Re: libreCAD, can't find help docs
On Sun, 05 Jun 2016 19:28:48 +0200
Sven Arvidsson <sa@whiz.se> wrote:
> On Sun, 2016-06-05 at 18:10 +0100, Joe wrote:
> > > > libreCAD looks like a simple enough cad I could learn how to use
> > > > but it cannot find its help docs.
> > > Did you give the built-in help system a try?
> > >
> > Mine (2.0.9 on sid) says, and I quote verbatim:
> >
> > "Bugger, I couldn't find the helpfiles on the filesystem."
> >
> > The only Debian packages are librecad and librecad-data, both of
> > which
> > are installed.
> >
> > It's not a problem for me, as the 2.0.9 manual is on the Net, but
> > the manuals for earlier versions appear not to be.
>
> See https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=646621
>
Yes, it's obviously a bug, but I never bothered chasing it as I can see
that the librecad people are working flat out to fix functionality
bugs, presumably from the QT4 port, and the manual is available online.
--
Joe
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