Footprint Report File Should be in Sorted Order

[RyanFav]

The Footprint .rpt file from the fabrication outputs menu generates a report that appears to be sorted in last modified order.

I would prefer a way to sort it by reference order, and for the pins to be sorted in alphanumeric order,

At present I am working with a project that has both Kicad and Eagle design files, and to make sure I have everything the same, I am using the Footprint report to compare what was changed.

However every time I convert from eagle the ordering is different to my file despite almost the same contents, and the pins are generally in reverse order (I assume due to the conversion)

If they are both ordered, normal side by side difference flagging tools can be used, making the task of comparing what has changed easier.

To clarify I am also using the netlist, however I am trying to keep everything the exact same position, without having to patch the exported copy every time.

Version Info:
Application: pcbnew
Version: (5.0.0), release build
Libraries:
    wxWidgets 3.0.3
    libcurl/7.54.1 OpenSSL/1.0.2l zlib/1.2.11 libssh2/1.8.0 nghttp2/1.23.1 librtmp/2.3
Platform: Windows 7 (build 7601, Service Pack 1), 64-bit edition, 64 bit, Little endian, wxMSW
Build Info:
    wxWidgets: 3.0.3 (wchar_t,wx containers,compatible with 2.8)
    Boost: 1.60.0
    OpenCASCADE Community Edition: 6.8.0
    Curl: 7.54.1
    Compiler: GCC 7.1.0 with C++ ABI 1011

Build settings:
    USE_WX_GRAPHICS_CONTEXT=OFF
    USE_WX_OVERLAY=OFF
    KICAD_SCRIPTING=ON
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_MODULES=ON
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON=ON
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_ACTION_MENU=OFF
    BUILD_GITHUB_PLUGIN=ON
    KICAD_USE_OCE=ON
    KICAD_USE_OCC=OFF
    KICAD_SPICE=ON

[Jeff Young (jeyjey)]

Outputting the stuff in what appears (to the user) to be a random order strikes me as more of a bug....

[KiCad Janitor (kicad-janitor)]

Fixed in revision 92330b9c93feaed6d58ea03f9859c3c543bb8399
https://git.launchpad.net/kicad/patch/?id=92330b9c93feaed6d58ea03f9859c3c543bb8399