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Add KiCad 9.0 compatibility

Open colorado1876 opened this issue 3 months ago • 4 comments

Checklist

  • [x] Checked the issue tracker for similar issues to ensure this is not a duplicate
  • [x] Read the documentation to confirm the issue is not addressed there and your configuration is set correctly
  • [x] Tested with the latest version to ensure the issue hasn't been fixed

How often does this bug occurs?

always

Expected behavior

Downloaded the current version and left as a .zip. When selecting the .zip file in PCM via "Install from file..." it returns: "Archive does not contain a valid metadata.json file."

After several repeated attempts, I unzipped an identical .zip file. The 'metadata.json' file is clearly in the zipped file. Perhaps something in the json file needs tweaking for KiCad 9.0 capability so it is detected?

Actual behavior (suspected bug)

When selecting the .zip file in PCM via "Install from file..." it returns: "Archive does not contain a valid metadata.json file." Thus, it is not possible to install the ESP32 KiCad library.

Error logs or terminal output

Steps to reproduce the behavior

I tried to install the current .zip file in KiCad 9.0 (Windows 11) via the PCM "Install from file..." option.

Project release version

Current release

System architecture

Intel/AMD 64-bit (modern PC, older Mac)

Operating system

Windows

Operating system version

Windowd 11

Shell

other (details in Additional context)

Additional context

I am not using a Shell. I followed the directions on this webpage:

  1. Download current release .zip.
  2. Did not unzip file.
  3. Opened KiCad 9.0 PCM.
  4. Selected: 'Install from Library..."
  5. Selected zipped .zip file.
  6. Could not install due to "missing" metadata.json file.

colorado1876 avatar Sep 03 '25 20:09 colorado1876

When you download this repo as zip, there is no manifest since it's in subfolder. I extracted it, modified manifest file, selected files and compressed to zip. Then I tried to import and it worked :) You can give it a try when waiting for official update metadata.json

jpitucha avatar Sep 11 '25 12:09 jpitucha

Thank-you!

colorado1876 avatar Sep 11 '25 14:09 colorado1876

For me, the distribution file 3.0.2 worked flawlessly for KiCAD 9.0.4 on Mac OS 15.6 All I had to do, was download as ZIP file (not auto-extract as the Mac likes to do nowadays) - worked.

Therefore I propose, closing the issue.

sumirati avatar Sep 26 '25 21:09 sumirati

As reported, I am using Windows 11, not a macOS.

colorado1876 avatar Sep 26 '25 21:09 colorado1876