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@@ -1,22 +1,22 @@ # KiCad-eSim This repository is maintained by FOSSEE team for KiCad v4.0.7 -## Creating KiCad installer for eSim +## Building KiCad installer for eSim 1. Download the KiCad installer from - https://kicad-downloads.s3.cern.ch/windows/stable/kicad-4.0.7-i686.exe 2. Install KiCad from the executable [kicad-4.0.7-i686.exe] downloaded in step 1 at preferred location. Henceforth this location is to be referred to as `installdirectory`. -3. Clone the folder `nsis` present in this reporsitory and place it at the Kicad install location, i.e. installdirectory/. +3. Clone the folder `NSIS` present in this repository and place it at the KiCad install location, i.e. installdirectory/. 4. Delete the folder `packages3d` present at the location installdirectory/share/kicad/modules/. -5. Compress the folders `bin`, `lib`, `share` and `ssl` into file named **KiCad.7z**. This file should be placed at `installdirectory`.\ +5. Compress the folders `bin`, `lib`, `share` and `ssl` into file named **KiCad.7z**. This file should be placed at `installdirectory/`.\ (7z compresssion tool can be obtained at - https://www.7-zip.org/download.html ) -6. Goto the nsis folder and compile the script `install.nsi`.\ +6. Goto the `NSIS` folder and compile the script `install.nsi`.\ (NSIS compiler can be obtained at - https://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/nsis/nsis-3.05-setup.exe?download) -7. Use the generated `kicad-4.0.7-i686.exe` as the default installer for KiCad when building installer for eSim. +7. Use the generated `kicad-4.0.7-i686.exe` in the `NSIS` folder as the default installer for KiCad when building installer for eSim. 8. Uninstall the KiCad used to build this installer. |