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Fixup documentation for macOS Python script plugins. Fixes #1789960.

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Adam Wolf 2018-11-27 07:58:05 -06:00 committed by Wayne Stambaugh
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Documentation/development/pcbnew-plugins.md
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@ -43,9 +43,11 @@ packages and Python script files in specific directories on startup.
In order for the discovery process to work, the following requirements must be met.
* The plugin must be installed in the KiCad plugins search paths as documented
in `scripting/kicadplugins.i`.
in `scripting/kicadplugins.i`. You can always discover the search path for your
setup by opening the Scripting console and entering the command: `import pcbnew;
print pcbnew.PLUGIN_DIRECTORIES_SEARCH`.
Currently on a Linux Installation this is
Currently on a Linux Installation the plugins search path is
* /usr/share/kicad/scripting/plugins/
* ~/.kicad/scripting/plugins
@ -56,7 +58,7 @@ In order for the discovery process to work, the following requirements must be m
* \{KICAD_INSTALL_PATH\}/share/kicad/scripting/plugins
* %APPDATA%/Roaming/kicad/scripting/plugins
On MacOS
On macOS, there is a security feature that makes it easier to add scripting plugins to the ~/Library... path than to kicad.app, but the search path is
* /Applications/kicad/Kicad/Contents/SharedSupport/scripting/plugins
* ~/Library/Application Support/kicad/scripting/plugins