Adding custom directories to search paths. (For footprint generators)

[icanc]

Running into the same issue as below when attempting to develop a custom footprint generator.

Footprint scripting - custom search path possible?

I tried the search, but only relevant result seems to be this: I’m looking for a way to influence this selection/list here and having KiCAD also check another folder… [image] I already checked the kicad files in the ini folder and the project file, but those paths seem ‘hardcoded’. Anyone know where I can set up a custom search path that points to a folder of my own?

The solution posted above only works in the Python console.

And it seems like there is no option to add custom directories. Everything is fixed from either the code or the cmakelist.

Is there a way to add a script folder without symlinks or recompilation?