Creating new project from template overwrite existing files

[Roberto]

I am using kicad with Windows 10.
When I create a new project from a template and select an existing folder,
the file in that directory are overwrite with the files from template without
a warning message

Sorry I can't paste information as I'm using smartphone, anyway
Version is 2017-04-24 revision 50716c901

[Wayne Stambaugh (stambaughw)]

This bug affects both the development branch and 4.0.7.

[Roberto (roberto-castellani35)]

Dear Wayne thank you for your attention.
May I ask you also to consider the opportunity to create a new folder when creating a new project form a template. Now you can just select an existing one. It works fine when you create a new project. It asks if you want to create new folder, as the select one is not empy. Many thanks for your time

[Roberto (roberto-castellani35)]

Correction:
.......a new project from template. ....
Sorry

[Wayne Stambaugh (stambaughw)]

@Roberto, I see your using windows 10 so you should be able to use the system file dialog to add new folders if you want to. I don't think it makes sense to add a separate project folder creation dialog.

[Roberto (roberto-castellani35)]

Thank for your answer. In fact I can use windows to create a new folder, it is not a problem. My idea was to have a similar behaviour in the two creation of project: with and without template. I think this can confuse new kicad's user.
Looking in source code,file prjconfig.cpp , I saw function ONLOADPROJECT included instructions to create also from template, then function ONCREATEPROJECTFROMTEMPLAYE does the same but in a diffetent way. I was wandering why.

[Wayne Stambaugh (stambaughw)]

I just push the fix for this to the master branch. Please test it when you get a chance and let me know if you find any issues. It ended up being a much bigger code change than I would have expected.

[Roberto (roberto-castellani35)]

Thank you for the work.
Do I find the compiled Windows version in http://downloads.kicad-pcb.org/windows/nightly/

Or is somewhere else. I can't compile from source.
I really looking forward to try it.

[Wayne Stambaugh (stambaughw)]

On 8/31/2017 1:47 PM, Roberto wrote:
> Thank you for the work.
> Do I find the compiled Windows version in http://downloads.kicad-pcb.org/windows/nightly/

Yes, yhis is where you will find the latest nightly build. It may take
a day or so for the builders to catch up to the repo before this change
is available.

>
> Or is somewhere else. I can't compile from source.
> I really looking forward to try it.
>

[Roberto (roberto-castellani35)]

I just tried.
Now it doesn't overwite existing files. Thats PERFECT.
But I found a bug:the "new project" doesn't create the .pro file and the project tree view is not update.
Minor problem:in the Italian translation "Do Not Overwite" is "Sono sovrascrivere" which is wrong. Should be "Non sovrascrivere"

[Wayne Stambaugh (stambaughw)]

I believe this is all fixed now in the development branch. If not please report back so we can get it fixed for the stable 5 release.