberto Fernandez Bautista
Jan Mrázek
Michael Kavanagh
Thomas Pointhuber
Seth Hillbrand