Library wizard: Github is greyed

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Hi,

when I run the library wizard from either CvPcb or the footprint editor the Github option is greyed.

How can I enabled it?

I am using Kicad 4.0.2 on Debian.

thanks for your help.

2

At one time fairly recently KiCad for Ubuntu 16.04 had broken GitHub access. Can you post more details of your KiCad version and Dbian version

3

sure:

Kicad Version: 4.0.2+dfsg1-stable, release build (from Debian sid repositories)

Debian sid, currently: 4.4.0-1-amd64

Do you need any more information?

Thanks for your contribution

4

Your OS looks equivalent to Ubuntu 16.04, where I had the same problem.
You can either try a Nightly build, or build your own Stable with GitHub access enabled

This is my Nightly config, very similar. Note the last line.

Application: kicad
Version: 4.1.0-alpha+201605252353+6829~44~ubuntu16.04.1-product, release build
Libraries: wxWidgets 3.0.2
libcurl/7.47.0 OpenSSL/1.0.2g zlib/1.2.8 libidn/1.32 librtmp/2.3
Platform: Linux 4.4.0-22-generic x86_64, 64 bit, Little endian, wxGTK

  • Build Info -
    wxWidgets: 3.0.2 (wchar_t,wx containers,compatible with 2.8)
    Boost: 1.58.0
    Curl: 7.47.0
    KiCad - Compiler: GCC 5.3.1 with C++ ABI 1009
    Settings: USE_WX_GRAPHICS_CONTEXT=OFF
    USE_WX_OVERLAY=OFF
    KICAD_SCRIPTING=ON
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_MODULES=ON
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON=ON
    USE_FP_LIB_TABLE=HARD_CODED_ON
    BUILD_GITHUB_PLUGIN=ON