Kicad 7.0.1 is arriving

[BobZ]

@rdtsc

So in other words, backup your custom libs, consider 7.0.1 a new install, and import your libraries into it. If anything implodes, you still have a backup and can downgrade if needed.

Sounds like a good idea; thanks. I use my custom libraries almost exclusively.

@7.0.1 upgrading was VERY painful

The old $HOME/.config/kicad/6.0/sym-lib-table configuration file is not considered at all, and thus the custom libraries disappear from the symbol list. The libraries themselves are still there >w…

Thanks. I am not sure why your post was truncated. But anyway I see little reason not to back up my old libraries; also little reason to hurry into this. I suspect that if many users encounter issues with the upgrade process that the devs might figure out a way to make the process easier.