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<h1> TUTORIAL: INSTALL XSCHEM </h1>
<p>
This short tutorial will illustrate all the steps needed to install XSCHEM on a linux system,
getting the files from the SVN repository.
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<ol>
<li>
Remove all previous xschem related data from old installs, i assume here
previous stuff was in <kbd>/usr/local</kbd>, if not change the root prefix accordingly:
<pre class=code>
schippes@mazinga:~$ sudo rm -rf /usr/local/share/xschem/ /usr/local/share/doc/xschem/
schippes@mazinga:~$ rm -f ~/xschemrc ~/.xschem/xschemrc
</pre>
</li><br>
<li> Create a build directory (here i use ~/build, choose whatever name you like):
<pre class="code">
schippes@mazinga:~$ mkdir build
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</li><br>
<li> Go into the build directory
<pre class="code">
schippes@mazinga:~$ cd build
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</li><br>
<li> Checkout xschem from the svn repository:
<pre class="code">
schippes@mazinga:~/build$ svn checkout svn://repo.hu/xschem/trunk
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</li><br>
<li> Cd into trunk directory:
<pre class="code">
schippes@mazinga:~/build$ cd trunk
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</li><br>
<li> Configure xschem. In this tutorial we want xschem to be installed in <kbd>/usr/local/bin</kbd>,
xschem data installed in <kbd>/usr/local/share/xschem</kbd>, xschem documentation and example circuits
installed in <kbd>/usr/local/share/doc/xschem</kbd>, xschem system-wide component symbols
installed in <kbd>/usr/local/share/xschem/xschem_library</kbd> and xschem user configuration
stored in user's home directory under <kbd>~/.xschem</kbd>:
<pre class="code">
schippes@mazinga:~/build/trunk$ ./configure --prefix=/usr/local --user-conf-dir=~/.xschem \
--user-lib-path=~/share/xschem/xschem_library \
--sys-lib-path=/usr/local/share/xschem/xschem_library
</pre>
</li><br>
<li> If all required libraries, header files and tools that are needed to build xschem are present
on the system, the configuration will end with this message (details may vary depending on
the host system):
<pre class="code">
...
...
--- Generating build and config files
config.h: ok
Makefile.conf: ok
src/Makefile: ok
=====================
Configuration summary
=====================
Compilation:
CC: gcc
debug: no
profiling: no
Paths:
prefix: /usr/local
user-conf-dir: ~/.xschem
user-lib-path: ~/share/xschem/xschem_library
sys-lib-path: /usr/local/share/xschem/xschem_library
Libs &amp; features:
tcl: -ltcl8.6
tk: -ltcl8.6 -ltk8.6
cairo: yes
xrender: yes
xcb: yes
Configuration complete, ready to compile.
schippes@mazinga:~/build/trunk$
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</li><br>
<li> Build xschem by running 'make'
<pre class="code">
schippes@mazinga:~/build/trunk$ make
</pre>
</li><br>
<li> If compilation of source files completed with no errors xschem will be ready for installation:
<pre class="code">
schippes@mazinga:~/build/trunk$ sudo make install
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<br>Note that since we are installing in /usr/local we need root rights (sudo) for doing the installation.
</li><br>
<li> Test xschem by launching 'xschem' from the terminal:
<pre class="code">
schippes@mazinga:~/build/trunk$ cd
schippes@mazinga:~$ xschem
</pre>
<img src="tutorial_install_xschem_00.png"><br>
if /usr/local/bin is not in your PATH variable use the full xschem path:
<pre class="code">
schippes@mazinga:~$ /usr/local/bin/xschem
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</li><br>
<li> Close xschem (menu <kbd>File - Exit</kbd>)
</li><br>
<li>
Copy the xschemrc file in the <kbd>trunk/src</kbd> directory to the <kbd>~/.xschem</kbd>
directory. If <kbd>~/.xschem</kbd> does not exist create it with <kbd>mkdir ~/.xschem</kbd>
<pre class="code">
schippes@mazinga:~$ cp build/trunk/src/xschemrc ~/.xschem
</pre>
<br>The <kbd>~/.xschem/xschemrc</kbd> is the user xschem configuration file. You may change it later
to change xschem defaults or add / remove / change component and schematic directories. For first
tests it is recommended to leave xschemrc as it is.
</li><br>
<li> Run xschem again to try some schematic load tests:
<pre class="code">
schippes@mazinga:~$ xschem
</pre>
</li><br>
<li> Select menu <kbd>File - Open</kbd> and navigate to <kbd>/usr/local/share/doc/xschem/examples</kbd>:<br>
<img src="tutorial_install_xschem_01.png"><br>
</li><br>
<li>Select <kbd>0_examples_top.sch</kbd> and press 'OK':<br>
<img src="tutorial_install_xschem_02.png"><br>
</li>
<li>
This schematic contains a set of sub-schematics. Select one of them by clicking it with
the left mouse button (test_lm324 in this example) and press the <kbd>Alt-e</kbd> key combination:
another xschem window will be opened with the schematic view of the selected symbol:<br>
<img src="tutorial_install_xschem_03.png"><br>
</li><br>
<li> Click on the lm324 symbol, it can now be edited using the <kbd>Alt-i</kbd> key combination:<br>
<img src="tutorial_install_xschem_04.png"><br>
</li><br>
<li> Now close all xschem windows and restart a new xschem instance from terminal:
<pre class="code">
schippes@mazinga:~$ xschem
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</li><br>
<li>
We want to create a simple circuit in this empty schematic window:
press the <kbd>Insert</kbd> key (this is used to place components) in the file selector
navigate to <kbd>/usr/local/share/xschem/xschem_library</kbd> and select <kbd>res.sym</kbd>:<br>
<img src="tutorial_install_xschem_05.png"><br>
</li><br>
<li>
Lets add another component: press <kbd>Insert</kbd> key again and navigate to
<kbd>/usr/local/share/doc/xschem/examples</kbd> and select <kbd>lm324.sym</kbd>:<br>
<img src="tutorial_install_xschem_06.png"><br>
</li><br>
<li> Select (click on it) the lm324 symbol and move it by pressing the <kbd>m</kbd> key: <br>
<img src="tutorial_install_xschem_07.png"><br>
</li><br>
<li>
Place the lm324 component where you want in the schematic by placing the mouse and
clicking the left button:<br>
<img src="tutorial_install_xschem_08.png"><br>
</li><br>
<li>
The lm324.sym component has a schematic (<kbd>.sch</kbd>) representation, while the resistor is a primitive,
it has only a symbol view (<kbd>.sym</kbd>). you can see the schematic of the lm324 by selecting it and
pressing <kbd>Alt-e</kbd>: <br>
<img src="tutorial_install_xschem_09.png"><br>
</li><br>
<li>
Close the lm324.sch window and view the symbol view of the resistor by selecting it and
pressing <kbd>Alt-i</kbd>:<br>
<img src="tutorial_install_xschem_10.png"><br>
</li><br>
</ol>
<h3>
This concludes the tutorial, if all the steps were successful there is a good probability
that xschem is correctly installed on your system.<br><br>
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