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keith_ee
 
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Eagle Output Files

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What file format does Eagle output? Is there a cool open source conversion program available to convert it to an ascii file?

I couldn't get Eagle to install in my Linux openSUSE system so I am unsure of it's exact output file format. Maybe eventually I'll figure it out:

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sh eagle-lin-5.11.0.run
/tmp/eagle-setup.17449/eagle-5.11.0/bin/eagle: error while loading shared libraries: libpng12.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
Recently I started using gEDA and I can read both schematic and pc board files in a text editor. It reminds me very much like SPICE that I used in college on the VAX computer.

I was excited to download and open up a schematic file here but that didn't last very long because gschem couldn't read it. But if it can be converted to an ascii text file or even an image file I can take it from there.

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Keith

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Re: Eagle Output Files

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EAGLE can OUTPUT a whole bunch of different file formats, including standards like gerber, postscript, png, and text based Netlists. But the common format that files are distributed in (.BRD and .SCH) are proprietary and undocumented binary formats (in a future version, they're supposed to become XML, not that that is likely to be a big help.) gschem cannot import EAGLE files.

Your troubles with opensuse and EAGLE look like simple issues with library paths (and/or the usual "dependency hell"); I wouldn't give up yet. OTOH, I'm not seeing any obvious "how to" info in search results.

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Re: Eagle Output Files

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Hi westfw, thanks for the reply. I know what you mean about the dependencies.

Luckily all I had to do was install that file, in the 32 bit mode. So I'm all set and can read the schematics and boards. :)

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