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Re: Adding part updates
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lugnet.cad.dev.mac
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Thu, 15 Jan 2004 14:18:55 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dev.mac, Christopher Masi wrote:
> Don Heyse wrote:
> > Hey, that's a good question. If anyone comes up with a verified
> > method for adding a parts update an existing Ldraw folder on a mac,
> > I'd like to incorporate it into this page.
> >
> > http://ldglite.sourceforge.net/osxinstall.html
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> > It only covers a full parts install, and the section on mklist
> > could use some work because you'll probably want to run that after a
> > parts update.
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> Everyone should probably take what ever I say with a grain of salt, but
> I can't remember Stuffit Lite or Stuffit Expander ever asking where to
> put the uncompressed file. It just uncompresses the zip/sit file
> creating the new uncompressed file in the same directory as the
> oringinal stuffed/zipped file. I assumed the process went as follows...
> double click zip file. Open directory. Open 'p' dierectory. Copy
> contents to ldraw 'p' directory. Open 'parts' directory. Copy contents
> to 'ldraw' 'parts' directory. It isn't an elegant solution, but it isn't
> a difficult solution.
>
> By the way, what in the heck is mklist, and why do I want to run it when
> I add files/parts? I added 2865 and 2867 (straight and curved 9v train
> track or visa versa) to my parts directory and I don't think I ran
> mklist, but ldglite can use those files without a problem.
True, but they won't appear in the part lookup list until you run
mklist. So don't forget those part numbers or you'll never find them
again. If I recall, the osx bundle should contain Tom's point-N-click
mklist, and the standard command line version (which is probably
explained somewhere on ldraw.org).
> Kinda funny that I barely know what I am doing, yet I helped write the
> osxinstall.html stuff for ldglite, don't you think? Not laugh out loud
> funny, but I think you get the point.
That's why you're the perfect person to write it. If you can follow it,
anyone can... ;^)
Don
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| (...) I've been using this method, too. The one thing I'd add is that these steps also need to be performed for the p/48 directory, or you risk deleting some or all of the 48-segment primitives. It's been years since I've had a copy of the 'pro' (...) (23 years ago, 15-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
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| (...) Everyone should probably take what ever I say with a grain of salt, but I can't remember Stuffit Lite or Stuffit Expander ever asking where to put the uncompressed file. It just uncompresses the zip/sit file creating the new uncompressed file (...) (23 years ago, 15-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
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