NAME

       gsymcheck - gEDA/gaf Symbol Checker

SYNOPSIS

       gsymcheck [-h] [-v] [-q] symbol1 [... symbolN]

DESCRIPTION

       gsymcheck is a symbol checker for gEDA/gaf.  Here is a list of checks that gsymcheck performs:

       • Checks for graphical= attribute (if present does varied tests)

       • Checks for the device= attribute

       • Checks for various other missing attributes (pinlabel, pintype, pinseq, footprint, refdes)

       • Checks to make sure that the active pin end is on the 100 unit grid.

       • Checks the uses of the various attributes (duplicates, incorrect syntax, invalid values, etc...)

       • Checks for obsolete, old, and forbidden attributes

       • Checks for any nets or buses within a symbol

       • Checks for any other connections within a symbol

       • Checks to make sure the number of pins is the correct number

OPTIONS

       gsymcheck accepts the following options:

       -q      Quiet mode on.  This mode turns off all warnings/notes/messages. (optional)

       -v      Verbose mode 1.  This mode will show all error messages (optional)

       -vv     Verbose mode 2.  This mode will show all error and warning messages (optional)

       -vvv    Verbose mode 2.  This mode will show all error, warning, and info messages (optional)

       -h      Usage summary / gsymcheck help

       symbol1 [... symbolN]
               At  least  one  symbol  file  must be specified.  If multiple symbols are specified then they are
               sequentially read in and checked.  It is important that the schematic(s) follow all  the  options
               (ie last).

EXAMPLES

       Here are some examples on how to run gsymcheck:

       To get usage information just run:

             gsymcheck

       To actually check a symbol with just error counts, run:

            gsymcheck symbolfilename.sym

       To get the actuall error messages, run:

            gsymcheck -v symbolfilename.sym

       To see all the error messages and warnings, run:

            gsymcheck -vv symbolfilename.sym

       To see all the error messages, warnings, and parse info, run:

            gsymcheck -vvv symbolfilename.sym

ENVIRONMENT

       gsymcheck respects the following environment variable:

       GEDADATA
               specifies  where  the  various  required  scheme  and  rc  files  are  located  (the  default  is
               ${prefix}/share/gEDA).  This environment variables does not need to be set by the end user unless
               they are moving the executables to a new install ${prefix}.

AUTHOR

       Ales Hvezda and many others

SEE ALSO

       gschem(1), gnetlist(1)

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright ©  1999-2008 Ales Hvezda

       This  document  can  be  freely  redistributed  according  to the terms of the GNU General Public License
       version 2.0