BoMs and XML netlist

Hi,

I’m trying to run KiBom from the command line with no GUI interaction at all. I noticed that in projects where I haven’t run the BOM from the GUI, there’s no xml netlist (at least on windows with Kicad 5.1.4).

Is there a way to generate that XML netlist (ideally from the command line) so I can run KiBom from the command line? The alternative I see is runing the BoM at least once from the GUI, but that’s prone to errors as it would be very easy to forget to update the XML if something changes in the schematic, and you would be generating an outdated BoM

KiCad doesn’t accept command line. Maybe in the future the Eeschma Python library should provide this feature.

Damn! I was hoping there was a way to generate that xml file outside of the GUI.

Oh well! Thanks anyway!

Yes, I was look for tool. And be able to create some script mine that generate all my output files (production, checks and purchase components).

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