Help for update an existing library

Last year, I have made his external Library for KiCAD

Now, today I updated it and I updated also the .JSON file with the new parameters etc, creating the version 2; here it is: GitHub - tormyvancool/NuovaElettronica

But this version 2 is not appearing in the KiCAD.

So, more probably I did forget some step further. Can you help me please?

See if this helps:

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I’m already blocked here.

I don’t recall what I did one year ago. I remember now I was able to reach that window and I didn’t have this issue. Probably I didn’t forget only one thing but several ones, by not applying it on everyday basis :frowning:

EDIT: Also running it into K:\KiCAD\9.0\bin I get the same result.
EDIT 2: I tied also with my PHP installation: nothing.
EDIT 3: perhaps I gave to download that full repository from GIT? If yes, where? In a dedicated dir or inside where i have the file to analyze?

It would be better to understand what I miss and perhaps whether or not some line should be added to the manual.

Ok so what’s intended but not written can cause problems when you don’t do things on daily basis. Right?

go to the dir of the project
up there into the KiCAD terminal git clone https://gitlab.com/kicad/addons/metadata.git
Then cd metadata
At that point python -m pip install -r ci/requirements.txt
Only after that python tools/packager.py

It worked out and I got

For the time being everything is on my GitHub although KiCAD sees always the old version. but so far I think i have to go ahead to follow the documentation

EDIT: I followed it, everything is on GITHUB https://github.com/tormyvancool/NuovaElettronica
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But on it I don’t see any CI/CD → Pipelines so I have not clue if it’s pushing or not.
One thing is sure: KiCAD still see the version 1 instead of the version 2

HELP I need help. I’m stuck

:frowning: I got stuck and nothing seems working as it should and I followed the manual you linked ot me

I’ve not done this before but looking at the document I don’t think you have followed all the steps.

Maybe re-read the post you did last year where all of this seems to be answered :smiley:

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I have to thank you very much. I completely forgot the very last step indeed.

I opened the MR Tormyvancool main patch 3a95 (!450) · Merge requests · KiCad / KiCad Addons / Package Metadata · GitLab thansk a zillion. I saved the link you suggested. I wasn’t able to find it among the posts I have done in one year.

Alvast bedankt :slight_smile:

Last info: in average, do you know every how many days is a merging done?

Looking at the merge requests dates, looks like these are every 2-3 days so don’t think you will have long to wait.

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