The environment variable substitution is not work in Symbol Library Editor

[Oleg Samotkov]

Hi I'am using 32-bit KiCAD 5.0.2 on win7-32bit.

The environment variable substitution is not work in documentation filename field of part property in Symbol Library Editor.

When documentation filename field for example “${KICAD_SYMBOL_DIR}/doc/misc/transistor/mosfet/12n65.pdf” and I click icon “Show associated datasheet or documents” the warning messagebox is show

"Doc file ${KICAD_SYMBOL_DIR}/doc/misc/transistor/mosfet/12n65.pdf not found".

So the environment variable is not substitute.

Is it possible the fix this bug? Thanks.

[Seth Hillbrand (sethh)]

Please add your KiCad version information from Help->About KiCad->Copy Version Information

Also, please show a picture of the Environmental Variable Configuration window from the KiCad main window -> Preferences->Configure Paths

[Oleg Samotkov (osamotkov)]

My KiCad version is:

Application: kicad
Version: (5.0.2)-1, release build
Libraries:
    wxWidgets 3.0.4
    libcurl/7.61.1 OpenSSL/1.1.1 (WinSSL) zlib/1.2.11 brotli/1.0.6 libidn2/2.0.5 libpsl/0.20.2 (+libidn2/2.0.5) nghttp2/1.34.0
Platform: Windows 7 (build 7601, Service Pack 1), 32 bit, Little endian, wxMSW
Build Info:
    wxWidgets: 3.0.4 (wchar_t,wx containers,compatible with 2.8)
    Boost: 1.68.0
    OpenCASCADE Community Edition: 6.9.1
    Curl: 7.61.1
    Compiler: GCC 7.3.0 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=ON
    BUILD_GITHUB_PLUGIN=ON
    KICAD_USE_OCE=ON
    KICAD_USE_OCC=OFF
    KICAD_SPICE=ON

When I place part on schematic sheet the substitution is work correct in Schematic Editor, so the pathname to datasheets is correct and all work correctly.

But when I open Symbol Library Editor, select its part and then
click icon “Show associated datasheet or documents” substitution is not work.
This is not work only in Symbol Library Editor.

[KiCad Janitor (kicad-janitor)]

Fixed in revision db31b7902a37074a170ec9133dcc3a7e23a0d04f
https://git.launchpad.net/kicad/patch/?id=db31b7902a37074a170ec9133dcc3a7e23a0d04f

[Oleg Samotkov (osamotkov)]

I am a very grateful! Thanks!!