lepton-symcheck(1)

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version 1.9.18 · 2 versions
  • 1.9.18 · debian bookworm, debian trixie, nixos 26.05, nixpkgs unstable, ubuntu noble, ubuntu questing, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking (latest)
  • 1.9.16 · ubuntu jammy
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💖 lepton-symcheck — the Lepton EDA Symbol Checker 💖

okay bestie, so you know how lepton-symcheck(1) from the Lepton EDA suite is literally the friend who looks over your symbol files and tells you what's wrong before anyone else has to see it? yeah. that's this. it's a whole vibe checker for your .sym files and i'm obsessed. ✨

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

lepton-symcheck [OPTION ...] FILE ...

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

lepton-symcheck is a symbol checker for Lepton EDA, and ngl it's doing the most so you don't have to. you hand it one or more symbol FILEs on the command line and it goes in on them. 💅

here's the full list of checks it runs, no skips, no shortcuts:

  • 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

like, it's giving full-coverage bestie energy. it will catch your duplicate attributes AND your pin that's off-grid by one unit. no mercy, but lovingly. 😭

✨ OPTIONS ✨

lepton-symcheck accepts the following options, and yes there's only a few so you have zero excuse:

  • -q, --quiet — Quiet mode on. This mode turns off all warnings/notes/messages. absolute silence. the "not me ignoring my problems" mode. 🤫
  • -v, --verbose — Verbose mode 1. This mode will show all error messages.
  • -vv — Verbose mode 2. This mode will show all error and warning messages.
  • -vvv — Verbose mode 3. This mode will show all error, warning, and info messages. this is the main character setting fr fr 👑
  • -V, --version — Print version information.
  • -h, --help — Print a help message.
lowkey the -v stack is just "how much tea do you want spilled about your symbol" and the answer is always -vvv. 💀

🎀 EXAMPLES 🎀

Here are some examples on how to run lepton-symcheck, because watching someone else do it is how we all learn:

To get usage information run:

lepton-symcheck --help

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

lepton-symcheck symbolfilename.sym

To get the actuall error messages, run:

lepton-symcheck -v symbolfilename.sym

To see all the error messages and warnings, run:

lepton-symcheck -vv symbolfilename.sym

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

lepton-symcheck -vvv symbolfilename.sym

💜 AUTHORS 💜

See the `AUTHORS' file included with this program. (yes, the legends are credited there, go say hi 🫶)

Copyright © 2012-2017 gEDA Contributors. Copyright © 2017-2022 Lepton Developers. License GPLv2+: GNU GPL version 2 or later. Please see the `COPYING' file included with this program for full details.

This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

fr fr, no warranty. it's free software though so like, you can absolutely remix it. 🧚

💖 SEE ALSO 💖

Lepton EDA · version 1.9.18.20220529 · dated May 29, 2022 — that's the whole manual page bestie, go check those symbols and slay ✨💅🌸

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