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Re: Adding part updates
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lugnet.cad.dev.mac
Date: 
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

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.

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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  Re: Adding part updates
 
(...) 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' (...) (20 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 (...) (20 years ago, 15-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac)

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