PCB manual unclear reagrding components

[nobody]

PCB manual page 67: "Make sure that each component in
the schematic has a footprint attribute that corresponds
to a footprint in the PCB library or a footprint you
plan on creating"

It is not defined what "footprint corresponds to a
footprint in the PCB library" means. Therefore it is
necessary to add a pointer where the user can learn what
this means.

For example, there is an entry called
"CK05_type_Capacitor" in PCB component library (PCB
component library is a window that pops up when you fire
up PCB). What should be in footprint= attribute for this
component?

Another example, there is a "DIL 14 300" package I
routinely use, but there is no corresponding entry in
PCB library for this - there is a bunch of 74xx family
entries instead. What is someone uses another chip, for
example NE592, that is not in the library? NE592 is also
in DIL 14 300

[haceaton (haceaton)]

You seem to be largely commenting on issues related to gEDA,
rather than pcb. There is a short piece in the pcb manual on
using gEDA with pcb, but the specific details of that issue
are a matter for gEDA and the gEDA documentation.

[Traumflug (mah-jump-ing)]

As said, if it's a bug, it's a gschem bug.